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Phone sales resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a phone sales resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the phone sales role.

Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.

Step 2: Next put your years of experience in phone sales-related roles.

Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.

Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.

Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the phone sales position.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some phone sales interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a phone sales resume:

  • Inbound Calls
  • Customer Calls
  • Outbound Calls
  • Credit Card Payments
  • Product Knowledge
  • Sales Floor
  • Cold Calls
  • Customer Orders
  • Customer Inquiries
  • Cell Phones
  • Sales
  • Computer System
  • Outbound Sales
  • Windows
  • Upselling
  • Customer Issues
  • Customer Relations
  • Phone Orders
  • Vacation Packages

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How to structure your work experience

Your work experience should be structured:

  1. With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
  2. Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
  3. Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
  4. Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.

How to write phone sales experience bullet points

Effective job bullet points do more than just describe your job duties. Instead, they should be specific and measurable accomplishments. Here are some strategies to mastering job bullet points:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

Here are examples from great phone sales resumes:

Work history example #1

Telemarketer

Walmart

  • Generated new customers for AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, Straight Talk, and Net 10.
  • Assisted customers with post paid and prepaid cell phone purchases, as well as accessories.
  • Alerted Distribution Center, Catalog & Internet Departments of errors with various parts information offered on catalog and in-stock.
  • Visited each of the Portland area Home Depot locations throughout the week.
  • Supervised and guided fellow Telemarketers in obtaining appointments with potential clients, and keeping track of Sales and Commission.

Work history example #2

Phone Sales

Macy's

  • Provided general support to customers through communication to enhance their experience
  • Provided customer service to ensure a positive sales experience for a customer.
  • Provided personalized assistance to customers with the goals of ensuring a positive shopping experience and establishing a basis for repeat patronage.
  • United States Navy- Preservation on warning/alarm systems; interior communications, also ships navigational and entertainment systems.
  • Researched, contact, qualified, prepared and presented proposals.

Work history example #3

Mailroom Clerk

US Postal Service

  • Participated in numerous youth sports initiatives to improve USPS visibility and neighborhood relations.
  • Conducted detailed operations due diligence in accordance with USPS delivery and safety protocols.
  • Sorted and assembled mail on OPEX 5.0 Postal Machine.
  • Sorted Mail for the USPS truck delivery.
  • Communicated daily delivery updates with supervisors and co-workers utilizing latest USPS technology.

Work history example #4

Phone Representative

Allstate

  • Analyzed problems and troubleshooting incidents.
  • Coordinated financial specialist appointments around multiple customer and office schedules to write new business Customer Relations/Sales.
  • Facilitated cross-departmental communication, resolving customer concerns and attaining overall customer satisfaction with 1 call resolution.
  • Enhanced employee relations by resolving eligibility and claims issues and creating employee benefit communication materials.
  • Considered all non-medical eligibility requirements including all possible exclusions to income and resources before denying claims.

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Add an education section to your resume

Here is the best way to format your education section:

  • Display your highest degree first.
  • If you graduated over 5 years ago, put this section at the bottom of your resume. If you lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
  • If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education.
  • If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

High School Diploma

2018 - 2018

High School Diploma

2008 - 2008

Highlight your phone sales certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.

Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.