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, 37% of Direct Sales job descriptions contained sales as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

sales
37%
business development
30%
strategic sponsorship executive
30%
sponsorship sales executive
30%
corporate partnerships manager
30%
communication skills
18%
telesales
18%
negotiation
15%
retail
15%
business sale
13%
direct sales
13%
sales executive
13%
customer service
13%
commission
10%
furniture
10%
territory management
10%
retail sales
10%
aviation
10%
lead generation
10%
luxury goods
10%
telephone manner
10%
new business
10%
entrepreneurship
10%
remote
8%
car sales
8%
prospecting
8%
partnerships
8%
networking
8%
luxury industry
8%
field sales
8%
german
8%
sales team
8%
sales development
8%
switzerland
8%
microsoft office
5%
crm databases
5%
account manager
5%
spanish
3%
phone skills
3%
new clients
3%
cold calling
3%
account management
3%
hospitality
3%
customer services
3%
telecommunications
3%
call centre
3%
b2b
3%
selling
3%
experienced sales professional
3%
closing deals
3%
b2b sales
3%
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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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