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Review score
95
Evidence
100%
Words
261

Scored by the same rules the Studio uses. How scoring works

Why it works

  • One page in all six layouts261 words, so switching designs never pushes it to a second page.
  • 4 of 11 bullets name a resultThe rest show the scale of the work, which a recruiter reads as proof too. Counted by the same Review the Studio runs.
  • Headings an ATS already knowsSummary, Experience, Education, Skills, in that order.
  • Reads back as plain textOne column with no tables or icons. The ATS text tab shows what a parser gets.
What a recruiter sees
Naomi Bennett
Enterprise Account Executive
naomi.bennett@example.com · +1 (720) 555-0192 · Denver, CO · linkedin.com/in/naomibennett
SUMMARY

Enterprise SaaS account executive with seven years closing new business in security and workflow software. Averaged 126% of quota over four years and runs every deal on a mutual plan.

EXPERIENCE
Enterprise Account Executive
2022 – Present
Summit Security · Denver, CO
  • Own a nine-state enterprise territory with a $2.4M annual quota, finishing at 132%, 119% and 127% of quota in the last three fiscal years.
  • Close new business at a $181K average deal: $5.6M of ARR across 31 accounts so far.
  • Apply MEDDPICC and mutual action plans; win rate rose from 21% to 34%.
  • Build 44% of pipeline through executive outreach and six channel partners.
Mid-Market Account Executive
2019 – 2022
Orbit Workflow · Denver, CO
  • Exceeded a $1.1M annual quota eight quarters running and earned President's Club twice.
  • Built a prospecting play for logistics companies that produced $1.2M of pipeline and 18 closed deals in 10 months, and became the team's standard vertical play.
  • Closed 74 new customers worth $3.3M in ARR.
  • Kept forecast accuracy at 94% in Salesforce through weekly deal inspection and next-step checks with every champion, and was asked to coach the team on it.
Sales Development Representative
2017 – 2019
Pioneer Communications · Boulder, CO
  • Booked 286 discovery meetings from 1,100 target accounts, ranking 2nd of 24 SDRs.
  • Tested 12 Outreach sequences, lifting positive replies from 4.8% to 8.1%.
  • Created $4.1M of qualified pipeline through phone, email and LinkedIn outreach.
EDUCATION
B.A. Economics
2013 – 2017
University of Colorado Boulder · Boulder, CO
SKILLS
Sales: enterprise sales, new business, territory planning, negotiation, channel
Methods: MEDDPICC, discovery, mutual action plans, forecasting
Platforms: Salesforce, Gong, Outreach, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Clari
Layout

A colour bar across the top and a big, bold name. Still one column. Switching layouts never changes the words.

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Sales resumes are unusually easy to verify. Quota, bookings, average contract value, win rate and sales-cycle length tell the story quickly. This example puts those numbers first, then adds the sales methodology, market and CRM keywords recruiters use to narrow a candidate pool.

Account executive resume summary example

Target roleEnterprise Account Executive
SummaryEnterprise SaaS account executive with seven years closing new business in security and workflow software. Averaged 126% of quota over four years and runs every deal on a mutual plan.
2 of this role's keywords are in the summary
  • SaaS
  • new business

The candidate is fictional, so swap in your own numbers. Stuck? The resume summary generator drafts one from your title and results.

Why most account executives don't get the call

Skills and keywords for an account executive resume

Applicant tracking systems match on literal strings. Spell each term the way the job posting spells it, and group related skills so people and parsers can both follow it.

Sales performance

  • quota attainment
  • annual recurring revenue
  • bookings
  • pipeline
  • win rate
  • average contract value

Sales process

  • discovery
  • prospecting
  • negotiation
  • forecasting
  • MEDDPICC
  • mutual action plan

Markets

  • enterprise sales
  • mid-market
  • SaaS
  • new business
  • territory management
  • channel partners

Platforms

  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Gong
  • Outreach
  • LinkedIn Sales Navigator

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Why each choice was made

  1. Why attainment and revenue are both present

    Attainment shows performance against expectations; revenue shows the size of the expectation. A percentage without the quota can hide a very small book.

  2. Why average contract value matters

    Deal size changes discovery, stakeholder count and sales-cycle complexity. It helps a recruiter place your experience immediately.

  3. Why activity metrics are secondary

    Calls and meetings are useful only when they explain pipeline or conversion. Outcomes stay at the front of the bullet.

Account executive resume questions

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What skills should I put on an account executive resume?

The skills the job posting names, spelled the way it spells them. For an account executive that often includes quota attainment, annual recurring revenue, discovery, prospecting, enterprise sales and mid-market. Show each one in a bullet with a result, then list the core ones again in a short skills section.

How do I write an account executive resume summary?

Keep it to two or three sentences: your years of experience and where, the scale of your work, and one result with a number. Leave out words a recruiter cannot check, like hardworking or passionate. The example summary on this page shows the pattern.

Is this account executive resume template free?

Yes. Open it in the Studio, replace the example with your own work and download it as a PDF in a free design (Signal, Editorial and Minimal). Word files and the other designs come with ATSPrep Pro. There is no watermark; downloading needs a free account.

Is this account executive resume template ATS friendly?

Yes. It is one column of real text with standard section headings, and no tables, text boxes or text inside images, so parsers read it in order. Run your finished file through the free ATS resume checker to see the text it gives back.

Keep the pattern. Tell your story.

The Studio opens with this account executive example loaded. Edit any bullet and the Review score updates as you type. Editing needs no account; downloading needs a free one.

  1. Keep the hierarchy. Same section order, plain-text contact details.
  2. Replace every claim. Your scope, your numbers, your tools. Never borrowed achievements.
  3. Run the Review again. Watch the score respond to the evidence in your version.
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