what would you need to know if you want to work in a clothing store

Hi Melissa. I'm going to assume that you're asking about a job as a sales associate or clerk (which is a common entry-level role for high school graduates) at a clothing store similar to The Gap or Macy's. You haven't specified in your question, so I'm just guessing. Also, I'm going to assume that by "what would you need to know", that you're actually asking about what skills or knowledge you would need to have to be hired and to remain employed as an associate.

To get the job, and keep it, you'd need to:

(1) ...be knowledgeable and enthusiastic about current fashion trends. Retail clothing stores want to hire people who care about clothing, so they can speak intelligently with customers about clothing trends and generally help customers shop.

(2) ...have great communication skills. You should be able to speak clearly, concisely, and professionally, while building friendship with people you've never met before. Why does this matter? Because the company is hiring you to represent them, and they want to know that you're going to represent the company's image, and make customers feel welcome. You'll need to hve confidence and look people in the eyes when you speak with them, and smile at them to make them feel comfortable. So far, I can already tell that you need to work on this a bit. Even the question you posed here on CareerVillage is incomplete, and you didn't capitalize or add punctuation to your question. You're going to have to demonstrate professionalism and maturity at every turn if you want to get the job.
(3) ...have great time management skills. Basically, this comes down to showing that you're going to be reliable. Retail clothing stores are staffed pretty tightly, so the managers need to know that the people they're hiring are going to show up on time, and do what they need to do on time, or else the manager's going to be short-staffed and that creates problems.
(4) ...are a good listener. Do you like understanding what people care about? Do you like helping them solve problems? If so, you're going to need to listen to them, and that's going to be a big skill the hiring manager is looking for when they're interviewing you.
(5) ...be a great team player. The hiring manager wants to know that teams are going to like you and get along with you. They don't want people who attract drama! So to show them that you're a team player, you can point to activities you have completed in high school that will show that you've got experience working in teams, including any participation in a club, sports team, religious group, extracurricular group, etc.

I'm sure there's more you could do to show your readiness for work at a clothing store. I hope that this helps. (Also, next time please give us a little more information in your question so we have more to work with in understanding you! This was a pretty hard question to answer because you didn't really give us much information about what kind of advice you were looking for.)

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