Cashier
Work in a retail setting to process transactions of everyday essentials and goods.
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- What's it like to be a Cashier?
- How to become a Cashier
- Latest Cashier jobs
- Top skills and experience for Cashiers
- Cashier role reviews
What's it like to be a Cashier?
The skills required to be a Cashier can be learned on the job, making it an accessible role for candidates who are prepared to learn as they go. Cashiers serve shoppers by processing their transactions. As a result, they need to have strong communication and interpersonal skills to make their customers’ shopping experiences as smooth as possible.
Tasks and duties
- Manning the cash register.
- Bagging and packaging all purchased goods for the customers.
- Greeting customers and answering their queries about the whereabouts of products.
- Scanning goods to ensure accurate pricing.
- Resolving customer complaints and guiding them with helpful information.
- Charting transactions on balance sheets and reporting any discrepancies.
- Redeeming and ensuring the validity of stamps and coupons.
- Counting money in the register at the start and end of shifts to check that the amounts are correct.
- Processing returns and ensuring that the items returned are undamaged.
- Performing inventory checks on goods.
How to become a Cashier
Most Cashier roles require at least a secondary school certificate or the SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia). Skills in mathematics are beneficial. On-the-job training is usually provided.
- Apply for cashiering roles to get on-the-job training. If you have no retail experience, you will most likely have one to four weeks of training. During this period, you will learn the basics of using the register and how to communicate with customers.
- Consider getting certified. Even when certifications are not necessary for cashiering, these will give you an advantage in the role. These may include educational courses about conflict resolution, software training, and daily cashiering operations. Some companies have their own certification programs, which you must complete before working as a cashier.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Cashier employers on Jobstreet are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Cash Register Operation
Stocking Shelves
Customer Service
Neat Personal Presentation
Complaint Handling
POS Systems
Buying
Hygienic
POS Software
Customer Interaction
Sales
Stock Control
Mathematics
Accounting
Ability to Work At A Fast Pace
Communication Skills
Computer Literacy
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Latest Cashier reviews
Nov 2022
Challenging
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Project Management
ExperienceLess than a year
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationRetail & Consumer Products
The good thingsEasy work but handle customer is hard.
The challengesCustomer demand and attitude always test our patience.
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