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, 39% of Direct Sales job descriptions contained sales as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

sales
39%
business development
31%
strategic sponsorship executive
24%
sponsorship sales executive
24%
corporate partnerships manager
24%
communication skills
18%
telesales
18%
negotiation
16%
sales executive
16%
retail
16%
customer service
13%
direct sales
13%
business sale
13%
retail sales
11%
telephone manner
11%
commission
11%
furniture
11%
territory management
11%
aviation
11%
lead generation
11%
luxury goods
11%
entrepreneurship
11%
new business
11%
car sales
8%
prospecting
8%
partnerships
8%
networking
8%
luxury industry
8%
remote
8%
sales development
8%
german
8%
switzerland
8%
field sales
8%
sales team
8%
account manager
6%
crm databases
6%
microsoft office
6%
cold calling
3%
new clients
3%
spanish
3%
direct marketing
3%
telecommunications
3%
direct mail
3%
new business opportunities
3%
account management
3%
b2b sales
3%
closing deals
3%
experienced sales professional
3%
selling
3%
b2b
3%
phone skills
3%
call centre
3%
hospitality
3%
customer services
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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