Business Development Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Recruitment Consultancy

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Business Development Skills List in Recruitment Consultancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Business Development role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Business Development job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 75% of Business Development job descriptions contained business development as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

business development
75%
sales
67%
b2b sales
38%
business development manager
34%
consultant
34%
recruitment consultant
34%
recruitment
30%
commission
15%
sales executive
12%
consultative sales
12%
entrepreneurship
8%
new business opportunities
8%
key clients
8%
recruitment process
8%
bdm
8%
client development
8%
calls
4%
building relationships
4%
creative
4%
communication skills
4%
telephone manner
4%
customer service
4%
telesales
4%
client relations
4%
healthcare industry
4%
business development director
4%
management
4%
motivation
4%
service delivery
4%
contract recruitment
4%
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