Sales and Customer SuccessUpdated Jun 2026

Business Development Representative resume keywords

Generates qualified leads through outbound prospecting, discovery, and pipeline development for the sales team. Use this keyword guide to optimize your resume for ATS scanners and recruiter searches.

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Professionals building careers at

GoogleMicrosoftAmazonStripeFigma

Top skills

outbound prospectingcold outreachdiscovery callsCRMpipeline managementlead qualification

Location matters

Place keywords in your summary, skills section, and within experience context. ATS systems weight contextual usage higher than keyword lists.

ATS keywords

business developmentBDRprospectingoutboundpipelinecold outreach

Recruiter signals

  • pipeline contribution
  • conversion metrics
  • activity consistency

Role details

Salary range: $50K–$80K + commission

Domain: Sales and Customer Success

Boards: LinkedIn, Indeed, RepVue

Common mistakes

  • Describing prospecting tasks without showing meeting volume, pipeline value, or conversion metrics.
  • Using a generic summary that does not name the target role.
  • Listing tools without showing where they were used.
  • Adding metrics that are not supported by project, work, or portfolio evidence.

Next step

Check if your resume includes these keywords

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