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Florist resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a florist resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the florist role.

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in florist-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some florist interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
  2. Include as many relevant hard or technical florist skills as possible for each job you apply to.
  3. Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some florist interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a florist resume:

  • Floral Deliveries
  • Flower Arrangements
  • Customer Orders
  • Payroll
  • Water Plants
  • Retail Sales
  • Customer Service
  • Phone Orders
  • POS
  • Sales Floor
  • Event Planning
  • FTD
  • Customer Complaints
  • Plant Care
  • Front Desk
  • Flower Shop
  • Flower Orders
  • Floral Shop
  • Bank Deposits
  • Indoor Plants
  • Inventory Control
  • Floral Orders
  • Customer Relations
  • QuickBooks
  • Groceries
  • Window Displays
  • Inventory Management
  • Floral Products
  • Fresh Flowers
  • Credit Card Transactions

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How to structure your work experience

Your work experience should be structured:

  1. With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
  2. Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
  3. Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
  4. Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.

How to write florist experience bullet points

Effective job bullet points do more than just describe your job duties. Instead, they should be specific and measurable accomplishments. Here are some strategies to mastering job bullet points:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

Here are effective examples from florist resumes:

Work history example #1

Decorator

DecoPac

  • Directed in-home/on-site consultations regarding client preferences, desires, and needs as to the improvement of their home or business.
  • Delivered Items to Sacramento and surroundings areas.
  • Tripled existing territory sales for proprietary In-Home design consultation & sales.
  • Operated and owned a decorative painting business, services included glazing, stenciling, murals, and faux finishes.
  • Assisted the deli team when they were short handed and trained new employees who didn't have experience in decorating.

Work history example #2

Florist

CVS Health

  • Assisted with customer information verification and delivery of proper prescriptions.
  • Maintained a high level of communication with partner providers to ensure quality of services
  • Determined participant categorical, financial and residential eligibility according to WIC policy.
  • Operated a computerized cash register, as well as documented and deposited all revenue at the end of each work day.
  • Performed administrative office function in accordance with WIC Director.

Work history example #3

Florist

United Parcel Service

  • Researched incorrect delivery information and called customers for correct delivery information.
  • Composed vases of floral decor either according to a picture or of personal inspiration/improvisation.
  • Ensured the accurate and timely processing of payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable.
  • Supervised merchandising, sales, marketing, customer service, inventory, budget, payroll and vendor relations.
  • Designed Floral Arrangements Received orders via phone and internet Delivered the orders Cash exchange Open/Closed Store

Work history example #4

Car Washer

CarMax

  • Delivered them to both customers and other dealerships.
  • Traveled to other dealerships to trade vehicles for the salespeople.
  • Washed Semi-trucks Cleaned up work area
  • Transported vehicles that belonged to associates of Toyota to the Car Wash section to be washed and detailed.
  • Transported all makes and models all across northeast Florida to other dealerships and automotive warehouses.

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Add an education section to your resume

Employers are looking for a few things when looking at the Education section of your resume:
  • The highest degree you have achieved.
  • TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
  • TField of study
  • TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities

Here are some examples of good education entries from florist resumes:

Certificate in plant sciences

Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

2016 - 2017

High School Diploma

2015 - 2015

Highlight your florist certifications on your resume

Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.

Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.

Here are some of the best certifications to have on florist resumes:

  1. Certified Floral Designer (CFD)
  2. Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
  3. Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM)

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