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CELIA R. SATTLER
9358 Sutton Place
Sometown, OR 89000
Home: 555-555-5555
Cell: 555-555-5500
fakename@anydomain.com
University of Oregon Student Seeking
RETAIL SEASONAL / HOLIDAY EMPLOYMENT
Retail employee with experience fulfilling multifaceted roles (e.g., cashiering, customer service desk, floor sales and stocking/receiving) during summers and holidays off from college. Offer excellent customer service skills, a “can-do” approach to all tasks and a consistently high level of productivity.
SKILLS
- Retail Store Operations
- Customer Service
- Warehousing/Stocking/
Receiving
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- Merchandising/Floor-Sets
- Plan-O-Gram Implementation
- Loss Control
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- Cash Handling
- Retail Sales
- Inventory Control Systems
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EXPERIENCE
ELECTRO-RETAIL INC., Sometown, OR
Fortune 500 electronics retailer.
Seasonal Stocker/Receiving Helper, 12/10
Summer Cashier, 5/10 to 8/10
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Worked during summer and winter holiday in store support and customer-facing roles. Thrived within busy, high-volume environment requiring the ability to prioritize and provide exceptional customer service.
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Earned “On the Spot Award” for quick actions that prevented $5,000 in merchandise from being shoplifted.
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Served on team that accelerated the movement of received merchandise to the sales floor, resulting in a 5% increase in holiday sales.
DISCOUNT-MART INC., Sometown, OR
Largest discount retailer in the US, ranked #2 on the Fortune 500.
Summer/Seasonal Associate, 12/08, 5/09 to 8/09 and 12/09
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Repeatedly recruited for return employment during the summer and winter holiday season.
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Demonstrated fast learning capacity, flexibility and versatile skill-set. Worked on the sale floor (Women’s Wear/Domestics), in the customer service desk and as a front-end cashier.
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Recognized by store management team for customer service excellence and outstanding job performance through two-time “Star Team Player” awards in 2008 and 2009.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, OR
Pursuing BA in Marketing, Minor in English, 8/09 to Present (Current GPA: 3.7)
TECHNOLOGY
POS Systems; Computerized Cash Registers; Scanners/Inventory Systems; MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
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