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A store manager screens dozens of CVs in minutes, often between two rushes. What they look for: the type of store you have worked in, your comfort at the till and on the shop floor, and your ability to sell without pushing.

Léa Moreau

Sales Advisor — Fashion & Cosmetics

lea.moreau@email.com+33 6 12 34 56 78Lyon, France

PROFILE

Sales advisor with 4 years of experience in fashion and cosmetics retail. Confident with till operation, merchandising and upselling, used to high-traffic periods (sales, holidays). Goal: a senior sales advisor position.

SKILLS

Customer advice & upselling · Expert
Till operation (POS) · Expert
Merchandising & displays · Avancé
Stock management & restocking · Avancé
Customer loyalty · Avancé

LANGUAGES

Frenchnative
EnglishB2

HOBBIES

Fashion and retail trends · Running

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sales Advisor2022Present
Sephora · Lyon

City-centre store, 150 customers/day on average.

  • Upselling: +12% average basket on the skincare section
  • Trained 3 new hires on till procedures
  • Daily restocking and inventory participation
Sales Assistant20202022
Zara · Lyon

Womenswear, 800 m² flagship.

  • Fitting rooms and till during sales periods (up to 300 customers/day)
  • Set up merchandising for new collections

EDUCATION

Vocational Diploma in Retail & Sales20172020
Lycée Jean Lurçat · Lyon

Fictional example CV — every section is editable in the builder.

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What recruiters scan for on a sales assistant CV

  • The type of retail you already know: fashion, food, cosmetics, supermarket
  • The tasks you master: till operation, restocking, merchandising, inventory
  • Numbers: average basket, targets reached, customer flow handled
  • Schedule flexibility (weekends, sales periods, holidays) stated factually
  • A flawless presentation — retail is an image-driven business

3 tips to make your sales assistant CV stand out

1. Quantify your sales, even without a manager title

“Upselling: +12% average basket on my section” beats “good sales skills”. Tills and store targets give you numbers: use them.

2. Name the brands and the context

“Sales assistant at Sephora, 200 m² flagship, 150 customers/day” instantly signals your level. A known brand reassures; a precise context proves you are not making it up.

3. Drop the empty adjectives

“Friendly, dynamic, motivated”: every CV says it. Replace with facts: customer loyalty, sales-period experience, training new hires.

Your sales assistant CV, ready in 10 minutes

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