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Job Details

Retail Sales Associate

Employer

R Wireless

Date Posted

August 22, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $16.50 hourly
  • Work Hours 32 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Sep 21, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

R Wireless

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • Non-smoking
  • Air conditioned
  • Clean

Work setting

  • Mobile phone store
  • Shopping centre or mall

Tasks

  • Accept cash, cheque, credit card or automatic debit payment
  • Operate cash register
  • Prepare sales, rental or leasing contracts
  • Operate computerized inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems
  • Provide advice about merchandise
  • Advertise and/or promote products, sales or services
  • Perform data entry
  • Provide customer service
  • Assist in display of merchandise
  • Conduct sales transactions through Internet-based electronic commerce
  • Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties and delivery dates
  • Greet customers and discuss type, quality and quantity of merchandise or services sought for purchase, rental or lease
  • Maintain sales records for inventory control
  • Prepare merchandise for purchase, rental or lease

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Attention to detail
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Standing for extended periods

Personal suitability

  • Adaptability
  • Analytical
  • Collaborative
  • Creativity
  • Goal-oriented
  • Integrity
  • Positive attitude
  • Quick learner
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Client focus
  • Punctuality
  • Honesty

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • On-site amenities

Support for persons with disabilities

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
  • Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Veterans

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Retail Sales Associate is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Retail Salespersons and Sales Clerks
METHODICAL

Interest in computing to maintain sales records for inventory control; and in operating computerised inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems

SOCIAL

Interest in persuading to sell and rent merchandise to customers

directive

Interest in handling to prepare merchandise for purchase, rental and leasing, and to assist in the display of merchandise

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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