Retail
Cashier and shop assistant CV: example and template
This example is for cashiers and shop assistants at drugstores, neighbourhood shops, franchise stores and petrol stations, where one person runs the till, takes deliveries, stocks shelves and advises customers.
The employer wants to know whether you can cash up, take a delivery, look after displays and orders and serve customers when you are alone in the shop. We show you how to describe this on your CV.
How to write a cashier and shop assistant CV
Professional summary
Write which shop you work in, for how long and what you do besides the till: deliveries, displays, orders, stocktaking. Add whether you open and close the shop or deputise for the manager, because it shows your employer's trust. Mention advice if you sell cosmetics or other products where customers need guidance.
Retail school student after a placement at a grocery shop. I ran the till, stocked shelves and checked use-by dates. I hold a food safety health certificate and can work weekends. I am looking for my first job as a cashier and shop assistant.
Experience: duties and achievements
Describe the number of customers, deliveries, displays, orders and responsibility for the till. Show that you can work alone on a shift. Add stocktaking and cash differences, if you have had none.
Weaker: Working on the till.
Better: Till and card terminal, about 200 customers a shift, cashing up.
Weaker: Stocking shelves.
Better: Displays to planograms and preparing promotions.
Weaker: Deliveries.
Better: Taking 3 deliveries a week and checking documents.
Skills worth listing
List the till, deliveries, displays, orders, stocktaking and advice. In your soft skills show honesty, accuracy and politeness, because a cashier is responsible for money and the customer's first impression.
Professional skills
- Till and terminal
- Deliveries
- Displays
- Orders
- Stocktaking
- Advice
Personal skills
- Honesty
- Accuracy
- Politeness
- Independence
- Speed
Licences and training
List a food safety health certificate if you sell food, and customer service or till training. For selling alcohol and cigarettes the employer usually trains you on the rules.
Cashier CV with no experience
Describe placements, summer jobs, volunteering or helping in a family shop. Show contact with people and responsibility.
Write when you can work. In retail, availability for shifts and weekends is often what matters most.
Tailoring your CV to the job offer
A drugstore looks for advice and displays, a neighbourhood shop for independence and orders, and a petrol station for night shifts and running the coffee counter. Move to the top what the job ad is about.
Questions and answers
What should a cashier and shop assistant put on a CV?
The shop, the till, the number of customers, deliveries, displays, orders, stocktaking, deputising for the manager and availability.
How does a cashier and shop assistant differ from a cashier?
Besides the till they take deliveries, stock shelves and advise customers, often in a smaller shop.
Is a food safety health certificate needed?
When selling food it usually is. Put it on your CV if you have it.
Can you work as a cashier with no experience?
Yes, shops often take on people with no experience. Show responsibility and availability.