Writing a Retail Resume

Series Summary

Good writing is an important skill that can be used in a variety of media. Whether it's writing a meeting agenda, a toast or a magazine article, the ability to effectively communicate to a large audience stems from knowledge and execution of proper writing techniques. With such knowledge comes an understanding of the distinct differences in writing styles between creative writing, journalism, technical writing and informal writing. In this free video series on writing, a published playwright discusses various writing tips as well as writing careers. Find out how to write an appropriate resume for different jobs, and find out how to write the best possible scholarship essay. Learn the basics of writing a book, whether it be a novel, coffee table book or children's book, and find out how to get published. Improve writing skills, and even influence a child to become a better writer, using these helpful tips.

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Laura Turner, and today I'm going to talk with you about how to write a retail resume. What you're going to want to do first of course is you have lots of retail experience you're going to want to put your most recent and most impressive experience first. And specifically the experience that you have in retail jobs and really, just make sure that you get everything down there as far as what your responsibilities were in that particular store. So not only list your position in the store, but also everything that you did with the store. You know, did you perform audits, did you take out deposits. You know, if you were a manager. Did you supervise the hiring of your employees? List all of these things, even if they seem insignificant some of them, so that your new employer will know exactly what you have had experience with and what you need to be taught. Because in a retail job, it's sort of like you have these skills that you can just keep building on that are going to pretty much work pretty well for lots of different retail jobs. So detail all of the aspects of the job. And also detail in your cover letter how your expertise and your level of expertise will help the company grow and prosper. So not only make your resume immaculate but also put in your cover letter just how important all of your experience is. And that is how to write a retail resume."