About the job
Retail Salesperson (Home Goods Store)
Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs.
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
- Recommend, select, and help locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires.
- Maintain records related to sales.
- Compute sales prices, total purchases, and receive and process cash or credit payment.
- Prepare merchandise for purchase or rental.
- Answer questions regarding the store and its merchandise.
- Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges, and security practices.
About the test (Full Version)
The Retail Salesperson (Home Goods Store) Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history.
Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's
ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.
The Retail Salesperson (Home Goods Store) test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations.
The specific attributes measured include:
Cognitive Ability
- Analytical Thinking and Attention to Detail
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Knowledge and Skills
- Fundamental Sales Concepts
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Personality
- Adaptability
- Competitive Spirit
- Drive
- Integrity
- Resilience
- Sales Hunter Mindset
- Teamwork
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Emotional Intelligence
- Empathy and Emotional Self-Control
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Behavioral History
- History Survey - Performance
- History Survey - Tenure
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Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.
The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.
More information about this Job
| Annual US Wages (2023) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $23,740 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $28,600 or less |
| Median: | | $33,680 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $37,390 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $48,110 or more |
| Hourly US Wages (2023) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $11.42 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $13.75 or less |
| Median: | | $16.19 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $17.98 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $23.13 or more |
| US Employment Statistics |
| 2023: | | 3,810,100 |
| 2033 (projected): | | 3,814,700 |
| Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 552,500 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Sales and Marketing
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Mathematics
- Administrative
- Psychology
- Computers and Electronics
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Top Skills
- Persuasion
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Service Orientation
- Negotiation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
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Top Abilities
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Speech Clarity
- Speech Recognition
- Problem Sensitivity
- Written Comprehension
- Near Vision
- Information Ordering
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| Education Requirements |
| No High School Diploma: | | 19% |
| High School Diploma: | | 63% |
| Post-Secondary Certificate: | | 2% |
| Associate's Degree (2 yr): | | 10% |
| Bachelor's Degree: | | 4% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
| Related Work Experience Requirements |
| None: | | 40% |
| 1 - 3 Months: | | 3% |
| 6 Months - 1 Year: | | 32% |
| 1 - 2 Years: | | 7% |
| 2 - 4 Years: | | 7% |
| 8 - 10 Years: | | 10% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category. |
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