From advertising sales agent to commercial sales representative
23 of the 32 essential skills of a commercial sales representative are already essential for a advertising sales agent — about 72% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from advertising sales agent in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 23
- skills carry over
- 9
- would be new
- 72%
- of the target job covered
- 32
- essential skills of a commercial sales representative
What a commercial sales representative does
Commercial sales representatives represent a company in selling and providing information on goods and services to businesses and organisations.
What carries over
23 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- advise on merchandise features
- answer requests for quotation
- characteristics of products
- characteristics of services
- communicate with customers
- contact customers
- customer relationship management
- demonstrate motivation for sales
- ensure client orientation
- ensure compliance with legal requirements
- ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations
- guarantee customer satisfaction
- implement customer follow-up
- implement sales strategies
- keep records of customer interaction
- keep records on sales
- produce sales reports
- prospect new customers
- record customers' personal data
- respond to customers' inquiries
- sales promotion techniques
- sales strategies
- use customer relationship management software
What would be new
9 skillsEssential for a commercial sales representative and not for a advertising sales agent. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from advertising sales agent
2 roles- technical sales representative in electronic and telecommunications equipment19 skills in common
- technical sales representative in agricultural machinery and equipment19 skills in common
← advertising sales agentcommercial sales representative →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a commercial sales representative?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.