Retail resume template (text format)
First & Last Name
Email: your-name@example.com
Phone: (123) 555-1234
Address: City, State
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/yourprofile
RESUME SUMMARY
Dedicated retail professional with [no.] years of experience. Seeking to leverage my experience in [relevant abilities] to fill the Retail Supervisor position at [Company Name]. Hold a [degree/diploma/certification] in [Degree/Diploma/Certification Title]. Skilled at [2–3 relevant skills]. A [adjective #1] and [adjective #2] worker aiming to contribute to your company’s success
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
- Use the present tense for your current retail role, unless describing a completed project or initiative
- Include a bulleted list of your achievements as a retail supervisor
- Start each bullet point with an action verb (like “develop” or “manage”) to grab attention
- Use hard numbers when possible to quantify your accomplishments as a retail employee
- Mention how you’ve used some of the retail skills listed in your skills section to demonstrate that you really have these abilities
- List relevant accomplishments from your previous role as a retail employee
- Assuming you’re no longer working in this retail role, use past tense verbs to describe your work
- Include 3–6 bullet points for each retail role, both your current one and previous ones
- Skip the pronoun “I” and begin directly with a verb
- Although you’ll usually list work experience, feel free to include retail-relevant internships as well as any volunteer work and extracurricular activities if you lack formal work experience
EDUCATION
- Graduation Month, Year
- GPA: 3.X/4.0 (optional)
- Latin honors (if applicable)
SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS
- List skills and certifications relevant to the retail job you’re applying for
- Look at the job ad for ideas of the skills the employer wants and that are common in the retail sector
- Emphasize hard/technical skills in this section
- Be as specific as possible by including names of tools, equipment, and software you’ve mastered that are used in the retail industry
OPTIONAL RESUME SECTIONS
- Add any other relevant information about your background here
- For example, this section could be used to highlight any of the following information: retail-relevant awards (e.g., Salesperson of the Month), as well as languages