Want a strong sales representative resume? Start with this template, a sample and the skills employers ask for.
See a filled-in sample first, then what goes in each part of a resume for a sales representative job. Copy the template or download it as a Word file.
Sales representative resume sample: a filled one to copy from
Example only. Jerome Tolentino is an invented person, and every detail is made up.
Jerome Tolentino
Sales Representative | Retail and online sales for home appliances
Calamba City, Philippines | jerome.tolentino@example.com | [Mobile number]
OBJECTIVE
Sales representative with five years of selling to walk-in and phone customers, ready to talk to customers every day, learn your products fast and work toward monthly targets.
SKILLS
- Talking to customers clearly and politely, in English and Filipino
- Listening first to understand what the customer needs
- Staying positive after a customer says no
- Keeping records and following up on time
- Using Excel, email and messaging apps
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sales Representative | Home appliance distributor | Calamba City | July 2023 to Present
- Introduced products and services to new and existing customers in person, by phone and online
- Found new customers through calls, referrals, walk-ins and social media messages
- Answered customer questions and explained product features, prices and promos clearly
- Prepared quotations and sales orders and sent them to customers on time
- Met weekly and monthly sales targets and reported results to my supervisor
Sales Assistant (part-time) | Family-owned hardware store | Calamba City | March 2021 to June 2023
- Followed up on leads and kept customer records updated in a spreadsheet or CRM
- Handled customer concerns and complaints and passed problems to the right team
- Served about 30 customers on a busy weekend shift
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration | State university, Calamba City | 2023
LANGUAGES
- English: fluent. Filipino and Tagalog: native.
What to put in each part of your sales representative resume
Objective
One sentence on the job you want and what you bring. If it fits you, adapt this one: Fresh graduate looking for a sales representative job, ready to talk to customers every day, learn your products fast and work toward monthly targets.
Training and certificates
Courses you've finished, who ran them and the year.
Skills
Four or five the job post asks for and you've really used, like talking to customers clearly and politely, in English and Filipino, or listening first to understand what the customer needs.
Work experience
Newest job first. Under each one, three to five lines that start with what you did, with a number where you can: customers, calls and weekly sales targets.
Education
Your school, what you finished and the year. Fresh graduate? Put it above work experience.
How to write your sales representative resume: fill in this template
Replace every line in [brackets]. Delete a section you can't fill.
Use the job post's words for the skills you've really used.
Keep it to one page if you've worked under five years.
Applying for a work-from-home job? Fill in Work setup. For an office job, delete it.
Sales Representative | [What you sell or who you sell to, e.g. Retail and online sales for home appliances]
[City], [Province] | [Email] | [Mobile number]
OBJECTIVE
[One or two sentences, e.g. Fresh graduate looking for a sales representative job, ready to talk to customers every day, learn your products fast and work toward monthly targets.]
SKILLS
- [Skill from the job post, e.g. Talking to customers clearly and politely, in English and Filipino]
- [Skill, e.g. Listening first to understand what the customer needs]
- [Skill, e.g. Staying positive after a customer says no]
- [Skill, e.g. Keeping records and following up on time]
WORK EXPERIENCE
[Job title] | [Store or distributor] | [City] | [Month Year] to [Month Year or Present]
- [What you did, e.g. Introduced products and services to new and existing customers in person, by phone and online]
- [What you did, with a number, e.g. Handled about 25 customer inquiries a day by phone, walk-in and messaging apps]
- [What you did, e.g. Found new customers through calls, referrals, walk-ins and social media messages]
[Job title] | [Store or distributor] | [City] | [Month Year] to [Month Year]
- [What you did]
- [What you did]
EDUCATION
[Course or diploma, e.g. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration] | [School] | [Year finished]
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATES
- [Licence or certificate, if the job needs one]
- [Training or seminar] | [Who ran it] | [Year]
LANGUAGES
- [Languages you speak, e.g. English: fluent. Filipino: native.]
WORK SETUP (WORK-FROM-HOME JOBS ONLY)
- Internet: [speed, e.g. 50 Mbps fiber], with [backup, e.g. pocket WiFi]
- Computer: [laptop or desktop, processor and RAM]
How to write a sales representative resume without experience
No sales job yet? Use the same lines for selling at a school fair, an online shop, a family store or a fundraiser, and say where.
Duties and skills to add to your sales representative resume
The sample uses lines from the sales representative job description. Pick the ones you've really done, and find the rest there. See the full sales representative duties
Sales representative resume questions
What should I put first on a sales resume?
Put your objective, then your latest sales job. List what you sold, who you sold to and the targets you met.
Which skills should I pick for a sales representative?
Pick skills the post asks for, like talking to customers, following up and using Excel. Only list what you can show in an interview.
Should I put my birthday or a photo on it?
Leave your birthday off. Since 2016, Republic Act 10911 has made it unlawful for employers in the Philippines to require your age or birth date while you apply. Leave the photo off too, unless the job post asks for one.
Should I send it as a PDF or a Word file?
PDF, unless the job post asks for Word. A PDF looks the same on every screen. Put your name in the file name, like Jerome-Tolentino-Resume.pdf.
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