Criteria to determine the best candidate for the cosmetic sales position

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When recruiting cosmetic sales staff, managers are not only interested in the candidate's appearance and dress but also evaluate many other factors. So what are the factors and criteria? Navigos Search will share it in the article below. Do not miss it if your company is looking to get potential candidates for the position of cosmetic sales staff.

1. What is a cosmetic sales staff?

The cosmetics sales staff is the person in charge of introducing, consulting, and selling beauty skin care products to customers. They often work in showrooms and cosmetic stores. Currently, beauty needs are being concerned and used by many people, so the cosmetics sales job has also become hotter than ever.

Cosmetics sales staff is the person in charge of introducing, consulting and selling cosmetic products

2. What are the responsibilities of a cosmetic sales staff?

A cosmetic sales recruitment unit will set specific tasks for candidates. Basically, this position must take on the following duties:

  • Welcome, introduce, and advise products of the store and company to customers
  • Find out the customers' needs and potential markets with the current cosmetic line
  • Receive comments and feedback from cosmetic buyers
  • Make sure the goods on the shelves are arranged neatly and scientifically
  • Introduce special promotions to customers to encourage them to buy more
  • Contact product distribution partners such as companies, systems, spas, and wholesalers according to the available customer list.
  • Develop plans to deploy sales, communication, and promotions with partners to jointly develop sales and promote business development
  • Summarize and report the number of best-selling cosmetics, inventory to import new goods

3. The latest cosmetic sales staff recruitment criteria

In today's modern society, the demand for beauty is always a top priority. Thus, the workforce in this field, especially the position of cosmetic sales, is increasing. To find a good candidate for the sales staff position, employers should note the following criteria:

Knowledge of cosmetics and skin 

For this position, the candidate must have a solid knowledge of cosmetics and beauty products and understand typical skin care methods to advise and help customers choose their desired products. Applying for this position in a cosmetic manufacturing company, the candidate needs to learn and arm themselves with knowledge about the primary business products of that unit.

Besides, understanding skin problems such as allergies, aging, melasma, and freckles is also crucial. Cosmetic sales staff must know how to distinguish skin types and classify specialized products for each skin type to give accurate advice. Only then will they advise and answer how to use and the use of each cosmetic tyee, helping customers make the most perfect choice.

Knowledge of cosmetics and skin is a must

Ability to understanding customer psychology and communications skills

Understanding customer psychology and having the ability to predict will help a lot in closing customers' orders. For any business employee in any field, communication is a vital factor in determining success in the profession. Cosmetic sales staff must speak skillfully and flexibly to convince customers to use their products. These skills also help them create better relationships with partners and customers.

Understanding of the beauty market

A typical sales staff will only focus on talking about the product being sold to the customer. As for professional cosmetics sales staff, they will talk about the problems that need to be solved and the overall solution to the problem the customer is facing. They must be knowledgeable and have extensive knowledge of the beauty market. More specifically, when beauty technology is constantly changing, it is necessary for cosmetic sales staff to continuously learn to embrace market trends to offer customers the best solutions.

Nice-looking appearance

It's widely thought that cosmetic stores are the focus of beauty, so everything inside needs to be shimmering. To make a good impression on customers, employers need to recruit candidates with good appearance and beautiful skin. Only then do their cosmetic effect advertising trustable. If you heard a person with a face full of acne recommending and advising on a good acne treatment product, would you decide to buy that product?

Candidates need to practice many critical skills

Ability to plan business strategies

A professional cosmetic sales staff will always be creative to support business strategies, promote products and promotions to stimulate customers' shopping needs, and increase sales and revenue for the unit.

Passion and enthusiasm

The cosmetics sales job is not as leisurely as many people think. This job requires good health because sales staff can stand all day to advise customers or sit for online consultations for many customers at once. Passion, enthusiasm, and perseverance will be invisible motivations to help them overcome all difficulties and obstacles to achieve success in this profession.

4. Where can you find good cosmetic sales candidates?

Establishments and businesses pay great attention to recruiting cosmetic sales staff as they play a significant role in generating revenue. Although many people are pursuing this industry, recruiting cosmetic sales staff is still a difficult problem for managers. Most organizations and large and small companies choose to recruit personnel through headhunter services because of many outstanding advantages:

  • Shortening the recruitment time to find the right candidate
  • Recruiting quality staff through high-level headhunting service
  • Confidential information about positions to be recruited
  • Reducing the time to approach and train staff
  • Ensuring the safe operation of the system
  • Significant savings in recruitment budget compared to self-recruitment
  • Getting advice on the current labor market

For more detailed information, read the article of 10 benefits for business when recruit via headhunters

Recruiting through a headhunter company is the best solution

Headhunters are not only professional HR recruiters but also experts in many fields. They are well-trained and professional with the ability to grasp the market well and excellent analytical skills to give handy advice on the labor market for businesses.

Navigos Search is currently Vietnam's most prestigious headhunter company With a massive data volume of 375,000+ high-level candidates and 85,000+ senior management candidates, Navigos Search has helped enterprises find candidates in all industries.

Navigos Search's recruitment solution is quick recruitment thanks to the largest database of candidates and top consultants who deeply understand the needs of each industry. With a team of experts who have professional skills and understand the labor market and the industrial economy, they will accurately grasp the recruitment requirements of the business to conduct the search, interview, and suggest the best candidates.

 Known for our top-notch quality and people-centered orientation, we have maintained our position as the leading recruitment service provider in Vietnam since our establishment in 2002.

Navigos Search - Vietnam’s leading talent hunting company in Vietnam

If your business needs to recruit cosmetic sales staff or middle and high-level personnel, don't hesitate to contact us to get the most potential candidates. We always listen, are ready to serve, and accompany enterprises to aim for "success after getting the dream job".

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