Posts under ‘Interviewing Skills and Tips’

If you’re asked about your references in the career opportunity interview, do you have a few names willing?
Do you know what these people would say about you when they’re called?
In today’s video, I’ll tell you how to choose the best references, how to make sure they say fantastic, glowing things about you, and why it’s [...] Related posts:

1. How Interview Coaching Can Help You Get a Pharmaceutical Sales Career opportunity Are you going to interviews, but not getting the offer?…
2. Don’t Sabatoge Your Job Search By Making This Critical Interview Mistake Just got off a coaching call with a candidate who…
3. Typical Phone Interview Musings for Pharmaceutical Sales Jobs Phone interviews can be deceptively casual to some clinical laboratory sales…

Dear Medical Sales Hiring Manager:
At PHC Consulting, we wanna help our candidates be as successful and confident as they can be when interviewing for a clinical revenue job.  Part of that is excellent interview prep, but part of it is how they costume for the interview.  We have put together a survey so that [...] Related posts:

1. Typical Phone Interview Questions for Medical Sales Career opportunities Phone interviews can be deceptively casual to some clinical sales…
2. The Secret to Standing Out in Your Medical Sales Job Interview – Part V If you’ve been in the job search very long for…
3. 5 Killer Questions to Ask In Your Clinical Sales Career opportunity Interview Usually, the emphasis in job interview prep involves getting your…

Today is the last piece of a 6-part series on how to stand out in your clinical sales job search.  Here’s what we’ve covered so far:
Part 1 – Rethinking your position search (and where you stand in it)
Part 2 – Using social media to help you land the job Part THREE – Using the right [...] Related posts:

1. The Secret to Standing Out in Your Medical Revenue Job Search – Part IV Today is Part 4 of our series, The Secret to…
2. The Secret to Standing Out in Your Medical Sales Career opportunity Interview – Part V If you’ve been in the job search very long for…
3. The Secret to Standing Out In Your Pharmaceutical Revenue Job Search – Part III Welcome to part THREE of my 6-part series on how…

If you’ve been in the job search very long for a position in medical laboratory sales, laboratory revenue, clinical device sales, surgical sales, pharma sales, or any other health care sales field, you know how competitive it is.  But there are things you can do to make yourself stand out as a candidate…and that’s where this [...] Related posts:

1. The Secret to Standing Out in Your Medical Revenue Job Search – Part IV Today is Part 4 of our series, The Secret to…
2. The Secret to Standing Out in Your Clinical Sales Job Search – Part I I’m starting a new 6-part series on how to stand…
3. The Secret to Standing Out In Your Clinical Revenue Job Search – Part III Welcome to part THREE of my 6-part series on how…

Today is Part 4 of our series, The Secret to Standing Out in Your Medical Sales Job Search.  To recap,
Part 1 was Rethink Your Job Search
Part TWO 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 Pharma Sales Job Search – Part I I’m starting a new 6-part series on how to stand…
2. The Secret to Standing Out In Your Clinical Sales 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 position seekers all over, it’s…

Are you going to interviews, but not getting the offer? Or not even getting called back for a second interview?
Maybe there’s some issue you don’t have a great explanation for: a gap in your employment history, why you’re willing to take a pay cut in a new job, why you’ve been out of [...] Related posts:

1. What You MUST Ask Before You Leave The Interview To prepare for a job interview in pharmaceutical or health…
2. Typical Phone Interview Queries for Medical Sales Jobs Phone interviews can be deceptively casual to some medical sales…
3. The Secret to Standing Out in Your Medical Sales Job Search – Part I I’m starting a new 6-part series on how to stand…

Welcome to part THREE of my 6-part series on how to stand out in your medical sales job search.  Clinical revenue has always been a competitive sales arena, but it’s even more so these days with an influx of candidates from harder-hit areas of sales.  So, you really have to bring your game to stand [...] Related posts:

1. The Secret to Standing Out in Your Clinical Sales Career opportunity Search – Part IV Today is Part 4 of our series, The Secret to…
2. The Secret to Standing Out in Your Pharma Sales Career opportunity Search – Part I I’m starting a new 6-part series on how to stand…
3. The Secret to Standing Out in Your Medical Sales Position Search – Part II Although times are tough for position seekers all over, it’s…

A 30/60/90-day plan is a very powerful interview tool for pharmaceutical sales jobs. Why? It’s a demonstration of your go-getter attitude, and it shows that you’re someone who will go above and beyond to get the job done. Most other health care revenue candidates won’t have done this plan (if they even know [...] Related posts:

1. If Employers Could Be Sure Every Hire Would Add to the Bottom Line, They’d Be Hiring Machines Of course, wouldn’t we all be hiring machines if…
2. A 30/60/90-Day Plan Can Help You Get the Promotion! Usually, when you think of using a 30/60/90-Day plan, you…
3. If a 30/60/90-day plan is wonderful, would a 1-year plan be better? I was recently asked this question by a pharmaceutical sales…

I’m starting a new 6-part series on how to stand out in your medical laboratory revenue job search.  Clinical sales jobs are very competitive, top-tier revenue career opportunities that require a lot from candidates–whether you’re in pharmaceutical devices, clinical laboratory sales, pathology sales, imaging sales, surgical revenue, medical sales, or any health care sales arena.  The economic upheaval [...] Related posts:

1. 10 Proven Tips for Your Clinical Sales Job Search Success Your career opportunity search is one of the most significant tasks…
2. How To Keep Your Clinical Revenue Job Search Confidential The very best time to look for a new position…
3. Free Coaching for Your Job Search from the Medical Sales Recruiter! Are you in the job search for medical revenue, medical…

OK–you’ve written a killer resume, prepared to within an inch of your life for the interview, practiced your answers, and even written your 30/60/90-day plan.  Now you’re in the interview, and it comes down to the end.  What are you going to do?  You have to ask for the career opportunity.
This is where many candidates stumble, [...] Related posts:

1. What You MUST Ask Before You Leave The Interview To prepare for a job interview in pathology or health…
2. 3 Sure-Fire Ways to Ace Your Pharmaceutical Sales Interview: Prep, Technique, and Follow Up There are so many details involved in a successful…
3. Typical Phone Interview Queries for Laboratory Sales Positions Phone interviews can be deceptively casual to some medical sales…