Entry Level Qualification 

12

Career Fields 

Marketing & Sales

For Specially Abled 

Career Entrance Exam 

No Entrance Exam

About Career 

1. To be an Image Consultant, the first thing you need to have is a passion for helping others to change their lives by enhancing their soft skills. Soft skills are personal attributes/competencies like positive attitude, strong work ethics, good communication skills, problem-solving skills, time management capability, self-confidence, active learning / accepting abilities etc. People ranging anywhere between 17 to 70 years can undergo professional courses to be a trained Image Consultant. This field is diverse with professionals coming from almost any discipline, background, exposure level, past experiences, and income groups.

2. This profession is all about helping people achieve greater success. As an Image Consultant, your duty will be to improve the overall image of your clients personally or professionally through correction of their appearance, behavior and communication skills. You will be hired as an Image Consultant to evaluate, enhance or upgrade your clients’ social, personal as well as professional appearance. The concept of Power Dressing has become a part of work culture these days. You may work with business professionals or individual clients to transform their looks, communication skills or behavior. You may specialize in a certain area such as clothing, social etiquette, or public speaking. Your main job will be to evaluate and determine the overall appearance, presentation and public speaking capabilities of your clients to achieve a look that will reflect his/her best attributes both professionally and personally.

3. This is emerging to be a very lucrative field today. Working professionals, homemakers, women on sabbatical, students, practicing soft skills training professionals/image consultants, business owners can all opt to train or upgrade themselves and begin or continue in this profession. As a practising Image Consultant, you need to aim at clients from particular market segments according to your age, experience, and academic qualifications. You may also receive business enablement support from basic course providers (institutions) after completing a professional course and for becoming a full-time image Consultant.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

As an Image Consultant, you will be engaged with one or more of the following roles and responsibilities: -

1. Helping your clients change their lives by enhancing their soft skills.

2. Studying the promotional policies, objectives, or needs of your clients for developing public relations strategies to influence public opinion or promote products, ideas, or services.

3. Coaching clients or their representatives for effectively communicating with employees or with the public.

4. Improving the overall image of your clients personally or professionally through correction of their appearance, behavior and communication skills.

5. Instructing clients or their representatives regarding establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with government officials, their clients,and media representatives and employ these relationships to create new business opportunities.

6. Evaluating and determining the overall appearance, presentation and public speaking capabilities of your clients to achieve a look that will reflect his/her best attributes both professionally and personally.

Career Entry Pathway 

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies – Class 11-12 with any subject combination as per scheme of studies – Bachelor’s degree in any discipline - professional certification courses/fellowships/ Diploma courses for ‘Image Consulting’ or related disciplines

After Class 12, you need to finish your graduation in any discipline. Then go for professional certification courses / fellowships / Diploma courses for ‘Image Consulting’, ‘Soft Skills Training’, ‘Applied Learning in Principles of Image Consulting and Soft skill Training’, ‘Train The Trainer’, ‘Professional Program in Soft Skills Training’, ‘Fellowship Program To Create Effective Touch Points’, ‘Image Management For Greater Success’, ‘Business And General Etiquette’, ‘Social Broadcast And Engagement ’, ‘Certified Image Master’, ‘Effective Presentation Skills’, ‘Advanced Fashion Styling’, ’Image Management’, ‘Foundation Image Consulting’, ‘Advanced Image Consulting’, ‘International Protocol Training’, ‘Style of Communication and Non Verbal Impact’ or related courses. The duration for these courses varies anywhere between 8 days to 1 year. Various courses are conducted with accreditation of organizations like Conselle Institute of Image Management (CIIM), Scottish Qualifications Authority - SQA, National Accreditation Board for Education and Training – NABET (a constituent board of Quality Council of India), Association of Image Consultants International (AICI), and National Speakers Association (NSA).

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies – Class 11-12 with any subject combination as per scheme of studies – Bachelor’s degree in any discipline - 3 to 15 years or more work experience in any field - professional certification courses/fellowships/ Diploma courses for ‘Image Consulting’ or related disciplines

After Class 12, you need to finish your graduation in any discipline. Then you can work for 3 to 15 years or more in your respective field and later go for professional certification courses / fellowships / Diploma courses for ‘Image Consulting’, ‘Soft Skills Training’, ‘Applied Learning in Principles of Image Consulting and Soft skill Training’, ‘Train The Trainer’, ‘Professional Program in Soft Skills Training’, ‘Fellowship Program To Create Effective Touch Points’, ‘Image Management For Greater Success’, ‘Business And General Etiquette’, ‘Social Broadcast And Engagement ’, ‘Certified Image Master’, ‘Effective Presentation Skills’, ‘Advanced Fashion Styling’, ’Image Management’, ‘Foundation Image Consulting’, ‘Advanced Image Consulting’, ‘International Protocol Training’, ‘Style of Communication and Non Verbal Impact’ or related courses. The duration for these courses varies anywhere between 8 days to 1 year. Various courses are conducted with accreditation of organizations like Conselle Institute of Image Management (CIIM), Scottish Qualifications Authority - SQA, National Accreditation Board for Education and Training – NABET (a constituent board of Quality Council of India), Association of Image Consultants International (AICI), and National Speakers Association (NSA).

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies – Class 11-12 with any subject combination as per scheme of studies – Bachelor’s degree in any discipline - 3 to 15 years or more work experience in any field - professional certification courses/fellowships/ Diploma courses for ‘Image Consulting’ or related disciplines

After Class 12, you need to finish your graduation in any discipline. Then you can work for 3 to 15 years or more in your respective field and later go for professional certification courses / fellowships / Diploma courses for ‘Image Consulting’, ‘Soft Skills Training’, ‘Applied Learning in Principles of Image Consulting and Soft skill Training’, ‘Train The Trainer’, ‘Professional Program in Soft Skills Training’, ‘Fellowship Program To Create Effective Touch Points’, ‘Image Management For Greater Success’, ‘Business And General Etiquette’, ‘Social Broadcast And Engagement ’, ‘Certified Image Master’, ‘Effective Presentation Skills’, ‘Advanced Fashion Styling’, ’Image Management’, ‘Foundation Image Consulting’, ‘Advanced Image Consulting’, ‘International Protocol Training’, ‘Style of Communication and Non Verbal Impact’ or related courses. The duration for these courses varies anywhere between 8 days to 1 year. Various courses are conducted with accreditation of organizations like Conselle Institute of Image Management (CIIM), Scottish Qualifications Authority - SQA, National Accreditation Board for Education and Training – NABET (a constituent board of Quality Council of India), Association of Image Consultants International (AICI), and National Speakers Association (NSA).

Required Qualification & Competencies 

Structured training and formal certification are pre-requisites for Image Consultants. The best part is that your educational qualification may be of senior secondary level or Doctoral level, you are anyway eligible to be an Image Consultant. However, it is advisable to complete graduation in any discipline so your professional advice/ suggestions are more acceptable to your clients. Since you will mainly be performing the role of an advisor, the more qualified you are, the better it is for you.

After Class 11-12, you can go for the following and then go for Image Consulting courses:

1. D. Voc. (Diploma of Vocation), B. Voc (Bachelor of Vocation) courses in any vocation.

2. Bachelor / Master degree courses in any discipline.

You can also work for 3 to 15 years or more after completing your education in your respective field and then go for Image Consulting courses to be an Image Consultant.
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Compentencies Required

1. You should have interests for Enterprising Occupations. Enterprising occupations involve taking initiatives, initiating actions, and planning to achieve goals, often business goals. These involve gathering resources and leading people to get things done. These require decision making, risk-taking, and action orientation.

2. You should have interests for Artistic Occupations. Artistic occupations mostly involve working with creative ideas, art, and designs. These occupations involve abstract or conceptual thinking, creative self-expression and often do not follow any set processes or rules for getting things done.

3. You should have interests for Social Occupations. Social occupations involve helping or assisting others; these involve working with and communicating with people to provide various services; these may involve educating and advising others.

4. You should have knowledge of Sales and Promotion - the various principles, theories, methods, systems, and processes to communicate and promote the benefits of various products or services of an organisation to a targeted group of customers, influencing their buying decisions and convincing them to buy the products or services.

5. You should have knowledge of Communications and Media - how different media such as print, television, radio, and social media works; how to produce content such as news, articles, audio-visual programs, etc. for different media. This includes various ways to inform and entertain people via print, audio, audio-visual and online media.

6. You should have knowledge of Counseling - how to assess, evaluate and otherwise understand human behavior, personality, abilities, skills, knowledge, motivation, attitudes, values etc. and offer guidance and advice to people in order to help them deal with mental challenges and crisis as well as for deciding future courses of actions to make people happy.

7. You should have knowledge of Customer Service - how to provide customer services. This includes understanding customer needs, helping customers to use products and services, answering customer queries, handling customer complaints and grievances, and evaluating customer satisfaction.

8. You should have knowledge of Personal Care Service - Knowledge of how to provide various assistance and services to others. This includes looking after the needs of individuals, understanding what they need and provide all assistance at home or elsewhere.

9. You should have Active Listening Skills -Giving full attention to what other people are saying, understanding the points being made by others, asking questions, etc.

10. You should have Instruction Skills - training others how to do something.

11. You should have Service Orientation Skills - to help and assist people.

12. You should have Persuasion Skills - persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

13. You should have Judgment and Decision Making Skills - considering the pros and cons of various decision alternatives; considering costs and benefits; taking appropriate and suitable decisions.

14. You should have Supervising Skills - Supervising and monitoring the performance of yourself, others, businesses, and different projects.

15. You should have Directing Skills - directing others' actions to get things done.

16. You should have Reading Comprehension Ability –understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

17. You should have Problem Solving Ability - analysis and understanding of problems, evaluating various options to solve the problems and using the best option to solve the problems.

18. You are always or mostly careful about your actions and behavior.

19. You are always or mostly organized in your day-to-day life and activities.

20. You are always or mostly caring, supportive, sympathetic and kind to others.

21. You are always or mostly helpful to others.

22. You are always friendly and outgoing; you love to be in the company of people always or most of the times.

23. You are always or mostly caring, supportive, sympathetic and kind to others.

24. You always prefer to experience new things and have new experiences or you mostly do.

25. You can always act independently or could do so in most situations.

Career - Job Opportunities & Profiles 

Most Image Consultants of today are independent practitioners meaning they have their own businesses and operate out of their autonomous Image Consulting studios. You may start as an intern or assisting consultant in various consulting studios. You may also get temporary work opportunities on a contract basis, in a variety of of private/public enterprises with the capacities of:

1. Image Consultant

2. Soft Skills Trainer

3. Training Consultant – Communication and Soft Skills

4. Training Consultant – Managerial Skills

5. Trainer – Public Relations

6. Personality Development Advisor

7. Consultant – Voice Training

8. Corporate Training Consultant

9. Consultant Trainer – Media Relations

10. Fashion and Wardrobe Consultant

11. Business and Executive Consultant

12. Leadership Consultant

A broad list of target market segments that you may serve include:

1. Educational Institutions

2. Executives / Professionals

3. Corporate Sector / Business Owners / NGOs

4. Politicians

5. Students / Children

6. Entertainment Industry, Sports and Media Celebrities

7. Government Sector

8. Hospitality / Retail / Airline Sector

The services that you can specialize in include:

1. Appearance Consulting

2. Team Building, Conflict Management, Crisis Handling

3. Media/ Film/ TV Styling

4. Employability & Job Skills Training, Employee Orientation

5. Grooming & Etiquette Coaching

6. Soft Skills/ Behavioral Skills Training

7. Celebrity Styling

8. Makeover Consulting

9. Beauty Pageant/ Event Styling

10. Personality Development Training

11. Personal Branding/ Executive Presence Training

12. Vocal & Verbal Communication Training

13. Confidence Coaching

14. In-Store Fashion Styling

15. Bridal/ Wedding Styling

16. Personal Shopping

17. Team Management & Motivation Trainin

18. Public Speaking & Presentation Skills Training

19. Personal Styling

20. Corporate Styling

21. Wardrobe Consulting

Career Growth

Since you will mostly be working independently as an Image Consultant, you will be growing through the number of years of your practice. You may hire assistant consultants or officials to expand your workforce as your business flourishes. If you can prosper as a self-employed individual, your consulting studio may serve a clientele including notable sports personalities, media celebrities, large corporate houses, politicians, government officials, civil servants or industry stalwarts serving retail /airline/hospitality sectors. You may also serve as a stylist for music or dance reality shows.

Salary Offered  

1. The earning potential of Image Consultants is substantially high but nonetheless depending on personal capacities, importunity, passion, preparation and earning appetites of individual consultants.

2. For personal consultation work, consultants may charge anywhere between Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 10,000 per hour or more. For corporate training assignments, the charges vary between Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 50,000 per day. For open workshops, charges vary between Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 10,000 per participant. The sky is the limit when it comes to earning, for passionate and serious Image Consultants.

3. Image Consultants are typically self-employed with higher earning potential (on average Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 2, 00,000 per month or more).

Monthly Earnings In Indian Rupee

1. Entry level: 0 - 2 years of work experience 

2. Junior Level: From 1 to 12 years of work experience 

3. Mid Level: From 5 to 20+ years of work experience 

4. Senior Level: From 10 to 25+ years of work experience (there could be exceptions in some high-end technical, financial, engineering, creative, management, sports, and other careers; also in the near future, people will reach these levels much faster in many careers and in some careers, these levels will have no meaning as those careers will be completely tech skill driven such as even now, there is almost no level in a Cyber Security Expert’s job)

Famous Personalities 

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Work Activities 

1. Getting Information and learning– Observing, hearing, reading, using computers, or otherwise obtaining information and learning from it.

2. Communicating with co-workers and others - Communicating with people in writing, verbally or otherwise inside your workplace and various other people who have professional relationships with your place of work including vendors, government officials, etc. or with people at large.

3. Communicating with customers– Communicating with customers of your organisation verbally or otherwise.

4. Training and teaching - Understanding educational and training needs of others, developing training programs and educational programs, conducting training programs, teaching and instructing others.

5. Creative thinking - Developing new ideas, concepts, innovative solutions to problems, newer ways of getting things done, designing products and services, creating work of art and craft, etc.

6. Strategic planning - Developing visions, developing strategies and action plans for others to achieve goals.

7. Working directly with people– Working directly with people to offer them products and services, providing assistance, etc.

8. Using computers for work - Using computers for day-to-day office work; using computer software for various applications in day-to-day professional work; entering data and process information; for writing.

9. Organising, planning and prioritising tasks - Planning and organising tasks in order to achieve work goals; prioritising tasks to achieve goals and making the best use of the time available.

10. Translating and interpreting - Translating or interpreting information that other people do not understand for e.g. pricing, promotional offers, compositional elements etc.

11. Providing advice and consultation to others - Giving suggestions to others about various drugs, pharmaceutical compositions or related matters to customers.