Sales Resumes Should Have Sales Numbers!

There is one thing that hiring managers are really looking for when scanning resumes of revenue reps for clinical device, pharmaceutical sales, biotech sales, imaging revenue, or any other health care sales position:  sales.  That means they wanna see the numbers (or percentages) of revenue generated, sales saved, or labor saved.

The only way to show a hiring manager what he wants in a sales rep (and why he should hire you) is to include these numbers on your CV.  You’re not going to be hired based on what you were “responsible for.”  You’re going to be hired based on what you’ve done, and what you can do for ‘em.

What kinds of numbers should you include on your sales RESUME?

• Gross sales
• Profit
• Growth (in # of customers, increased units sold, etc.)
• Budget numbers (over, under, higher than others?)
• Sales rankings

So, your CV should say things like:

“I closed X accounts, which resulted in Y dollars.”

“increased my revenue numbers by $ ____  or _____%”

“increased my ranking from #10 to #1″”

As a sales headhunter, I’m looking for revenue numbers, dollar amounts, percentages, etc.–everything that’s going to help me see that person in the position.  If I can’t see a salesperson generating dollars, then I don’t see a very good salesperson.

Article courtesy of  Peggy McKee - Owner / Senior Recruiter at the nationally
recognized pharmaceutical and laboratory sales recruiting team of PHC Consulting.
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Sales Resumes Should Have Sales Numbers!