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Sales Representative resume keywords

The skills, tools and terms recruiters search for when hiring a sales representative, and a free check of which ones your resume is missing.

Quota attainment is the number every sales screener looks for first. Put it in the first bullet.

Skills and keywords

prospectingcold callinglead generationpipeline managementclosingnegotiationaccount managementquota attainmentCRMB2B salesproduct demosrelationship buildingupsellingsales presentations

Tools and software

SalesforceHubSpotLinkedIn Sales NavigatorOutreachZoomInfoGong

Soft skills

communicationpersistencenegotiationrelationship building

Use the exact wording from the posting you are applying to. Only include what is true for you.

Example sales representative resume bullets

Keywords work best inside achievements. Each example pairs a keyword with a number:

  • Closed $1.8M in new business, reaching 127% of annual quota
  • Made 70 calls per day and booked 18 qualified demos per month
  • Grew average deal size by 22% through multi-year contracts

Check your resume for sales representative keywords

Paste your resume below. It is compared with the keywords above on your device, and your resume is not uploaded. Have a specific posting? Switch to "Job description" for a precise match.

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Paste the whole posting, including requirements.

Where to put keywords

  • Summary: your job title in the posting's words plus your two strongest matching skills.
  • Skills section: tools and hard skills, spelled the way the posting spells them.
  • Experience bullets: each important skill used in a sentence with a result. A skill that appears only in a list is weak evidence.

More in how to tailor your resume in 15 minutes and how to add numbers to your bullets.

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