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Sales representative/assistant resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a sales representative/assistant resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Put a resume summary on the top of your resume to highlight your accomplishments. A resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to write a strong, impressive resume summary:

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in sales representative/assistant-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

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 sales representative/assistant 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 sales representative/assistant interviews.

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

  • Product Knowledge
  • Brand Awareness
  • Sales Associates
  • Store Associates
  • Sales Reports
  • Increase Sales
  • Outbound Calls
  • Product Demonstrations
  • Sales Reps
  • Financial Statements
  • Inbound Calls
  • Product Displays
  • Roadside Assistance
  • Purchase Orders
  • Trade Shows
  • Customer Complaints
  • Telephone Calls
  • Cold Calls
  • IRS
  • Customer Inquiries
  • Customer Accounts
  • Sales Presentations
  • Retail Store
  • Order Entry
  • BDS
  • Credit Card
  • Customer Orders
  • Sales Support
  • Customer Relations
  • Front Desk

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How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write sales representative/assistant experience bullet points

Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:

  • Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
  • Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
  • Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.

Here are examples from great sales representative/assistant resumes:

Work history example #1

Sales Representative/Assistant

NetSuite

  • Learned and communicated cloud software products and releases to my local team and to prospects.
  • Possessed and maintained high level of Oracle11i EBS Software Suite, (OM, Purchasing, CRM) product knowledge.
  • Managed the top 4 distributors of Oracle in North America, focusing on National and Enterprise accounts.
  • Designed customized PowerPoint templates, media design and development, and miscellaneous graphics and logos.
  • Assisted sales representatives in development of proposals for prospective clients.

Work history example #2

Crew Trainer (Part-Time)

Chipotle Mexican Grill

  • Trained new colleagues to serve meals and handle complaints; taught them Chipotle standards in one-on-one sessions.
  • Worked as a crew member for one of the highest standard Chipotle restaurants in Indiana.
  • Interacted with customers to prepare food, promote Chipotle's vision and resolve issues.
  • Entered work early in the morning, opened the store with manager, commenced food preparations at the Chipotle Store.
  • Worked hard immediately after training determined to succeed and be the employee that Chipotle wants you to be.

Work history example #3

Legal Extern

NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICE

  • Prepared discovery requests and deposition subpoenas for business records.
  • Represented clients in bankruptcy, custody and unemployment proceedings.
  • Responded to information requests and subpoenas.
  • Counseled and advised a diverse client base with respect to all areas of Labor and Employment Law.
  • Prepared PowerPoint slides for All-Employee Meetings.

Work history example #4

Sales Promotion Representative

Verizon

  • Gained familiarization of new products and operating systems essential to positioning new products and services.
  • Learned how to effectively educate customers on different Verizon products.
  • Utilized SalesForce automation to effectively generate accurate sales forecasting, develop territory planning strategy, and produce detailed client reporting.
  • Interacted with other departments and telecommunications customers.
  • Consulted with small businesses throughout New England ?regarding the best telecommunications and high speed internet solutions for their businesses.

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Add an education section to your resume

Employers are looking for a few things when looking at the Education section of your resume:
  • The highest degree you have achieved.
  • TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
  • TField of study
  • TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

Bachelor's Degree in marketing

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

2000 - 2003

Bachelor's Degree in psychology

Pennsylvania State University, Main, PA

2016 - 2019

Highlight your sales representative/assistant certifications on your resume

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

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your sales representative/assistant resume:

  1. Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
  2. Certified Sales Professional (CSP)
  3. Dental Assistant (RDA)