zahra tahmasebi

Dedicated retail assistant and waitress with 3+ years of experience in pharmaceutical retail and restaurant environments. A self-motivated and hard-working individual recognised for my ability to maintain excellent service, communicate with customers, upsell products and adapt to new 

Cancer Research UK Charity Shop, London      

Volunteer Retail Assistant

• Gained invaluable experience interacting with customers from diverse backgrounds
• Built skills and my confidence in teamwork and communication 
• I found it very rewarding to contribute to a cause that leads to helping cancer patients
• I managed merchandise displays and highlighted new inventory leading to more sales

Boots Chemist, London          

Dispensing and Retail Assistant

• Gained experience working in a new environment selling a different class of products
• Was exposed to customer needs more due to working in a drugstore which gave me new perspectives
• Read prescriptions and worked directly under the store pharmacist
• Exposed to a more medical-leaning retail environment
• Worked directly with medicines by reading expiry dates, adding barcodes and displaying

Tehran Lounge, London

Host and Waitress, 

• Taking customer orders and delivering food and beverages
• Set up tables with linens, silverware and glasses
• Adapted to, and thrived in, a faster-paced and noisier environment
• Solidified my skills as an effective communicator and listener

Persian Highschool Diploma (2015–2017)

Functional Skills Level 2 in Mathematics and English (Pending)

Access to H.E Diploma in Science Level 3 (Pending)