ExtremeVibeChecker44

Inside Sales

Ways to make a resume POP? I'll start

Let's get a thread going of ways you've made your resume stand out a little bit (other than just lying).

At a previous company, I mentioned that I was the highest performing rep in my hiring class, and second-ranked on my team of 12. Hopefully gives interviewers some perspective since quota attainment or unattainment can just be an isolated number.

What are creative ways you show your contributions or accomplishments?

P.S. - Would you list a low quota attainment, like 50%?

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FoodForSales

Politicker

no, I would not list low quota attainment. That's saying "I got a 2.8gpa but decided to apply to Harvard"

ExtremeVibeChecker44

Arsonist

Inside Sales

Yeah I think you either just list a YTD quota that makes you look good (maybe you had one bad quarter but the rest of the year was good), or you just leave it off.

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

Sales Rep

Better yet, any shout out/award you receive for rookie of the quarter for the team or region I would mention that also

punishedlad

Tycoon

🧙‍♂️

Even if you're coming off of a terrible stint, there are a lot of ways to frame it as a positive experience to put on your resume.

Try to find the metrics that best highlight your accomplishments, while being HONEST. If you had low attainment, focus on your outreach metrics, number of conversations, opportunities generated, relationships established (if you're interviewing in the same industry).

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

Perfection 👑

Maximas

Tycoon

Senior Sales Executive

Like your way as I'm same as you always prefer to go generally speaking and not specifying numbers unless they asked particularly about the attainment in a sentence!

RandyLahey

Politicker

Account Manager

I always skip out on a past job where I had terrible Quota achievement. So did everybody else, but recruiters/hirers don't particularly care. When you bring that up, it sounds like you are making excuses.

I will list strong quarters, %, then directly address the weaker ones if they ask.

detectivegibbles

Politicker

Sales Director

Specificity when it comes to numbers, achievements, and growth.

Diablo

Politicker

Sr. AE

Playing with words would help. You might want to store that story for your interview (only if needed)

CPTAmerica

Opinionated

President/CRO

Aesthetics stand out. It’s 2023, don’t stick to the plane text resume.

salesgodthechef

Fire Starter

Sr. Sales Executive

What do you suggest here? I always struggle with the “look” more than the content.

CPTAmerica

Opinionated

President/CRO

lots of templates out there. Try Canva, I believe a lot of theirs are free.

salesgodthechef

Fire Starter

Sr. Sales Executive

Thank you

Pachacuti

Politicker

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

Just make it easy to read. It’s such a simple thing but many people blow it. No one is gonna read your novel length resume. Keep it short and concise.

Justatitle

Big Shot

Account Executive

Metrics and how you performed on the job are crucial to standing out from others.

Principal Sales Engineer

In addition to some suggestions already listed.... try to make it visually stand out as well with nice organization. Example here (this was done using MS Word. And I just noticed this wasn't up to date, so make sure your stuff is up to date too). I've had good comments when I was called in for an interview by companies about my resumes. Choose a background related to your industry. (this example was the Disney Spaceship Earth ride if going for Disney)

Armageddon

Opinionated

Enterprise Account Executive

P-club.

Physical Therapist Technician

One thing that just bugs me are these overloaded resumes where they are like two or three pages or they have multiple backsides. I am all for exposing your greatness on paper however do it in a lowkey way. You don't need to write paragraphs and all this extra crap on there when you can keep it short and simple. That also helps bring in more interest and curiosity from others to your resume.

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