I came across a sales resume this morning that listed this title for the person’s current sales position:<\/p>\n
Bid Writer<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Every siren at Select Metrix simultaneously went off on that one.\u00a0 If you are in sales and this is your title, change it on your resume.\u00a0 This title reads of someone who simply responds to Request For Proposals (RFP).\u00a0 Yet, this salesperson describes himself as a “High Performance Salesperson.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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