Retail clerk resume examples from 2025
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How to write a retail clerk resume
Craft a resume summary statement
Put a resume summary on the top of your resume to highlight your accomplishments. A resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to write a strong, impressive resume summary:
Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.
Step 2: Next put your years of experience in retail clerk-related roles.
Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.
Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some retail clerk interviews.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
- Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
- Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a retail clerk resume:
- Stock Shelves
- Groceries
- Retail Sales
- Product Knowledge
- Basic Math
- POS
- Customer Satisfaction
- Math
- Customer Complaints
- Ladders
- Retail Environment
- Inventory Control
- Customer Service
- Sales Floor
- Punctuality
- Good Communication
- Customer Transactions
- Floor Stock
- Retail Store
- Display Merchandise
- Product Displays
- Public Inquiries
- Exceptional Guest
- Sales Techniques
- Cash Drawers
- Customer Relations
- Retrieve Data
- Charge Slips
- Security Practices
- Security Risks
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How to structure your work experience
Your work experience should be structured:
- With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
- Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
- Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
- Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.
How to write retail clerk experience bullet points
Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.
Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:
- 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.
This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.
Here are effective examples from retail clerk resumes:
Work history example #1
Retail Clerk
Arby's
- Cross-trained and was able to be used in most positions throughout the store.
- Provided customers with suggestions - this direct communication with customers automatically helped reach personal goals to up-sell each day.
- Provided consultation for customer in selecting and purchasing fine jewelry.
- Developed personal relationships with customers, emphasizing importance of delivering products catered to individual tastes while encouraging open lines of communication.
- Ensured sell-through of all company products (Mattel, Tyco, Fisher Price, and Power Wheels).
Work history example #2
Retail Clerk
Target
- Performed Inter-company communications to maintain real time product inventory.
- Initiated opportunities of more training for higher positions and capitalized on responsibility given.
- Provided translation for Spanish-speaking clients, facilitating communication.
- Maintained accountability of jewelry and cash in registers.
- Established and maintained communications with multiple teams throughout multiple training operations and environments.
Work history example #3
Front End Cashier
Kohl's
- Fostered a positive work environment by consistently treating all employees and customers with respect and consideration.
- Completed POS transactions with customers at registers and digital kiosks.
- Provided quality customer service to ensure positive performance Organized & cleaned dressing room to ensure customer specification Organized floor to customer use
- Issued receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers and posted charges against guests accounts.
- Cooked and prepared food for deli bar, maintained appropriate food temperatures and made specialty orders for customers.
Work history example #4
Holiday Sales Associate
Kohl's
- Responded to POS backup calls when appropriate and solicited credit to interested parties
- Participated in cross-training in multiple departments, including Customer Service, Jewelry, Fulfillment, and Shoes.
- Provided translation for Spanish-speaking clients, facilitating communication.
- Recorded on inventory tracking charts the disposal of items and calculated company daily losses.
- Assisted customers with jewelry selection Merchandised new product Maintained accurate diamond count Back up cashier
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Add an education section to your resume
Here is the best way to format your education section:
- Display your highest degree first.
- If you graduated over 5 years ago, put this section at the bottom of your resume. If you lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
- If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education.
- If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
High School Diploma
2014 - 2014
Highlight your retail clerk certifications on your resume
Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.
To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.
Here are some of the best certifications to have on retail clerk resumes:
- Certified Sales Professional (CSP)
- Automotive Sales Professional
- Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM)