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, 63% of Account job descriptions contained sales as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

sales
63%
account manager
58%
account management
49%
business development
14%
field sales
12%
key accounts
9%
customer service
9%
saas
7%
sales executive
7%
bonus
7%
b2b
7%
account directors
7%
sales growth
5%
territory development
5%
engineering
5%
communication skills
5%
advertising
5%
marketing
5%
software
5%
management
5%
calls
5%
problem solving
5%
account executive
5%
insurance
5%
data analysis
5%
professional services
3%
retail banking
3%
account handler
3%
new business development
3%
product demonstration
3%
veterinary nurse
3%
financial services
3%
pharmaceutical industry
3%
client management
3%
customer retention
3%
electronics
3%
pharmaceutical
3%
fs
3%
live events
3%
automotive
3%
technology
3%
industrial sales
3%
b2c
3%
commercial awareness
3%
admin
3%
technical sales
3%
bradford
3%
customer success
3%
administration
3%
relationship manager
3%
aberdeen
3%
commission
3%
dutch
3%
administrative
3%
customer success manager
3%
communications
3%
renewals
3%
existing clients
3%
administrator
3%
business development executive
3%
business development manager
3%
events
3%
academia
3%
relationship management
3%
telesales executive
3%
industrial sector
3%
it services
3%
halifax
3%
account relationship
3%
project management
3%
customer service advisor
3%
sales advisor
3%
territory management
3%
managed print
3%
huddersfield
3%
sap
3%
telesales
3%
north
3%
leeds
3%
subscriptions
3%
telephone manner
3%
accounting
3%
sales account manager
3%
sales order processor
3%
law
3%
customer engagement
3%
scotland
3%
team management
3%
account executives
3%
inbound
3%
digital marketing
3%
telecommunications
3%
advertising sales
3%
capital equipment
3%
lead generation
3%
loyalty marketing
3%
telecoms
3%
consultative sales
3%
reading
3%
pipeline
3%
loyalty programs
3%
interpersonal skills
3%
marine industry
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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