5 Sales Associate Resume Examples For 2021

Why this resume works

• Your sales associate resume should list your past work experience in reverse chronological order. That means that your most recent work experience should go at the top of your resume and your oldest experience should go at the bottom.
• A resume objective is completely optional. If you do decide to include one be sure to customize it for each job you're applying to. Customizing your resume for each sales associate position you're applying to will help you stand out among all the other applicants.
• Notice how this sales associate resume is packed with numbers? Numbers draw the attention of the hiring manager and they prove your ability as a sales associate to maximize your chances of getting an interview.

Why this resume works

• When you're applying for a more specialized sales associate role (like a retail sales associate position) you should try to make your experience as relevant to that position as possible even if you don't think it is relevant.
  • For example, if you have experience as a pizza delivery driver well then you have experience dealing with customers. This is directly applicable to a retail sales associate!
• Try to customize your resume skills on your retail sales associate resume based on the job description of the role you're applying to. If the job description repeatedly mentions "problem solving" for example then you should be sure to include problem solving as one of your skills.

Why this resume works

• As a senior sales associate it's important you demonstrate an increase in the level of responsibility you've taken on throughout your career. Have you had the chance to mentor other sales associates? Did you take the lead for a new potential account? Leadership is exactly what employers are looking for in senior sales associates they hire.
• Sales professionals are assessed primarily on their ability to sell (crazy, I know). This means you've likely had tangible, measurable targets you've had to hit in your past roles. Your senior sales associate resume should highlight the times you exceeded those targets.
  • Similarly, if you've even gotten formal recognition (for example, sales associate of the month) include that on your resume as well.

Why this resume works

• As a gym sales associate you likely have experience selling new gym memberships, up-selling classes, and handling membership cancellations. You should customize your gym sales associate resume to one or more of these tasks depending on the job description.
  • For example, if the job description repeatedly mentions that up-selling classes is a major part of the role then you should be sure to make that experience the focus of your resume.
• If you don't yet have experience as a gym sales associate and you're looking to break into the field, be sure to include a resume objective and in that resume objective state why you want to get a job in the field.

Why this resume works

• The more experience you gain in your career, the less you need to talk about your education on your resume. Education takes up very little space on this clothing store sales associate resume because they have several years of work experience.
• Your resume bullet points should typically open with action verbs like "created", "promoted", or "exceeded". If you want to see how your clothing store sales associate resume is doing on this front you can upload your resume to our resume checker.
• The title on your resume (right below the name on this resume) should match the title of the job you're applying to. So if you're applying for a position as a "clothing store sales associate" then that should be your title on your resume.