Bookstore Clerk Resume
A bookstore clerk works in a bookstore of a college, university, or a private bookstore and manages inventory, accounts, and customer service functions of the facility. He performs varied administrative duties, keeps accounts, maintains stocks and manages day-to-day responsibilities of the store. He has to greet customers entering the bookstore and provide books they are looking for. Besides other job skills, the important quality he should have is love for books. He must be a good reader with knowledge about books, authors, and latest publications.
To work as a bookstore clerk, your resume should have good communication, interpersonal, managerial and coordination skills along with thorough knowledge of accounting.
Bookstore Clerk Resume Example
Joshua W. Nunnery
700 Pratt Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98660
Phone: 360-903-0271
Email: jwnunnery@anymail.com
Career Objective:
Interested in working as a bookstore clerk in “National Bookstore” and perform administrative, accounting, and customer service duties.
Summary of Skills:
- Experience in handling customers, cash, check, and credit card payment
- Immense knowledge on varieties of books and authors and accounting principles
- Ability to maintain and record inventories of a bookstore
- Experience in recording purchase, sales, and accounting information
- Expert in working with computerized inventory system
- Excellent sales and customer service skills
- Good communication, multi-tasking, and complaint handling skills
Work Experience:
Bookstore Clerk
John's Bookstore, Vancouver, WA
August 2013 - Present
- Providing friendly environment to customers and building relationships with them
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge on current books, authors, and books to be launched
- Answering customers' questions regarding price and content of books
- Accepting cash, check, and credit card payment for books sold
- Drafting purchase orders and maintaining inventories of the bookstore
- Entering receipts and income into the computerized system
- Calculating and offering discount to regular customers on books on their choice
- Stocking shelves and displaying advertising boards to attract customers
Bookstore Clerk
Rainbow Bookstore, Vancouver, WA
April 2012 - July 2013
- Assisted customers with purchase of books and handled cash counter
- Received and recorded stock merchandise and issued checks for payments
- Recorded and completed cash and credit transactions
- Ordered and maintained book stock and attached price tags on books
- Cleaned display windows and shelves and dusted books at regular intervals
- Researched on books pertaining to wide topics and recommended owner for stocking them
- Loaded and unloaded merchandise and verified invoices
- Took and completed special orders from customers through research
Education:
- High School Diploma
Lantern High School, Vancouver, WA
2010
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Diploma in Accounting
Joanne's Technical Institute, Vancouver, WA
2012
Reference:
On request.
