Account Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Sales

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Account Skills List in Sales

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Account role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Account job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 55% of Account job descriptions contained sales as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

sales
55%
account manager
55%
account management
35%
business development
26%
saas
20%
sales executive
15%
relationship management
12%
customer success
9%
b2b
9%
advertising
9%
new business
9%
software
9%
communication skills
9%
building relationships
9%
business intelligence
9%
renewals
6%
bdm
6%
new business development
6%
manchester
6%
advertising sales
6%
account executive
6%
radio
6%
marketing
6%
account director
6%
media
6%
new business generation
3%
field sales
3%
customer service
3%
public sector
3%
biotechnology
3%
print management
3%
merchandising
3%
food and beverage
3%
business information
3%
billing
3%
artificial intelligence
3%
pos
3%
forward thinking
3%
manufacturing
3%
exceeding targets
3%
contract negotiation
3%
territory management
3%
account executives
3%
sales growth
3%
maintaining relationships
3%
window displays
3%
key account manager - camberley hybrid working
3%
key accounts
3%
working remotely
3%
negotiation
3%
education
3%
client meetings
3%
member development
3%
business to business
3%
business development manager
3%
account directors
3%
member retention
3%
new business opportunities
3%
onboarding
3%
relationship building
3%
b2b sales
3%
new opportunities
3%
digital sales
3%
pr
3%
technology solutions
3%
commission
3%
magazine
3%
design
3%
telecommunications
3%
client services
3%
media sales
3%
internal sales
3%
crm
3%
client support
3%
estimates
3%
manage client relationships
3%
quotations
3%
commercial awareness
3%
relationship manager
3%
client director
3%
print
3%
sponsorship
3%
french
3%
sales support
3%
digital transformation
3%
financial services
3%
it sales
3%
audio
3%
metering
3%
telesales executive
3%
document management
3%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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