25 Keywords Retailers Want to See on Your Store Manager Resume

With all of the information available on the Internet about resume writing, the process has become an art and a science. Understanding that job seekers only have six seconds to impress recruiters and hiring managers, there's countless advice out there saying..."don't include an objective" or "stick to one page" or "the number of job seekers who stick to two pages have a 0.00087 chance of getting hired." I made up the last one but you get the point. While all the resume advice is great, it's important to get the foundation right.

There are certain must-haves retail resumes need before you worry about whether you should use Helvetica or Helvetic Neue font. We're here to help.

Monster scanned through its job listings and found these keywords and phrases to be the most popular on retailers' store manager job postings.

Here's a plethora of keywords and phrases you should make sure are on your resume before it ends up in the hands of the hiring manager.

Must-Have Keywords for a Store Manager Resume
1. customer service focused/performance
2. self-motivated
3. positive attitude
4. integrity
5. professional growth/goals
6. entrepreneurial
7. motivate
8. coach
9. train
10. supervise
11. maximize profitability
12. positive working environment
13. fast-paced
14. high volume
15. sales objectives/goals
16. managerial experience
17. productivity
18. store operations
19. budgetary/inventory controls
20. interpersonal skills
21. time management
22. employee relations
23. leadership
24. brand
25. visual merchandising

Liz Torres can be reached at liz.torres@monster.com. Follow her on Twitter @etorres446.

Monster Wants to Know: Does your resume have any of these keywords? What are some others you would include? Share with us in the comment section.