Pharma industry overview to give you a bearing on WHERE to start What drug reps do so you WO N'T appear ignorant in front of managers Direct vs indirect selling for a solid UNDERSTANDING of the selling process Qualifications required for
pharmaceutical sales jobs so you know exactly what your CHANCES are in getting into the field 80 % vs 20 % job market and WHERE the best job search efforts should be And much more on effective job hunting campaigns by industry pro
Not exact matches
Its crazy to think that I was in
pharmaceutical sales for 7 years and it finally hit me the first day of the new
job that I was starting all over and have
so much to learn about my new
job.
My experience is very limited on international
job transitions in regards to the
pharmaceutical industry,
so I decided to reach out to my longtime contact and medical
sales industry expert, Pat Licata, with 37 years of
pharmaceutical and medical recruiting expertise who places direct and 1099 medical
sales forces within the USA.
LinkedIn specifically helps you to maintain your professional network
so that they are readily available to tell their networks about your medical
sales and
pharmaceutical sales jobs and send you relevant candidates.
If you've read my blog for very long, you know that I don't think that
pharmaceutical sales requires reps to be all that skilled in
sales: they don't ask for a close, they don't place orders, they have no power over pricing, and they have no power in the relationship...
so, when he said that to me, it made me think he hadn't done his research about the different types of
sales jobs, or really put that much thought into it at all.When I told him that with his background, he should think about laboratory
sales, or field applications, he said to me, «All I want to do is get off the bench.»
So when you post attractive, high - paying medical or
pharmaceutical sales jobs on a general
job board, you are essentially inviting unqualified applicants to send you their resumes.
So, what's the best advice for
job seekers and candidates looking for help from
pharmaceutical sales recruiters?
So if the
job poster specifies that they want an experienced medical device rep and your experience is in
pharmaceutical sales, you are wasting your time applying for that position.
So, you really have to bring your game to stand out when competing for
jobs in health care
sales, laboratory
sales, medical device
sales,
pharmaceutical sales, surgical
sales, and more, which led to this series.
If I told you there was a very good way to DECREASE your chances of getting a
job in medical
sales (laboratory
sales,
pharmaceutical sales, clinical diagnostics
sales, imaging
sales, DNA products
sales, hospital equipment
sales, medical device
sales, surgical supplies
sales, or any healthcare
sales) BY OVER 30 %, you'd want to know what it was
so you could avoid that at all costs, right?
Employers don't just want to fill the
job, they want to make a quality hire,
so take the time to understand a candidate's unique personality and you'll be more likely to place them in a medical
sales job or
pharmaceutical sales job that's suited for them.
My experience is very limited on international
job transitions in regards to the
pharmaceutical industry
so I decided to reach out to my long time contact and medical
sales industry expert, Pat Licata, with 37 years of
pharmaceutical and medical recruiting expertise who places direct and 1099 medical
sales forces within the USA.