Compare Cooks, Private Household & Retail Salespersons District Of Columbia

Comparison Cooks, Private Household Retail Salespersons
Salary

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Cooks, Private Household Not Available
Retail Salespersons $35,900
Similar skills & knowledge

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Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

skills & knowledge Gaps

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Negotiation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cooks, Private Household
Cooks, Private Household
Low
Negotiation Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Retail Salespersons
Retail Salespersons
Medium

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Persuasion Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Cooks, Private Household
Cooks, Private Household
Low
Persuasion Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Retail Salespersons
Retail Salespersons
Medium

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Cooks, Private Household
Cooks, Private Household

Postsecondary certificate

Typical level Of training for Retail Salespersons
Retail Salespersons

No formal educational credential

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Licensing

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Licensing for Cooks, Private Household
Cooks, Private Household

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Retail Salespersons
Retail Salespersons

No license found in District of Columbia

Certification

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Certification for Cooks, Private Household
Cooks, Private Household

6 related certifications

Certification for Retail Salespersons
Retail Salespersons

7 related certifications

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