Business Developer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Sales

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Business Developer Skills List in Sales

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Business Developer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Business Developer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 36% of Business Developer job descriptions contained sales as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

sales
36%
corporate partnerships manager
32%
strategic sponsorship executive
32%
business development
32%
sponsorship sales executive
29%
new business development
16%
account management
16%
sales executive
16%
business developer
16%
new business
16%
recruitment
12%
exceeding targets
12%
new accounts
8%
business development manager
8%
b2b
8%
fmcg
8%
b2b sales
8%
jelly fish
8%
commission
8%
sales director
8%
outbound calls
4%
smart home
4%
iot
4%
content creator
4%
closing deals
4%
closing business
4%
lead generation
4%
financial services
4%
negotiation
4%
new business generation
4%
new clients
4%
sourcing new business
4%
bde
4%
entry level
4%
fx sales
4%
sales development representative
4%
sdr
4%
client retention
4%
direct sales
4%
clevedon
4%
cold calling
4%
dutch
4%
avonmouth
4%
bristol
4%
business development executive
4%
patchway
4%
portishead
4%
sales engineer
4%
sales lead
4%
sales specialist
4%
thornbury
4%
biz dev
4%
henleaze
4%
portbury
4%
field sales
4%
renewable energy
4%
sales consultant
4%
electrical design
4%
manager
4%
quote preparation
4%
solar energy
4%
technical support
4%
b2c
4%
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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.

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