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Resumes are often your firstchance to make a good

impression on a prospectiveemployer and can even be thedeciding factor in whether you

get a call back for an interview.

While you want your resume to stand out, you alsowant to make sure it stands out for the right

reasons. Keep reading to learn about five phrasesyou should omit from your sales resume to avoid

getting your resume moved to the ‘No’ pile.

EXPERT

Having the word expert on your resume is only appropriateif you can actually prove that you’re an expert. Many sales

candidates will use the word expert on their resume todescribe a skill that they perform extremely well. While

you may be very good at finding new business, thatdoesn’t necessarily mean you’re an expert.

DIVERSE BACKGROUND

Having a diverse background may sound like a goodthing on a resume, but hiring professionals will seeright through this technique when it comes to sales

reps. Candidates will often use this term in theirsummary to make it seem like having a lot of differentjobs has given them a lot of experience. And while thismay be true, it also makes the candidate a job hopper,

and in sales, that’s a big red flag.

RELENTLESS HUNTER

Hiring pros like when sales candidates use industry lingo and identifythemselves as a hunter or a farmer, but adding adjectives makes you

sound overly aggressive or that you’re exaggerating.

Keep the industry lingo butlose the adjectives!

TOP PERFORMER

Another common phrase sales candidates use on their resumes istop performer. This immediately stands out to hiring professionals,but only if there are numbers to back it up. Just saying you’re a top

performer doesn’t mean anything to a hiring manager, but if theysee ‘100% against quota’ they will be more likely to reach out.

QUICK LEARNER

Finally, adding the phrase ‘quicklearner’ to a resume isn’t necessarily

a red flag, but it does make thehiring professional wonder why you

needed to include it in the firstplace. In most sales jobs, you will

have some sort of training orprocess to learn so it is just

assumed that you would be a quicklearner. The best thing to do would

be to take this phrase off yourresume and focus on adjectives that

you can support with facts andnumbers.

Don’t let a few words keep you from getting a call back from ahiring manager. Learn which words to keep off your resume

and improve your chances of landing your dream job.

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