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ATS Resume Checker for Sales Professionals — Free Scan
Hiring managers in sales screen for one number first: quota attainment. If your resume buries that under "managed pipeline" and "developed relationships," you're losing interviews. Free ATS scan plus sales-specific bullet rewrites.
What hiring managers screen for in sales resumes
Sales hiring managers spend 6-7 seconds on initial screen. They're looking for these numbers — in this order:
- Quota attainment % — "125% of $2M quota" — first thing they need to see
- Deal size / ACV — average and largest deal closed
- Sales cycle length — proves you can close, not just open
- Total pipeline / closed business — career-to-date number
- Customer logos — recognizable companies you closed
- Promotion velocity — SDR → AE → Senior AE timing signals high performer
Bullet rewrites by sales role
Account Executive (AE)
Weak
"Responsible for managing enterprise accounts and driving revenue."
Strong (XYZ)
"Closed $4.2M in new ARR (138% of $3M quota); 4 of 6 deals exceeded $500K ACV. President's Club FY24."
SDR / BDR
Weak
"Made outbound calls and emails to prospect new business."
Strong (XYZ)
"Generated 142 SQLs (118% of quota) producing $3.1M in qualified pipeline; 32% conversion rate from cold to discovery call vs team avg 18%."
Sales Manager
Weak
"Led sales team and supported their performance."
Strong (XYZ)
"Scaled team from 4 to 9 AEs in 14 months; team attainment improved from 78% to 112% of $12M quota; reduced AE ramp time from 6 to 3.5 months."
RevOps / Sales Ops
Weak
"Worked with sales team on tools and process."
Strong (XYZ)
"Restructured Salesforce + Outreach + Gong stack; sales cycle dropped from 84 to 56 days; reduced data entry time 40% (200 rep-hours/week saved)."
Customer Success / Account Manager
Weak
"Managed customer relationships and renewals."
Strong (XYZ)
"Owned $8M renewal book at 96% net retention (10pp above company avg); identified expansion opportunities driving $1.4M in upsell ARR."
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