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Sales Representative Resume Examples & ATS Keywords
The exact keywords ATS software scans for in sales representative resumes, the mistakes that get them rejected, and a real bullet rewrite.
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ATS checklist for sales representative resumes
State the target and attainment percentage, with the period.
Name the CRM you used, spelled exactly.
Include the number of new accounts and the sales value.
Add the client type (B2B, B2C) and the industry.
Common Sales Representative resume mistakes
Writing "sold products" without the target, attainment percentage or sales value.
Leaving out the size and type of your client portfolio.
No mention of the CRM used and the average sales cycle.
Writing "sold" without a target, value or number of clients.
Missing the average sales cycle.
No mention of CRM and prospecting tools.
Weak vs. strong bullet example
Weak
Sold products to new and existing clients.
Strong
Exceeded the quarterly target by 18% (RON 420,000), opening 35 new B2B accounts through direct prospecting and follow-up in HubSpot.
Weak
Sold products to new clients.
Strong
Exceeded the quarterly target by 18% (RON 420,000), opening 35 new B2B accounts through direct prospecting and follow-up in HubSpot.
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