Sales Advisor Review

Being part of the store team and getting involved with store tasks. Doing deliveries twice a week and filling up the store. Advising customers on any products they’re interested in and answering any enquiries. I am also involved in cosmetics, where I organise the drawers, check the stock levels and update the stands.

I have learnt many new skills, I have become much more confident with talking to people and advising people and I now enjoy taking on new tasks and learning new skills. I have also gained the ability to think on the spot and react quickly when assisting members of the public.

I am currently really enjoying the programme, my team are all very supportive and I know I can ask any of them for support and advice on my work booklets. I also really enjoy being able to advice customers on the latest trends within cosmetics. Overall, I am really enjoying the programme.

I think the programme is well structured and organised, my assessor comes to visit me every month and checks through all the work and has discussions with me and is preparing me for my end assessment and is giving me tips to help me get the best grade. She ensures I know what I am doing each month and I always know that I have everything I need but I know I can contact her to get advice.

I receive a lot of support from my employer, if I ever need help or advice my management team are always there to help, they also keep giving me new things to do daily, ensuring my work is varied. My manager is always giving me tasks to do that will help me with my work booklets and finds way to ensure I understand what I’m doing.

I get loads of support from my training provider who comes to visit me regularly, she helps me see where I can improve my work and I know I can contact her if I need any advice about any tasks and work books. She also ensures that I know what I’m doing and I understand the work.

Within the work booklets that I complete, there is a lot of extra information about my job role that I wouldn’t have known otherwise. The work touches on all different types of topics and covers everything, so I am continuously learning new things that I can use on the shop floor.

Within my work, we have team nights out, for example at Christmas, I can attend apprentice workshops and work in neighbouring stores, to gain more experience. We also take part in charity events involving Marie Curie and calendar events such as Halloween, where we can dress up for the occasion.

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It’s a great opportunity to try something different and it sets you up with a wide variety of skills that you can implement in loads of different work places! It’s also a great starting block towards a higher up role such as team leader, assistant manager or manager!

I’d say just go for it, you’ll get loads of new skills and meet lots of new people, while earning a decent wage and a qualification! It’s a brilliant programme for school leavers as there are so many different roles within the store team, something for everyone.