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Salesmen/women

Operational area

Verkäuferin bei der Arbeit Salesmen/women principally work in retail companies or in specialized departments in trade firms. Based on a good general training in trade, salesmen may specialize in different types of ranges and goods, for example: clothes, furniture, foods, household electrical appliances, sports or decoration goods, gifts... Beside a professional presentation and sale of goods, they may also fulfill tasks in purchase or in the customer department or in marketing. Within the framework of vocational rehabilitation in the Euro–BBW, the training takes place in the retail firm "Pffifikus, Shop & Bistro."
Pfiffikus does not only offer gifts and decorative goods but also snacks and drinks.
The store in the city centre of Bitburg is used as a windows display for the European Vocational Training Centre but it particularly serves the integration into the ordinary labour market, too. Training periods in retail firms and trade companies are included into the regular training offer by the Euro-BBW.

Vocational skills

Verkaufsteam im PfiffikusSalesmen/women conduct sales and counselling conversations, are familiar with the activities of a cashier, and assume tasks in merchandise management and marketing. Of course they have knowledge of a great and varied range of products.
Beyond the professional competences mentioned above, the vocational profile requires to a great measure a selfconfident behaviour, good manners, empathy, the ability to give advice to customers, but also flexibility, capacities for organisation and for teamwork.
Special additional qualifications in foreign languages or in EDP increase the chances of being employed.


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