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, 57% of Direct Sales job descriptions contained sales as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

sales
57%
telesales
29%
business development
25%
sales executive
22%
communication skills
19%
direct sales
19%
retail
19%
customer service
16%
field sales
16%
telephone manner
13%
commission
13%
furniture
13%
retail sales
13%
negotiation
13%
car sales
10%
sales team
10%
new business
10%
business sale
10%
corporate partnerships manager
7%
networking
7%
partnerships
7%
sponsorship sales executive
7%
strategic sponsorship executive
7%
aviation
7%
german
7%
lead generation
7%
luxury goods
7%
prospecting
7%
luxury industry
7%
entrepreneurship
7%
sales development
7%
account management
7%
b2b
7%
insurance
7%
life insurance
7%
outbound calls
7%
telemarketing
7%
phone skills
7%
direct mail
7%
direct marketing
7%
territory management
7%
switzerland
7%
remote
7%
spanish
4%
new clients
4%
cold calling
4%
microsoft office
4%
account manager
4%
crm databases
4%
account executive
4%
hospitality
4%
customer services
4%
telecommunications
4%
call centre
4%
selling
4%
experienced sales professional
4%
closing deals
4%
b2b sales
4%
new business opportunities
4%
mailing lists
4%
sales leads
4%
saas
4%
information management
4%
demo
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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