Fashion Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Retail

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Fashion Skills List in Retail

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Fashion role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Fashion job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 64% of Fashion job descriptions contained fashion as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

fashion
64%
sales
39%
targets
35%
branch manager
35%
concession manager
35%
store manager
35%
assistant manager
32%
fashion accessories
32%
kpis
32%
people management
32%
merchandising
25%
retail
23%
product development
12%
design
10%
team leadership
10%
account manager
7%
business development
7%
imports
7%
bd
7%
bdm
7%
ecommerce
7%
admin
7%
apparel
7%
buying
7%
critical path
7%
excel
7%
factories
7%
import merchandiser
7%
sales manager
7%
orders
7%
womenswear
7%
menswear
7%
fashion buying
7%
business acumen
5%
international business
5%
retail management
5%
strategic planning
5%
supplier sourcing
5%
trends
5%
clothing
5%
head of retail
5%
designer
5%
fashion design
5%
account management
5%
customer service
5%
visual merchandising
5%
store operations
5%
adobe illustrator
3%
adobe photoshop
3%
analytical
3%
trading
3%
textile industry
3%
sourcing
3%
production processes
3%
organisational skills
3%
garment manufacturing
3%
administration
3%
merchandise planning
3%
store opening
3%
store management
3%
kpi's
3%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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