CV examples
Retail assistant CV example
Retail applications need evidence of customer support, stock handling and dependable shop-floor work. This fictional CV shows practical duties without fabricated sales results or management experience.
Fictional example. Names, employers and details are made up for illustration.
Fictional CV: contact details and profile
Example applicant · Leeds · [your phone] · [your email]. Contact details are placeholders, not a real person's information.
Retail assistant with experience serving customers and keeping shop-floor stock organised. Comfortable processing routine purchases and referring queries when needed. Seeking a store role where clear communication and accurate stock handling matter.
Work experience
Retail Assistant — Example High Street Store · April 2023 – August 2025
The dates and employer below are fictional. Use your own work history, and use present tense only for duties you still perform.
- Helped customers locate products and explained available options.
- Processed purchases using the till and followed store payment procedures.
- Replenished shelves and checked labels against product information.
- Reported damaged stock and referred complex returns to a supervisor.
Skills and training
Training: store induction on payments and stock procedures, April 2023. No management qualification is claimed.
Education: Example Secondary School, completed June 2021. Replace this with your own relevant education, or omit education if it does not help your application. Do not copy fictional training into your CV.
- Customer communication
- Till use
- Shelf replenishment
- Product checking
Why this wording is useful for this role
The example distinguishes handling routine transactions from authorising refunds or managing cash reconciliation. It shows useful evidence for an assistant role without claiming store leadership.
If you worked in a specialist shop, describe real product knowledge in plain language. Transferable customer service experience can help, but do not copy knowledge of products you have never sold. Only include languages at a level you can genuinely use with customers.
Check before using the example
This is a writing example, not a claim about a real applicant or a promise of interviews. Your CV must reflect your own tasks, dates and qualifications.
- Use only your confirmed till and stock experience.
- Do not invent sales targets or customer satisfaction scores.
- Do not claim responsibility for refunds if a supervisor authorised them.
- Tailor evidence to the store and vacancy.