Resume keywordsSales Representative
Sales Representative resume keywords
Quota attainment and deal size lead. Everything else is context.
Skills to show
Use the exact phrase where it is true, inside a bullet and not only in a list.
- lead generation
- cold calling
- pipeline management
- negotiation
- account management
- prospecting
- closing
- forecasting
Tools and software
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- LinkedIn Sales Navigator
- Outreach
- Gong
- Excel
Verbs that fit sales representative work
- closed
- exceeded
- prospected
- negotiated
- grew
- won
Example bullets
The numbers are examples. Replace them with your own and round honestly.
- Closed $640,000 in new business in 2025, 118% of quota, ranking 3rd of 22 reps.
- Built a pipeline of 45 accounts through outbound calls and LinkedIn, converting 9 to customers.
- Cut average sales cycle from 62 days to 44 by moving pricing talks to the first call.
Mistakes to avoid
- Stating a title with no quota or result.
- Percent of quota with no dollar figure beside it.