Sales Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Retail

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Sales Skills List in Retail

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Sales role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Sales job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 93% of Sales job descriptions contained sales as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

sales
93%
retail
8%
customer service
8%
advice
4%
fitness
4%
numeracy
4%
product training
4%
degrees
4%
luxury sales
4%
jewellery
4%
sales advisor
4%
sales assistant
4%
sales consultant
4%
watches
4%
furniture sales
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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