Business Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Sales

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Business Skills List in Sales

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Business role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Business job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 72% of Business job descriptions contained business development as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

business development
72%
sales
58%
sales executive
29%
new business development
22%
field sales
22%
new business opportunities
15%
business sales
15%
new business generation
8%
hmrc enquiries
8%
payroll services
8%
recruitment
8%
consulting
8%
customer liason
8%
deal closer
8%
contractors
8%
client development
8%
health safety
8%
sales team
8%
capital markets
8%
finance
8%
bathrooms
8%
communication skills
8%
account management
8%
waste management
8%
waste
8%
businesses
8%
new business
8%
existing business
8%
account manager
8%
field sales representative
8%
trade
8%
showroom manager
8%
sales manager
8%
kitchens
8%
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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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