Posts under ‘Job Shadowing’

A few days ago, I posted Part 1 of Lisa McCallister’s two-part post on A Day-in-the-Life of an Endoscopic Technologies Rep.  (Lisa is a medical device headhunter who blogs on MyJobScope:  Inside the World of Clinical Device Sales and Product management.)  Today is Part 2, where she explores the top 3 things a rep must do [...] Related posts:

1. Walk a Mile in the Shoes of an Endoscopic Technologies Rep Ever wonder what life would be like as a pharmaceutical…
2. Will the iPad Do Away With the Pharmaceutical Rep? Have you been issued your iPad yet? The iPad that…
3. Cafe Pharma: Hottest Topics for Medical Sales Reps I’ve got to say…Cafepharma’s message boards, I’m not crazy about….

Ever wonder what life would be like as a laboratory revenue rep? Let today’s guest author, Lisa McCallister of My Job Scope:  Inside the World of Medical Device Sales and Product management, give you some insight into A Day-in-the-Life of an Endoscopic Technologies Rep.  It’s an entertaining and informative look at a ride-along with a pharmaceutical [...] Related posts:

1. Will the iPad Do Away With the Pharma Rep? Have you been issued your iPad yet? The iPad that…
2. Are Free-Standing Emergency Centers Affecting Your Medical Sales Job? Are you in hospital sales? Laboratory equipment sales? Imaging sales?…
3. Pharmaceutical Device News Clinical device sales reps, here’s something you might not know…

I’m a major proponent of job shadowing (aka ride-alongs, ride-withs, or preceptorships), and not just for entry-level pharmaceutical sales candidates–it’s a outstanding strategy for candidates who are moving from one area of clinical revenue to another. For example, pharma reps moving to clinical device sales or medical sales would gain a huge edge over [...] Related posts:

1. Career opportunity Shadowing: How to Discover Someone to Ride Along With Job shadowing is a great career builder for anyone interested…
2. Position Interview Questions and Answers for Pharmaceutical Sales: What You’ve to Prove In the Interview If you’ve been in the job market very long, you…
3. What to Wear to the Medical Sales Position Interview: What Hiring Managers REALLY Expect Are you wavering over what to wear to your next…

I’m a big proponent of position shadowing (aka ride-alongs, ride-withs, or preceptorships), and not just for entry-level medical sales candidates–it’s a amazing strategy for candidates who are moving from one area of medical sales to another. For example, pharmaceutical reps moving to pharmaceutical device sales or pharma sales would gain a huge edge over [...] Related posts:

1. Career opportunity Shadowing: How to Discover Someone to Ride Along With Job shadowing is a great career builder for anyone interested…
2. Career opportunity Interview Questions and Answers for Clinical Sales: What You have to Prove In the Interview If you’ve been in the job market very long, you…
3. What to Wear to the Clinical Revenue Job Interview: What Hiring Managers REALLY Expect Are you wavering over what to wear to your next…

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1. Don’t Sabatoge Your Position Search By Making This Critical Interview Mistake Just got off a coaching call with a candidate who…
2. Career Coach does CPR on Job Seeker’s Search! Listen to the job seeker here: Jennifer M. tells all about how a career coach (that…
3. Asking (closing) for the next step in the interview… I was prepping one of my candidates for an interview…

Career opportunity shadowing is a great career builder for anyone interested in medical sales, whether you’re focused on pharma devices, clinical, surgical, imaging, pharmaceutical, or any health care sales arena.  Sometimes known as a field preceptorship, this experience is great because it sets you apart as a “go-getter”,
beefs up your CV with keywords that get attention,
builds your [...] Related posts:

1. Preceptorships (or Career opportunity Shadowing): Great Career Builder Are you looking to transition to pharma sales?  Do you…
2. The Secret to Standing Out in Your Medical Sales Career opportunity Search – Part IV Today is Part 4 of our series, The Secret to…
3. Ride-alongs and ride-withs (aka Job Shadowing) What is a ride-along?  Why is it important? A ride-along is…

Today is Part 4 of our series, The Secret to Standing Out in Your Medical Sales Career opportunity Search.  To recap,
Part 1 was Rethink Your Job Search
Part 2 was Use Social Media
Part 3 was Use the Right Tools to Impress Your Interviewer
Tip #4 is:
Try Job Shadowing
Job shadowing is not just a “try out” for your new [...] Related posts:

1. The Secret to Standing Out in Your Pharmaceutical Sales Position Search – Part I I’m starting a new 6-part series on how to stand…
2. The Secret to Standing Out In Your Clinical Revenue Career opportunity Search – Part III Welcome to part 3 of my 6-part series on how…
3. The Secret to Standing Out in Your Pharma Sales Job Search – Part II Although times are tough for career opportunity seekers all over, it’s…

Are you looking to transition to medical revenue?  Do you know exactly which area of health care sales will be the best fit for you?  There’s a major difference in the various areas:  laboratory devices looks a lot different from pharma sales; surgical sales is different from clinical revenue; and imaging revenue is different from [...] Related posts:

1. What Are the Building Blocks For a Great Medical Sales Career? Strengthening your career plan and developing strategies to reach…
2. Nurses: Looking for a Career Change? Think About A Transition Into a Medical Sales Career If you’re a nurse who is thinking about a…
3. 5 Mind blowing Questions to Ask In Your Laboratory Sales Career opportunity Interview Usually, the emphasis in career opportunity interview prep involves getting your…