Sales · Customer advice · Retail

Retail application: show how you handle customers and goods

Which products do you know, how do you advise customers and what do you do in the shop? Your real experience can make a CV suited to the advert.

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CV CHF 29; with cover letter CHF 49. One-time payment, no subscription. Upload a PDF or enter your history. The AI-assisted draft is reviewed and corrected by you before payment.

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Useful CV details

Product range: Food, clothing or electronics, only where you have experience.
Advice: Clarify needs, explain products or suggest alternatives.
Till: Process payments; only mention closing the till if you did it yourself.
Goods: Check deliveries, stock products, check stock or assist with inventories.
Responsibilities: Describe the actual scope of training, shift planning or cover responsibilities.

Turn a general statement into a task

General: “I worked in sales.”

Advised customers on clothing, replenished stock and maintained the sales floor. Processed payments and helped with inventories.

Fictional wording, not a customer result. No invented sales figures. Adapt products and tasks to your own history.

Prepare the cover letter

Link an advert requirement to a real situation. For customer advice, describe a need you clarified and a suitable product you explained. State what interests you about this shop’s products or work.

Start without sales experience

Hospitality, reception or voluntary work may provide customer experience. Explain the connection without claiming retail qualifications. Give correct internship dates. For changing careers, see our career change guide.

Check before approval

Are employers, roles and dates correct?
Are language skills, education and till skills correct?
Does the draft show tasks relevant to the advert?
Have you checked required attachments and file format?

Add employment references and diplomas yourself. The service cannot guarantee an interview or job.

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Our own sector examples. General reference: UZH Career Services on CVs. No collaboration with the university. Updated: 4 October 2026.