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Resume keywords

Sales Development Representative resume keywords

Outbound activity and meetings booked, the CRM and sales engagement tools. These are the terms recruiters search the ATS for, written the way postings write them.

Tools, systems and languages

  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Outreach.io
  • LinkedIn Sales Navigator
  • HubSpot

Skills and methods

  • Prospecting
  • Cold Calling
  • Lead Qualification
  • Pipeline Management

How to use them

  • Use the posting's exact wording. If it says a term one way, write it that way at least once.
  • Name the platform, not the category: "HubSpot" or "Marketo", not only "marketing automation"
  • State quota and attainment plainly: "118% of a $1.2M annual quota"
  • Use the posting's channel names: "demand generation", "paid social", "SDR"
  • Only list what is true for you. A keyword you can't back up in an interview costs more than it gains.