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A place for Florida Therapists to Network and share their experiences.

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Comment by Darcy Neibaur on September 27, 2010 at 10:42am: 6 Massage Envy's in Jacksonville.

Comment by Mike Hinkle on September 27, 2010 at 10:12am: Hi JB,
Oh you will definitely get the change in environment. Average rate?... the further south you go the more it costs, usually. Lots of great folks in Florida. Good luck!

Comment by Frank Ansel on September 27, 2010 at 9:52am: At a job interview the person hiring needs to satisfy themselves that the interviewee can to what is required. Demonstration of your skills in this industry is not unheard of becasue we are a "hands-on" business. Expect that if you do not demonstrate and someone else does, that you will probably not be chosen for the positions. You are not in a money making positions when you are interviewing for a job - you are in a show what you can do better than anyone else.

Comment by JB Harding, III LMT A.A.S. on September 27, 2010 at 9:33am: Moving to Jacksonville, Florida in a couple of months, and I am looking for a little info on the massage industry in Jacksonville and surrounding cities. I have never been to Florida and taking a leap of faith and a great need for change of environment from the Midwest (Saint Louis, MO). Any advice or info would be helpful. What is the average going rate for massage in Florida anyway... Thank you my fellow MT's and Bodyworkers.

Comment by Darcy Neibaur on September 27, 2010 at 9:25am: An interview with Massage Envy consists of a formal interview plus a 50 minute hands on massage demonstating different strokes, pressure, draping, etc. It is not paid.

Comment by Robin Wiggs on September 27, 2010 at 8:58am: I'm thinking about this one because i'm in a new situation (and a new town/state) I am an experienced therapist and while I understand the desire to know what a therapist can do if you are hiring them....I also understand the need to value your work and time...and not to give it away for free. I personally would not object to 20 minutes or so. If you hire at a restaurant, you don't wait tables before you're hired..if you work in customer service you don't work a day for free to see what you can do. Someone fresh out of school I can understand, just to see their potential, however,If your license and insurance is in order (you can check that easily online)... you can even ask for references from prior clients. It's not black and white in my opinion. That's from being on both sides of the issue at different times. How about making a deal? If your work is worth paying for, you pay them....both sides benefit.

Comment by Laszlo Sas LMT on September 27, 2010 at 8:04am: What would you do, if someone walking in to your massage studio with his/her resume to hire him/her, you asking for an interwiev/sample massage to se what he/she got and the person asking you to pay for his/her time and massage?