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, 85% of Account job descriptions contained sales as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

sales
85%
enquiries
52%
electrical products
46%
wholesale
46%
opening new accounts
40%
account manager
28%
business development
13%
customer service
13%
calls
7%
account management
7%
negotiation
7%
communication
7%
sales executive
7%
automotive
4%
upsell
4%
logistics
4%
partnership
4%
bdm
4%
sale
4%
solar
4%
agricultural
4%
accountant
4%
ecommerce
4%
b2b
4%
field sales
4%
graduate
4%
internal sales
4%
sales admin
4%
sales administrator
4%
sales support
4%
trainee sales executive
4%
outbound sales
4%
event sales
4%
exhibition sales
4%
sponsorship sales
4%
packaging
4%
consultative selling
4%
crm
4%
customer retention
4%
key accounts
4%
fmcg
4%
targets
4%
telesales
4%
branding
4%
market research
4%
finance
4%
amazon
4%
distribution
4%
accounts manager
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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