Your research and reporting skills must also be sharp, because you must gather all the facts and concepts for your writing from the engineers, systems analysts, and programmers who develop and design the technology. Prospective employers are looking for demonstrated capacity to learn and make quick, sound judgments, and are less interested in academic backgrounds. You must be flexible, comfortable with people, self-disciplined, and highly motivated. You'll be responsible for monitoring and motivating your sales staff, assisting in the selection of merchandise for your department, making decisions and solving problems. Buying - A buyer decides which goods will be available in a store.
Buyers authorize merchandise purchases from wholesalers, and set the retail prices.
A sensitivity to changing trends, tastes, and styles, and an ability to understand and forecast the preference of your own store's customers is crucial. Buyers must also maintain standards of quality while keeping within certain ranges of affordability. During training, you'll work immediately as an assistant to an experienced buyer. The trainee progresses by observing, asking questions, and offering to take on appropriate responsibilities. They can do all the varied research necessary for the preparation of any legal proceeding, including drafting legal documents, researching points of law, and investigating the facts of a case.