Anica Dutt

This work experience was a couple days of working as a Christmas store merchandiser in Farmers. As it was part of a school assignment the work experience was not paid and was counted as volunteering. However i was able to learn and obtain some valuable merchandising and customer service skills.

• Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections, and purchases.
• Helped customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.
• Maintained clean sales floor and straightened and faced merchandise.
• Monitored sales floor and merchandise displays for presentable condition, taking corrective action such as restocking or reorganizing products.
• Checked pricing, scanned items, applied discounts, and printed receipts to ring up customers.

In this role, I was responsible for testing and operating a newly developed scoring system, as well as assisting with event setup. My duties included ensuring the accuracy and functionality of both the hardware and software used for judging, while troubleshooting issues that arose during the events. This required quick problem-solving and adaptability to ensure that competitors received their correct scores in a timely manner.

Skills developed:

• Microsoft Office
• data collection
• organization, teamwork, communication
• problem-solving.

• Tutored struggling students with math classes and homework.
• Motivated students towards learning and studying to build self-confidence and reduce fear of failure.
• Provided one-on-one instruction to students falling behind in basic math skills.

this was a cleaning job for a week after the school term ended. The job included cleaning the whole school in small groups of five.

• Used time management and efficient cleaning methods to meet deadlines.
• Worked alongside other cleaners to complete jobs., encouraged team work.