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Cashier resume example

Cashier resumes are read in seconds, so lead with speed, accuracy and friendly service. Managers look for cash-handling accuracy, transaction volume, POS systems and reliability across busy shifts.

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Key skills for a cashier resume

  • Cash handling and till balancing
  • POS systems (Square, NCR, Lightspeed)
  • Customer service
  • Upselling and loyalty sign-ups
  • Returns and exchanges
  • Loss prevention basics

Jasmine Okafor

Cashier

Summary

Friendly and accurate cashier with 3 years of experience in busy supermarket and fashion retail stores. Serve up to 250 customers per shift, balance the till to the penny and consistently lead the store in loyalty card sign-ups. Comfortable on early, late and weekend shifts.

Experience

CashierMar 2023 – Present
Tesco Extra
  • Handled 250 transactions per shift with a 99.9% till balance accuracy
  • Achieved the highest loyalty card sign-up rate in the store for 8 months
  • Trained 6 new cashiers on POS, refunds and age-restricted sales
Sales Assistant and CashierJun 2021 – Feb 2023
Primark
  • Processed 180 sales and returns per shift during peak seasons
  • Reduced queue wait times by 20% by opening self-checkout support
  • Resolved customer complaints at the till, keeping escalations under 2 per week

Education

BTEC Level 3 in Business2019 – 2021
The Manchester College

Skills

  • Cash handling
  • POS systems
  • Customer service
  • Upselling
  • Returns processing
  • Loss prevention
  • Stock replenishment
  • Teamwork

Certifications

  • Food Hygiene Level 2

How to write a cashier resume

  1. Quantify volume and accuracy: customers per shift and how often your drawer balanced.
  2. Name the POS systems you have used; many job ads list them as requirements.
  3. Show reliability with numbers, such as shifts covered or months without an absence.

ATS keywords for cashier jobs

Applicant tracking systems rank resumes by how well they match the job post. Use the keywords that appear in the posting you are applying for — these are the most common:

  • cashier
  • cash handling
  • POS
  • customer service
  • till balancing
  • upselling
  • returns
  • loss prevention
  • merchandising
  • teamwork

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