Posts from ‘May, 2010’

To prepare for a job interview in medical or health care revenue, you’ve to make sure you’re willing to answer both common and tough interview questions, and know how to frame your answers to highlight what you’re going to bring to the company (a great way to do that’s to structure your answers [...] Related posts:

1. The One Question You Must Ask The Interviewer Don’t get me wrong…there are many queries you must ask…
2. When To Introduce Your 30/60/90-Day Plan In the Interview Creating a 30/60/90-day plan is one of the most effective…
3. 6 Tips for a Successful Clinical Device Sales Job Interview Competition for jobs in pharmaceutical sales can be fierce.  Health…

To prepare for a job interview in medical or health care sales, you’ve to make sure you’re ready to answer both common and tough interview questions, and know how to frame your answers to highlight what you’re going to bring to the company (a great way to do that is to structure your answers [...] Related posts:

1. The One Question You Must Ask The Interviewer Don’t get me wrong…there are many musings you must ask…
2. When To Introduce Your 30/60/90-Day Plan In the Interview Creating a 30/60/90-day plan is one of the most effective…
3. 6 Tips for a Successful Laboratory Device Sales Position Interview Competition for career opportunities in medical sales can be fierce.  Health…

Here’s another great example of why you have to be active on LinkedIn:  it’s a tremendous resource for clinical laboratory device industry stats.  I recently asked about what were the top clinical device companies by revenue or employees (I love my LinkedIn groups!).  I got some interesting answers and wanted to share Them with you.  (Of [...] Related posts:

1. Pathology Device Industry Career opportunity Market Trend for 2010 Hey, medical device sales reps: www.orthogate.com says that 55% of…
2. Big 100 Laboratory and Health Care Companies Are you looking for a job in the pharmaceutical or…
3. How to Get a Job in Medical laboratory Device Revenue Medical device sales is a hot sales category.  Because it’s…

There are so many details involved in a successful job interview, and every one of ‘em is more critical than the last.  Hiring you is a major, expensive risk for the company.  (If they put in the money to train you, pay you, and give you health care benefits, are you going to make it [...] Related posts:

1. What queries will they ask in a medical revenue interview? Interview preparation in any industry requires that you know what…
2. Interview Prep for Medical Device Sales If you’re in the career opportunity search for a medical device…
3. Laboratory Sales Reps: 10 Ways to Utilize Your References Resumes Win Interviews, But References Win Job Offers By Heidi…

If you haven’t joined LinkedIn by now, you should.  There are over Sixty five million professionals involved in LinkedIn, making it the most significant online business network around.  Don’t make the mistake of thinking of it in the same terms as Facebook or Twitter (although they have their place).  And don’t make the mistake of thinking [...] Related posts:

1. What LinkedIn Groups Should I Join As a Medical Sales Rep? One of the best aspects of LinkedIn is that it…
2. LinkedIn for Pharmaceutical Sales and Sales Management: 10 Tips #1 – Join LinkedIn (it’s free) and the information and…
3. Why Should You Join LinkedIn? LinkedIn is one of the most popular online career-focused networking…

Don’t get me wrong…there are many questions you must ask the interviewer in order to land a medical sales job.  Asking questions in the interview demonstrates your intelligence, drive, enthusiasm, and preparation for the job.  It turns the interview into a conversation between professionals, putting you in a better psychological career opportunity, interview-wise.  You’ll also find [...] Related posts:

1. Job Interview Question: What’s Your Greatest Weakness? “What’s your greatest weakness?” is one of those typical but…
2. Don’t Sabatoge Your Career opportunity Search By Making This Critical Interview Mistake Just got off a coaching call with a candidate who…
3. 6 Tips for a Successful Clinical Device Sales Career opportunity Interview Competition for positions in medical revenue can be fierce.  Health…

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What kind of content?  Well, I try very hard to publish what is useful and relevant for clinical sales jobseekers as well as medical revenue reps.  That means job search strategy; tips and advice for resumes, interviewing, and 30/60/90-day plans; and best practices in revenue [...] Related posts:

1. Top 10 Reasons to Use PHC Consulting for Recruiting Major Sales Talent! (OK, this is a rerun from August 2008, but I…
2. PHC Consulting: Recruiting Pharmaceutical and Health Care Sales and Product management Talent PHC Consulting is an executive search firm that specializes…
3. How Does a Nurse Transition into Pharmaceutical Sales? Medical Device Sales? Lab Sales? Here’s a Job Search Strategy for You Nurses have a few natural advantages when it comes to…

Just got off a coaching call with a candidate who is making a critical mistake in the interview and missing the job offer.
I don’t want you to miss this – it’s a less-than-5-minute audio that will change the way you think about the interview.
Here is what you should do:
1: Click the audio control below to [...] Related posts:

1. How to Prepare for a Behavioral Career opportunity Interview in Clinical Sales A behavioral job interview is a popular interview tactic in…
2. 6 Tips for a Successful Pharmaceutical Device Sales Job Interview Competition for career opportunities in medical sales can be fierce.  Health…
3. Job Search Tip: The Details Matter I came across a worthy article I’d like to share…

Your personal brand is nothing more (or less) than the image you project to others.  It’s the whole (although abbreviated) picture of who you are and what you do–professionally.  Online, it’s the sum of the parts.  A large (maybe the whole) purpose of creating and maintaining an online brand is so that people who don’t [...] Related posts:

1. What Will Potential Employers Discover When They Search Your Name Online? You know you can use online social networks for your…
2. Big Ten Ways to Get a Recruiter’s Attention 10.  Attend industry-specific conferences.  Better yet, speak at one. 9. …
3. Skip Online Applications and HR and Send Straight to the Hiring Manager You should read this terrific article from Ask A Manager: …

I came across a precious article I’d like to share with you:  How Little Things Can Make a Major Difference In Your Job Hunt.  We do tend to think a lot about resumes, 30/60/90-day plans, interviewing skills, and closing for the job, but it can be the little things that make a difference on whether [...] Related posts:

1. Tips for Landing a Laboratory Sales Job The term “laboratory sales” covers a lot of area: clinical…
2. How Does a Nurse Transition into Pharma Revenue? Pharmaceutical Device Sales? Laboratory Sales? Here’s a Career opportunity Search Strategy for You Nurses have a few natural advantages when it comes to…
3. Top 10 Ways to Get a Headhunter’s Attention 10.  Attend industry-specific conferences.  Better yet, speak at one. 9. …