Just a quick heads-up:
When you send your resume to a headhunter by email, don’t send a cover letter as an attachment. For the most part, it’s a waste of time. A busy clinical revenue recruiter doesn’t have time to open extra attachments, and expects that you’ll say what you have to say in the body [...] Related posts:
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A field preceptorship a awesome way to boost your chances of landing a laboratory sales career opportunity. Also known as a ride-along or job shadowing, it’s usually something we associate with students, but a field preceptorship offers multiple benefits for the jobseeker: It gives you on-the-job experience without having to get the job. You can explore it [...] Related posts:
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Well, I guess the first question should be: CAN med techs or other pathology people transition from a technical role into a sales role? The answer is: it depends. The odds are low, but for these who can beat the odds, they’ll likely be fantastic sales reps. It tends to be a love it/hate it [...] Related posts:
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A sales rep’s career opportunity is to make the sale. So if you’re looking for a new sales position in pharma sales, medical device sales, or any other health care sales arena, the best way to get a clinical revenue job is to make it your mission is to demonstrate that you can ring that cash [...] Related posts:
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If you want your RESUME to actually be a product management document for you, and get a recruiter’s or a hiring manager’s attention, you must pack that RESUME with the keywords that are relevant to the career area you want. Recruiters, hiring managers, and Human Resource departments use computer searches and applicant tracking systems to flag [...] Related posts:
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Crystal G, former pharma rep in Texas, explains how she made the transition into surgical sales.
I asked her to chat with me about the process that she went through…. Was this helpful? Please give me feedback in the comments.
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This is not your daddy’s job search….
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I’ve been named one of the Big 25 Most Influential Online Recruiters by HR Examiner! HR Examiner partnered with Traacker, the Boston-based online reputation discovery tool, to calculate online influence based on content, traffic, and activity.
I am #7 on the list, and I am in some very good company: from Jason Buss of The Talent [...] Related posts:
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About a year ago, I started publishing clips on YouTube (about position searching, interviews, resumes, LinkedIn, 30/60/90-day plans, types of pharmaceutical revenue, and more) on the MedSalesRecruiter Channel. To date, there are 54 movies available, and I’m happy to report that views of those movie scenes have reached the 100,000 mark!
The leading 3 videos are:
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If you are a sales professional or want to become one, or if you are looking for a new sales job, you will face one of the toughest interview processes of any job seeker.
