Posts from ‘April, 2010’

I discovered this on YouTube–The Origin of Job Interviews from the Armstrong and Miller show (BBC).  It’s a caveman-era panel interview–very funny! Article courtesy of  Peggy McKee - Owner / Senior Recruiter at the nationally recognized medical and clinical laboratory sales recruiting team of PHC Consulting.© Copyright 2008 PHC Consulting [...] Related posts:

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I was recently asked this question by a laboratory revenue candidate:  “If bringing a 30/60/90-day plan to the interview is so attractive, would a 1-year plan be even better?”
Now that’s a go-getter!
But, my answer is:  Maybe, but probably not.
I can see where there’s a possibility that someone with tremendous amounts of experience who’s going for [...] Related posts:

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What’s keeping you from getting the career opportunity?
It could be the same thing that trips up others:  you don’t understand (yet) that the job search is a revenue process.
It doesn’t matter what career you are involved in (although it ESPECIALLY applies in pharma and health care revenue):  to get the career opportunity, you’ve to sell yourself [...] Related posts:

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You know the drill for medical sales job interviews:  research, prepare, and be ready for the toughest interview questions.
There are some job interview questions for health care revenue positions that inevitably journey candidates up.  “What’s your greatest weakness?“  is a famous one.   The typical advice you’ll usually find is to prepare for the interview by [...] Related posts:

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The era of the thank you note after a job interview is over.
Well, not the actual “thank you,” just the delivery system.
It’s critically important that you thank the interviewer for the opportunity, but it’s also critically important that you get it to him within 24 hours.  And a handwritten, snail-mailed note just won’t do that.  [...] Related posts:

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Here’s a fun use for leftover Easter candy…an object lesson of the “smart peeps” approach to the job search, with special thanks to my pint-sized production assistant.  No actual peeps were hurt in this exercise.
See how you can get help with your job search with the tools available at www.career-confidential.com. If you don’t wanna be [...] Related posts:

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Are you looking for a career opportunity in the clinical or health care revenue field?
You’re going to love this:
I’ve put together a list of the leading 100 medical and health care companies with my personal commentary on each one….and it’s NO COST.  No strings attached.
I’ve included a fact check on the major Twenty companies in 5 different [...] Related posts:

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As a pharmaceutical revenue recruiter, I get almost every day inquiries from people who would like to be in clinical sales even though they have no sales background and want to know what they should do.  I’m never surprised to get these calls.  Pharmaceutical sales is (I think) the major tier of sales categories, and there [...] Related posts:

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If it’s true that 55% of pharmaceutical device sales professionals will be looking for a new job this year, then odds are wonderful that you might be one of them.   Even with the ‘churn’ in the market this year, pharma device is a great place to be.  There are awesome jobs available for the right [...] Related posts:

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Are you on the hunt for a job in clinical sales, clinical devices, pathology revenue, pharma sales, or other health care sales?
In this economy, you need all the help you can get….so here is a fantastic opportunity for you:
The Sales Headhunter is offering a NO COST Training Webinar:  How to Get a Better Job–Faster!
This webinar is [...] Related posts:

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