Direct Sales Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Sales

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Direct Sales Skills List in Sales

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Direct Sales role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Direct Sales job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 47% of Direct Sales job descriptions contained sales as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

sales
47%
business development
25%
telesales
25%
retail
19%
communication skills
19%
sales executive
19%
corporate partnerships manager
16%
sponsorship sales executive
16%
direct sales
16%
customer service
16%
strategic sponsorship executive
16%
field sales
13%
retail sales
13%
furniture
13%
negotiation
13%
telephone manner
13%
commission
13%
sales team
10%
new business
10%
business sale
10%
car sales
10%
territory management
7%
sales development
7%
aviation
7%
entrepreneurship
7%
german
7%
lead generation
7%
luxury goods
7%
luxury industry
7%
networking
7%
partnerships
7%
switzerland
7%
prospecting
7%
remote
7%
phone skills
7%
direct marketing
7%
direct mail
7%
insurance
4%
hospitality
4%
life insurance
4%
microsoft office
4%
crm databases
4%
account manager
4%
spanish
4%
new clients
4%
cold calling
4%
outbound calls
4%
sales leads
4%
telemarketing
4%
mailing lists
4%
new business opportunities
4%
account management
4%
b2b sales
4%
closing deals
4%
experienced sales professional
4%
selling
4%
b2b
4%
call centre
4%
telecommunications
4%
customer services
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.

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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