Retail Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Retail

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Retail Skills List in Retail

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Retail role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Retail job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 50% of Retail job descriptions contained retail as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

retail
50%
sales
50%
trade counter
50%
business operations
50%
business sale
50%
customer service
50%
handling cash
50%
health safety
50%
merchandising
50%
operational efficiency
50%
retail sales experience
50%
stock control
50%
verification
50%
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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.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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