A Recruiter Can Help You Land Your Dream Job in Pharmaceutical Device Sales

It’s hard to land a job totally on your own.  That’s why the phrase “it’s all in who you know” is such a cliché.  Finding a job through someone you know is still the number one way that candidates find jobs.  That’s why networking is so important for your career.  And what better person to include in your network than a clinical revenue headhunter?

You might say, “I don’t need a recruiter.  I have a great network of professionals as a resource, and these days, anything’s online anyway. I can discover all the positions I want and apply that way.”  OK, let’s talk about that.

First of all–yes, you can apply for career opportunities online.  However, most online applications are a time-wasting ebony hole for a medical sales job hunt.  They take forever to fill out, and if you’ve seen it online, a thousand others have, too.  So unless you’re PERFECT for that job, your resume is never going to make it past the Human Resources screening process (which is keyword-based) and make it to the hiring manager.  Your odds are not nice. Endlessly applying for jobs you don’t get is a morale-killer that’s hard on your confidence, which eventually affects how you present yourself as a candidate.

Now–your network.  I totally believe that maintaining a great professional network is critical for you and your career.  But what I wanna ask you is this:  How many of the professionals in your network make their living from knowing where the medical sales career opportunities are?  As a clinical sales recruiter, I do.  What’s more, many of the career opportunities recruiters fill are never advertised.  Simply because of that, your odds go up because fewer candidates will be considered.  And then, your odds increase even more because a headhunter will submit you for jobs you have a worthy chance of getting.  They match you with the company and the job:  by industry, skill-level, opportunity for advancement, and geography (where in the country you wanna work). That’s a timesaver for you because you’re not wasting time applying for 50 jobs you aren’t suited for and won’t get.

And here’s the icing on the cake:  Once a headhunter submits you for a position, they have a vested interest in seeing that you get hired.  Recruiters don’t get paid unless their candidate gets hired.  So, the recruiter becomes your advocate in the position search process and will give you the inside scoop on what the hiring manager’s looking for, what the company culture is like, how to tweak your resume, what to say to stand out in the interview, what to bring to the interview that will blow the hiring manager away, and what the hiring manager REALLY thought of you.

I’m not saying that a headhunter is your only option in your job search.  You should use your network, your LinkedIn profile, and the tricks I teach candidates on how to contact hiring managers directly.  If you’re really having trouble finding a career opportunity, consider hiring a career coach to help you.

Working with a headhunter is a no-brainer.  You can’t lose.  It doesn’t cost you anything, because recruiters don’t charge candidates, they charge employers.  (Fine print:  The only thing you need to remember is that a recruiter won’t work with you to get a position you’ve already applied for, because the recruiter won’t get paid unless they were the first person to submit the candidate.)

The bottom line is, if you know there’s an industry expert who’s business it is to know where the jobs are in pharmaceutical sales, wouldn’t you be crazy not to take advantage of that resource?  Contact a recruiter today.

Article courtesy of  Peggy McKee - Owner / Senior Recruiter at the nationally
recognized pharmaceutical and pharma sales recruiting team of PHC Consulting.
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