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, 67% of Fashion job descriptions contained fashion as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

fashion
67%
sales
43%
branch manager
38%
concession manager
38%
store manager
38%
targets
38%
fashion accessories
34%
kpis
34%
people management
34%
assistant manager
34%
merchandising
25%
retail
23%
product development
12%
team leadership
9%
design
9%
ecommerce
7%
imports
7%
orders
7%
import merchandiser
7%
factories
7%
excel
7%
womenswear
7%
menswear
7%
fashion buying
7%
critical path
7%
buying
7%
admin
7%
apparel
7%
head of retail
5%
business acumen
5%
trends
5%
clothing
5%
designer
5%
international business
5%
strategic planning
5%
supplier sourcing
5%
account manager
5%
bd
5%
bdm
5%
business development
5%
sales manager
5%
fashion design
5%
account management
5%
visual merchandising
5%
store operations
5%
retail management
5%
customer service
5%
kpi's
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%
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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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