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If you're struggling to get a job because of your lack of experience, respectfully tell friends and family that you're trying to find clients. Offer to do their funeral makeup for free so you can practice your skills. Pre-arrange everything with the client, including makeup preferences and choosing a reference photo to work from. If you already have plenty of experience, continue to do this type of freelance work as a way to earn income in addition to your funeral home work. If you'd like to increase your chances of getting a mortuary makeup artist job, get mortuary qualifications. You can train across a wide range of mortuary skills so you qualify for more mortuary positions. Training in multiple mortuary fields will make you a more attractive job candidate at smaller funeral homes where they may not be able to hire a large staff. Since it may be difficult to get experience without landing a job first, contact local mortuary makeup artists and ask if you can learn from them. Keep in mind that most apprenticeships are unpaid. It's important to have your cosmetology license before you begin an apprenticeship because you'll probably be working with deceased bodies. If you can't find a mentor or a way to get lots of experience, don't worry. Many mortuary makeup artists get their initial experience after they've gotten their first job. As long as you have your training and license, you are still a viable candidate for a mortuary makeup artist position. Many funeral homes will want to train you according to their preferred practices.
Volunteer your services to gain experience. Attend mortuary science school for an emphasis on funeral home work. Ask to apprentice under another mortuary makeup artist. Get on the job training.