Posts under ‘Pharmaceutical Sales Recruitment’

To drum up new business, you sometimes have just got to pound the pavement, walk right past “Do not Solicit” signs, and ask for the business, right?  Cold calling isn’t always fun, but when you end up making the sale, it’s worth it. It’s the same with your career opportunity search–although the techniques are different.  The [...] Related posts:

1. Contact Pharmaceutical Sales Managers In Person   To access the hidden job market and land the…
2. Breaking Into Medical Revenue (with NO pharmaceutical background) Have you wanted to break into medical sales but you…
3. Want a Clinical Sales Career opportunity? Catch the Hiring Manager at the Right Moment You might think it’s counterproductive for me to recommend that…

You might think it’s counterproductive for me to recommend that clinical sales job seekers go talk to hiring managers instead of coming only through me, the pathology sales recruiter–but it isn’t.  My job is set.  Some revenue managers will always prefer to go through a recruiter to find their talent, and that won’t change.  (That’s [...] Related posts:

1. Pharma Sales: Job Searching During the Holidays True or False?   Clinical sales companies stop hiring during November…
2. Steve Jobs Offers a Powerful Lesson for Your Work and Your Job Search I bet that right now you have somewhere in your…
3. Sales Managers – Candidate Safety Balanced Against Travel Costs? Job interview scheduling is usually a straight-forward process for hiring…

OK, I’ve got to admit–I wasn’t paying attention when this movie came out 5 months ago–Pharmalot covered it.  But I saw it recently, and it’s a little like watching a train wreck:  this woman wrote a book  called Leading Pharma’s Sexy Little Secret about how (and it’s possible I’ve missed everything there is to see [...] Related posts:

1. The Secret to Getting Around “Pharma Reps Need Not Apply” How many times have you been interested in a position…
2. Will the iPad Do Away With the Pharma Rep? Have you been issued your iPad yet? The iPad that…
3. Medical Sales Not “Real” Sales? Why do so many in the medical sales arena look…

Are you interested in how much money you’ll make as a clinical sales rep? MedReps.com has a pharma rep salary survey I think you’ll want to see.  It says the average total compensation (base + bonus) across all specialties is $136K.  (Which helps explain why pathology sales is one of the most competitive sales arenas!) [...] Related posts:

1. Don’t Miss the Clinical Revenue Summit 2011 “Early Bird Special” Acting now puts an extra $100 in your pocket! If…
2. Harvey Mackay to Speak at The Medical Sales Summit 2011 Harvey Mackay is one of the country’s most knowledgeable and…
3. Abbott Labs (medical, medical, clinical company) Exceeding $$ Expectations! Top pharma seems to be doing well, according to their…

I bet that right now you’ve somewhere in your vicinity a smartphone or an iPod filled with songs you bought from iTunes.   You’re likely using an iPad as a regular tool every day, too.  Thank Steve Jobs (1955-2011), who was the driving force behind these amazingly diminutive things that have had an amazingly major [...] Related posts:

1. 30/60/90-Day Plan for Pathology Sales Position Interview Success! Recently, I had a conversation with a strong, articulate clinical…
2. Myths of Landing a Pharma Sales Career opportunity Clinical sales jobs (and especially medical device sales career opportunities) are…
3. Job Interview Questions and Answers for Clinical Sales: What You’ve to Prove In the Interview If you’ve been in the career opportunity market very long, you…

I bet that right now you have somewhere in your vicinity a smartphone or an iPod filled with songs you bought from iTunes.   You’re likely using an iPad as a regular tool daily, too.  Thank Steve Jobs (1955-2011), who was the driving force behind these amazingly tiny things that have had an amazingly top [...] Related posts:

1. 30/60/90-Day Plan for Laboratory Sales Position Interview Success! Recently, I had a conversation with a strong, articulate pharmaceutical…
2. Myths of Landing a Medical Sales Position Pharma sales jobs (and especially clinical device revenue career opportunities) are…
3. Career opportunity Interview Musings and Answers for Laboratory Sales: What You’ve to Prove In the Interview If you’ve been in the position market very long, you…

What’s the most common question we’re getting about the Clinical laboratory Sales Summit 2011? It’s “Should I register as a current pharma revenue rep, or an aspiring rep?”  Because there are separate breakout training sessions for pharma sales reps and these trying to break into the business, some of you who are “in between” categories for [...] Related posts:

1. Don’t Miss the Clinical Sales Summit 2011 “Early Bird Special” Acting now puts an extra $100 in your pocket! If…
2. Harvey Mackay to Speak at The Clinical Sales Summit 2011 Harvey Mackay is one of the country’s most knowledgeable and…
3. Medical Sales Summit 2001 Coming October 25th! The Clinical Revenue Summit 2011 is a go! It’s been…

Acting now puts an extra $100 in your pocket! If you’ve been thinking about registering for the 1st Annual Clinical Sales Summit, now is the time.   If you register for the Pharmaceutical Sales Summit before September 25, you receive $100 off the regular price. After September 25, the discounted registration fee goes away…and it’s going [...] Related posts:

1. Clinical Sales Summit 2001 Coming October 25th! The Clinical Revenue Summit 2011 is a go! It’s been…
2. Harvey Mackay to Speak at The Clinical Revenue Summit 2011 Harvey Mackay is one of the country’s most knowledgeable and…
3. Medical Revenue Summit FAQ What’s the most common question we’re getting about the Clinical…

Pharmaceutical revenue resumes have certain requirements that other resumes don’t. In the movie scene below, I’ll tell you more about how you can learn to write a resume that will give you a major advantage in trying to break into pharma sales. Article courtesy of  Peggy McKee - Owner / Senior Headhunter at the nationally recognized medical [...] Related posts:

1. Clinical Sales Summit FAQ What’s the most common question we’re getting about the Clinical…
2. Don’t Miss the Pharmaceutical Sales Summit 2011 “Early Bird Special” Acting now puts an extra $100 in your pocket! If…
3. Maximize Your Business Using Sales Analytics   Many clinical sales managers and reps don’t know much…

Pharmaceutical revenue resumes have certain requirements that other resumes don’t. In the movie scene below, I’ll tell you more about how you can learn to write a CV that will give you a big advantage in trying to break into pharmaceutical revenue. Article courtesy of  Peggy McKee - Owner / Senior Headhunter at the nationally recognized medical [...] Related posts:

1. Pharmaceutical Sales Summit FAQ What’s the most common question we’re getting about the Medical…
2. Don’t Miss the Medical Sales Summit 2011 “Early Bird Special” Acting now puts an extra $100 in your pocket! If…
3. Maximize Your Business Using Sales Analytics   Many lab sales managers and reps don’t know much…