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Demonstrators and Product Promoters

$34.77K Median Salary 14.6K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 7.3% Job Growth

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About This Career

Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise.

Reported Job Titles

Brand Ambassador, Demo Specialist (Demonstration Specialist), Demonstrator, Event Specialist, Field Merchandiser, Food Demonstrator, In Store Demonstrator, Merchandiser, Product Ambassador, Product Demonstrator

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Abilities

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Deductive Reasoning

Near Vision

Category Flexibility

Inductive Reasoning

Information Ordering

Problem Sensitivity

Selective Attention

Written Comprehension

Written Expression

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service

English Language

Sales and Marketing

Food Production

Public Safety and Security

Skills

Active Listening

Speaking

Persuasion

Reading Comprehension

Service Orientation

Complex Problem Solving

Coordination

Critical Thinking

Judgment and Decision Making

Monitoring

Social Perceptiveness

Time Management

Writing

Technology Skills

Electronic mail software

Video conferencing software

Spreadsheet software

Desktop communications software

Office suite software

Operating system software

Word processing software

Internet browser software

Presentation software

Web page creation and editing software

Web platform development software

Tools

Bar code reader equipment

Cappuccino or espresso machines

Pocket calculator

Domestic toaster ovens

Domestic electric skillets

Digital cameras

Domestic coffee makers

Desktop computers

Personal computers

Abilities

Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Knowledge

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.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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.
Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Skills

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Technology Skills

Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Video conferencing software: Teleconferencing software
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Desktop communications software: Edmodo
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Operating system software: Microsoft Windows
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Web page creation and editing software: Facebook; Google Sites; LinkedIn; Social media sites
Web platform development software: Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP

Tools

Bar code reader equipment: Bar code readers
Cappuccino or espresso machines: Cappuccino makers
Pocket calculator: Handheld calculators
Domestic toaster ovens:
Domestic electric skillets:
Digital cameras:
Domestic coffee makers:
Desktop computers:
Personal computers:

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