Sales resume guide
16+ ATS Keywords for Sales Resumes
Sales resumes are entirely about numbers. State your quota, your attainment (%), and specific logos won. If you hit 120% of quota, say so in the first bullet of every role.
Hard skills ATS filters scan for
Copy these verbatim from the job description you’re applying to — matching the exact phrasing beats synonyms. If the job says “Kubernetes”, don’t write “K8s”.
Tools & platforms
Tool names are high-signal keywords. Recruiters searching their ATS often filter by specific platform experience — list every relevant one.
Certifications that matter
For many sales roles, ATS filters auto-reject resumes missing the exact cert name. List yours in both the abbreviation and the full name so both matches hit.
- Salesforce Certified Administrator
- HubSpot Sales
- Sandler Sales Certification
Soft skills worth calling out
Don’t just list these — show them in bullets. “Communicated” alone is weak; “Presented Q3 roadmap to 40-person engineering org” is strong.
Power verbs for sales bullets
Start every bullet with one of these. Avoid “responsible for” or “helped with” — they signal passive contribution.
Common sales job titles
- Account Executive
- SDR
- BDR
- Sales Manager
- VP Sales
- Enterprise AE
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