Salesperson Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Sales

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Salesperson Skills List in Sales

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Salesperson role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Salesperson job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 100% of Salesperson job descriptions contained sales as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

sales
100%
telesales
34%
closing
34%
customer service
34%
electrical
34%
it sales
34%
managed services
34%
microsoft office
34%
new business development
34%
orders
34%
plumbing
34%
stock control
34%
telephone manner
34%
wholesale
34%
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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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