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Business Development Representative Jobs Worldwide
3 open roles · remote, seasonal, work exchange & visa-sponsored
About the Business Development Representative role
Business Development Representatives generate and qualify new sales pipeline, usually through outbound calls, emails, and LinkedIn outreach rather than closing deals themselves. It's typically the first rung on a sales career ladder — strong BDRs get promoted into Account Executive roles within 12–18 months.
Skills you'll need
Cold outreach (email sequences, cold calling, LinkedIn Sales Navigator)CRM fluency (Salesforce, HubSpot, or similar)Objection handling and discovery-call structureWriting concise, personalized outbound copyPipeline math (activity volume needed to hit quota)Time management across a high-volume daily cadenceActive listening on discovery callsComfort with rejection and quick recovery
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Typical credentials
- •No degree requirement at most companies; a track record of hitting activity or meeting quotas matters more
- •0–2 years of any customer-facing experience (retail, hospitality, tutoring) is a common entry point
- •Familiarity with a sales engagement tool (Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo) is a plus, not a requirement
- •A demonstrable outbound sample — a cold email or a call recording — can substitute for formal experience
Resume tips for Business Development Representative applications
- •Lead with quota attainment or activity numbers if you have them (calls/day, meetings booked, response rate) — even from a non-sales job
- •If you have zero sales experience, reframe customer-facing wins in sales language: "resolved," "persuaded," "closed"
- •Name the specific tools you've used (CRM, dialer, sequencing platform)
- •Keep it to one page; BDR hiring managers skim fast
- •Cut an objective/summary line that just restates the job title
Sample resume for Business Development Representative
A starting point to learn from, not a template to copy word for word — the Resume Enhancer below can tailor one to your own background.
JORDAN REYES
jordan.reyes@email.com · Remote (EST) · linkedin.com/in/jordanreyes
SUMMARY
Customer-facing professional transitioning into tech sales, with 2 years in hospitality building the exact skills a BDR floor runs on: fast rapport, objection handling, and hitting a number every single day.
EXPERIENCE
Front Desk Lead, Marlowe Hotel Group — Remote reservations team | 2023–Present
• Handled 40+ inbound guest calls/day, converting 28% of rate inquiries into booked stays
• Resolved escalated complaints for 200+ guests/month with a 4.8/5 satisfaction average
• Trained 4 new hires on the reservation system and call-handling script
Sales Associate, Briarwood Retail | 2021–2023
• Consistently ranked top 3 of 15 associates on monthly upsell attachment rate
• Cold-called past customers from a dormant list, re-activating $18K in repeat sales over one quarter
SKILLS
Salesforce (self-taught, HubSpot free tier), cold calling, objection handling, CRM data hygiene, Google Workspace
EDUCATION
B.A. Communications, Rutgers University | 2021
Build your own with the Resume Enhancer →Cover letter tips
- •Name a specific reason you want to sell this product, not sales in general
- •If you're career-switching into sales, use one concrete story that shows persistence or persuasion
- •Keep it under 200 words — a long cover letter from a BDR candidate reads as a red flag for concise communication
Sample cover letter for Business Development Representative
Same idea — a structure to learn from, not to send as-is.
Dear Hiring Manager,
I'm applying for the Business Development Representative role because I want to put the persistence I've built in hospitality toward pipeline instead of room bookings. At Marlowe Hotel Group, I convert nearly 3 in 10 rate inquiries into bookings by asking the right follow-up question instead of reading a script — the same instinct a good cold call needs.
I've spent the last year teaching myself Salesforce and HubSpot on the side because I knew this move was coming. I'm not asking you to take a chance on potential alone; I re-activated $18K in dead retail leads with nothing but a phone and a spreadsheet.
I'd welcome the chance to talk through how that translates to your pipeline.
Sincerely,
Jordan Reyes
Generate your own with the Cover Letter Generator →Common interview questions for Business Development Representative roles
- •Walk me through how you'd research a prospect before a cold call.
- •Tell me about a time someone said no to you repeatedly. What did you do?
- •How do you prioritize your day across calls, emails, and follow-ups?
- •Roleplay: I'm a prospect who says "we're happy with our current vendor." What do you say next?
- •What does a healthy top-of-funnel pipeline look like to you, numerically?
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