Fashion Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Retail

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Fashion Skills List in Retail

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Fashion role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Fashion job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 73% of Fashion job descriptions contained fashion as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

fashion
73%
sales
54%
targets
45%
store manager
45%
branch manager
45%
concession manager
45%
people management
39%
kpis
39%
fashion accessories
39%
assistant manager
39%
merchandising
22%
retail
22%
product development
11%
team leadership
11%
retail management
9%
customer service
9%
store operations
9%
fashion buying
7%
orders
7%
imports
7%
import merchandiser
7%
womenswear
7%
menswear
7%
ecommerce
7%
factories
7%
excel
7%
admin
7%
kpi's
7%
apparel
7%
visual merchandising
7%
buying
7%
critical path
7%
supplier sourcing
5%
business acumen
5%
international business
5%
strategic planning
5%
trends
5%
design
5%
account management
5%
clothing
5%
head of retail
5%
production processes
3%
designer
3%
textile industry
3%
sourcing
3%
team leader
3%
organisational skills
3%
garment manufacturing
3%
administration
3%
merchandise planning
3%
fashion design
3%
store opening
3%
store management
3%
scheduling
3%
team management
3%
planning
3%
retail manager
3%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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