Sales representative resume examples from 2025
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How to write a sales representative resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your 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-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 position.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description in your resume. Look at the job listing and consider which of the listed skills you have experience with, along with related skills.
- Include as many relevant hard skills and soft skills as possible from the listing.
- Use the most up to date and accurate terms. Don't forget to be specific.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a sales representative resume:
- Sales Process
- Product Knowledge
- Customer Service
- CRM
- Business Development
- Sales REP
- Customer Relations
- Work Ethic
- PowerPoint
- Business Relationships
- Sales Territory
- Sales Quota
- Develop Strong Relationships
- Sales Presentations
- Sales Strategies
- Account Management
- Mobile Phones
- Cold Calls
- Store Training
- Client Relationships
- Customer Satisfaction
- Product Demonstrations
- Medicare
- Sales Techniques
- Trade Shows
- Outbound Calls
- POS
- Sales
- Sales Objectives
- Product Line
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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.
- Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
- Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
- 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 experience bullet points
Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.
- Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
- What were your responsibilities or goals?
- How did you accomplish them?
- Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )
Here are great bullet points from sales representative resumes:
Work history example #1
Promotional Representative
Nordstrom
- Provided promotion and ticket sales for bands and DJs within the greater Milwaukee area.
- Worked with the communications team to drive internal promotion of company programs, initiatives, guiding principles and mission.
- Attended 4 professional conferences as a sales representative with members of the corporate staff.
- Initiated employee relationship-building projects to promote effective communication, teamwork, and partnerships.
- Promoted within the first year to "Lead Brand Ambassador" due to leadership and communication qualities.
Work history example #2
Busser
Brigantine Seafood
- Supported teams of 5-10 bussers for maintaining 8 theaters.
- Maintained flexibility in assuming other roles within the company such as dishwasher or server.
- Informed patrons of establishment specialties and features Loaded dishwashers and hand-washed items such as pots, pans, knives
- Used blenders, coffeemakers, dishwashers and microwaves.
- Provided leadership and training to team of bussers, assisted with managing appearance and efficiency of the restaurant.
Work history example #3
Phone Sales
Revana
- Responded to multiple chats from clients who were interested in purchasing cable, internet, and phone services via online chat.
- Signed up new customers for services and upsold channel lineup packages and Internet speeds to existing customers.
- Worked in webchat sales for Charter Communications multitasking 2 customers at a time.
- Monitored all phases of printing process and point person for all inter-departmental communication.
- Coordinated a project that improved internal communication within the organization.
Work history example #4
Medical Representative
Women's Care
- Conducted Inter-professional communication: change of shift, plan of care, post event huddle.
- Promoted to National Sales Trainer Year 2001 Regional award 4 consecutive quarters Year 2001.
- Called on Orthopedic surgeons and Surgery Centers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
- Verified information through various computer and internet programs.
- Acquired and assessed common ailment information in the fields of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, and Cardiology.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and 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:
Bachelor's Degree in communication
California State University - San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA
2012 - 2015
Highlight your sales representative certifications on your resume
Certifications are a great way to showcase special expertise or niche skills. Some jobs even require certifications to be hired.
Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your sales representative resume:
- Certified Sales Professional (CSP)
- Certified Professional, Life and Health Insurance Program (CPLHI)
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- Sales Management
- Automotive Sales Professional
- International Accredited Business Accountant (IABA)
- Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM)
- Certified Sales Representative (CSR)
- Certified Purchasing Card Professional (CPCP)
- Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP)