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Account Executive resume keywords

Core keywords are the skill list on the Account Executive resume example. Supporting keywords are skills-catalog entries that name this role.

See the matching Account Executive resume example. For which applicant tracking systems large employers use, read the State of ATS 2026 report.

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Counted on 2026-10-10 from 855 public job postings whose titles match Account Executive. Those postings came from Ashby, Greenhouse, Lever, and SmartRecruiters. A posting is counted for this role when the longest published job-title phrase in its title is Account Executive. The crawl queried Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, and SmartRecruiters for 133 employers in the State of ATS 2026 dataset that use those vendors, and for 279 additional public boards from the extended coverage tier. The extended boards are not part of the 738-company statistics. 361 boards returned postings out of 412 boards attempted, and 46923 postings were scanned. HTML was stripped before counting, and each posting counts once per term. Phrases beyond the published skill list are the most common two- and three-word phrases in the matched postings. Posting text is not stored. A role page shows these percentages only when at least 30 descriptions were counted.

Core keywords

These are the terms to put on the resume when they match work you have done.

  • Enterprise Sales

    13% of 855 recent postings mention Enterprise Sales.

  • Salesforce

    23% of 855 recent postings mention Salesforce.

  • Solution Selling

    5% of 855 recent postings mention Solution Selling.

  • Contract Negotiation

    1% of 855 recent postings mention Contract Negotiation.

  • Pipeline Management

    6% of 855 recent postings mention Pipeline Management.

  • Presentations

    9% of 855 recent postings mention Presentations.

  • C-Suite Selling

    0% of 855 recent postings mention C-Suite Selling.

  • Cross-selling

    0% of 855 recent postings mention Cross-selling.

  • Forecasting

    17% of 855 recent postings mention Forecasting.

  • Territory Management

    1% of 855 recent postings mention Territory Management.

Supporting keywords
Phrases from recent postings

These phrases showed up often in the matched postings and are not already on the published skill list.

  • account executive

    84% of 855 recent postings mention account executive.

  • track record

    67% of 855 recent postings mention track record.

  • long term

    49% of 855 recent postings mention long term.

  • time off

    42% of 855 recent postings mention time off.

  • cross functional

    31% of 855 recent postings mention cross functional.

  • proven track record

    28% of 855 recent postings mention proven track record.

  • sales team

    28% of 855 recent postings mention sales team.

  • sales cycle

    27% of 855 recent postings mention sales cycle.

  • consultative sales

    26% of 855 recent postings mention consultative sales.

Where to place them

  1. 1

    Headline

    Put the target title and two core terms on the line under your name: Account Executive | Enterprise Sales | Salesforce.

  2. 2

    Skills

    List the core terms together in the skills section: Enterprise Sales, Salesforce, Solution Selling, Contract Negotiation, Pipeline Management, Presentations, C-Suite Selling, Cross-selling, Forecasting, Territory Management.

  3. 3

    Experience

    Use Enterprise Sales, Salesforce, Solution Selling inside bullets for work you did in this role, next to the result.

  4. 4

    Supporting terms

    Add these in the skills section or a bullet when you have used them: Business Development, Negotiation, CRM (Salesforce), Territory Planning.

Sample lines from the resume example

These lines are already published on the Account Executive resume example. Use them as a pattern for where a keyword sits next to a result, and replace the details with your own.

  • Closed $3.5M in annual contract value exceeding quota by 140% for 3 consecutive years
  • Managed enterprise sales cycle from prospecting to close for deals averaging $200K ACV
  • Built relationships with C-suite executives at Fortune 500 accounts driving 6-figure expansions
  • Won 25+ competitive deals through tailored solution presentations and ROI analysis

Questions about Account Executive keywords

What keywords should a Account Executive resume include?

Core keywords for a Account Executive resume are Enterprise Sales, Salesforce, Solution Selling, Contract Negotiation, Pipeline Management, Presentations, C-Suite Selling, Cross-selling, Forecasting, Territory Management. Core keywords are the skill list on the Account Executive resume example. Supporting keywords are skills-catalog entries that name this role. Percentages are the share of 855 public postings fetched on 2026-10-10 whose titles match this role.

Where should Account Executive keywords go on a resume?

Headline: Put the target title and two core terms on the line under your name: Account Executive | Enterprise Sales | Salesforce. Skills: List the core terms together in the skills section: Enterprise Sales, Salesforce, Solution Selling, Contract Negotiation, Pipeline Management, Presentations, C-Suite Selling, Cross-selling, Forecasting, Territory Management. Experience: Use Enterprise Sales, Salesforce, Solution Selling inside bullets for work you did in this role, next to the result. Supporting terms: Add these in the skills section or a bullet when you have used them: Business Development, Negotiation, CRM (Salesforce), Territory Planning.

How do I check a Account Executive resume?

Open the free ATS checker with Account Executive prefilled, paste your resume, and compare it with the keyword list on this page.

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