• Customer service skills to listen to the concerns of a customer and be able to address their needs
• Interpersonal skills to work with a wide variety of people each day, build relationships and network
• Confidence and strong self-assuredness to succeed in cold-calling customers and making a sale
• Communication skills, especially persuasion, to clearly convey the benefits of a product to potential customers
• Physical endurance, as Sales Representatives may need to be on their feet for long hours, spend a lot of time traveling between locations and carry heavy products