How to Become a Retail Personal Shopper
Personal shoppers offer high levels of customized service to individual customers at high-end stores. They bring value-added knowledge of products, services and trends in retail. This is a job that requires you to develop close, long-term relationships with your clients, delivering the highest levels of customer satisfaction and higher sales. The job is rewarding professionally and financially if you make the most of it. Does this Spark an idea?
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Bring a solid track record of sales success to the table, ideally selling the same types of products as a new employer. Be sure to keep a thick roster of client testimonials. This is not an entry-level sales position. But if you have general sales experience and excitement for a new employer's product line, they may be willing to give you some training.
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Deliver the highest level of professionalism in appearance and attitude. Successful personal shoppers are professionals with a passion for sales and delivering unsurpassed customer service. They are also goal oriented, self-motivated and entrepreneurial. Your clients will appreciate your tact, loyalty and hard work on their behalf.
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Demonstrate superior written and verbal communication skills, sales skills, organizational skills and time management skills to be a successful personal shopper. Get to know your clients well, their tastes, their professions, their budgets. That is how you can successfully dress other people.
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Bring a retail or industry-related degree.to be a most desirable candidate. Or comparable work experience. Be proficient in basic computer use and Microsoft Office tools to manage your time and reports. Do your research. Talk to store buyers and read the monthly fashion magazines religiously to keep up with trends and stylish new labels.
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Make up to $100,000 or more per year as a successful personal shopper, including salary and commissions.
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