Posts under ‘Medical Device Sales’

Pharma device sales is a hot sales category.  Because it’s hot, you’re going to have some competition to beat to land the career opportunity.  But never fear–the pharmaceutical revenue recruiter has a strategy for you!
1.  Know what’s going on in the market with clinical device companies.
First, you got to understand the position–the revenue process involved in [...] Related posts:

1. Funny Job Interview Video: The Origin of Job Interviews I found this on YouTube–The Origin of Career opportunity Interviews from…
2. How Does a Nurse Transition into Pharma Sales? Pathology Device Sales? Medical laboratory Revenue? Here’s a Job Search Strategy for You Nurses have a few natural advantages when it comes to…
3. A Recruiter Can Help You Land Your Dream Job in Clinical Device Sales It’s hard to land a job absolutely on your own. …

What’s keeping you from getting the position?
It could be the same thing that trips up others:  you don’t understand (yet) that the job search is a sales process.
It doesn’t matter what career you are involved in (although it ESPECIALLY applies in laboratory and health care sales):  to get the job, you have to sell yourself [...] Related posts:

1. Funny Career opportunity Interview Video: The Origin of Career opportunity Interviews I found this on YouTube–The Origin of Career opportunity Interviews from…
2. 6 Tips for a Successful Medical Device Revenue Job Interview Competition for jobs in clinical revenue can be fierce.  Health…
3. How Does a Nurse Transition into Pharma Revenue? Clinical Device Sales? Laboratory Sales? Here’s a Job Search Strategy for You Nurses have a few natural advantages when it comes to…

If it’s true that 55% of pharmaceutical device sales professionals will be looking for a new job this year, then odds are nice that you might be one of Them.   Even with the ‘churn’ in the market this year, pharma device is a great place to be.  There are amazing positions available for the right [...] Related posts:

1. Find a Mentor for Your Medical Sales Career I discovered a great article on Employmentdigest.net that points out…
2. Nurses: Looking for a Career Change? Think About A Transition Into a Clinical Sales Career If you are a nurse who is thinking about a…
3. Pharma Device Revenue Rep Uses Career Coaching to Wordsmith… Here’s Melissa’s story:  I went through a very difficult career…

Nurses have a few natural advantages when it comes to breaking into pharmaceutical revenue.  They have the solid science background, and they have on-the-job technical experience with the products that pharmaceutical revenue reps sell.  (That’s a lot.  If you were the customer, wouldn’t you rather buy a product from someone who’s used it?  It wouldn’t [...] Related posts:

1. How Do Med Techs / Pathology Employees Transition to Clinical Sales Career opportunities? Well, I guess the first question should be:  CAN med…
2. 6 Tips for a Successful Medical Device Revenue Job Interview Competition for jobs in medical laboratory sales can be fierce.  Health…
3. Nurses: Looking for a Career Change? Think About A Transition Into a Pharmaceutical Revenue Career If you’re a nurse who is thinking about a…

Competition for jobs in pharma sales can be fierce.  Health care is a fascinating field, and the work environment for laboratory revenue reps is exciting, lucrative, and rewarding for those who wanna really make a difference.  However, sales interviews are difficult, and interviews for career opportunities in pharma device sales, medical revenue, biotech sales, imaging [...] Related posts:

1. How to Prepare for a Behavioral Job Interview in Clinical laboratory Sales A behavioral job interview is a popular interview tactic in…
2. Stand Out In Your Clinical Sales Position Interview What does it take to set yourself apart from the…
3. How to Prepare for a Medical Sales Position Interview Career opportunities in clinical sales, clinical revenue, biotechnology sales, clinical diagnostics…

It’s hard to land a career opportunity completely on your own.  That’s why the phrase “it’s all in who you know” is such a cliché.  Finding a career opportunity 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 [...] Related posts:

1. How Can Career Coaching from the Medical Revenue Recruiter Help You? As a laboratory sales headhunter, I spend a lot of…
2. Tips for Landing a Pharma Sales Job The term “clinical sales” covers a lot of area: clinical…
3. PHC Consulting: Recruiting Medical and Health Care Revenue and Marketing Talent PHC Consulting is an executive search firm that specializes…

Hey, medical device sales reps: www.orthogate.com says that 55% of you will be looking for a new job this year.  Paula Rutledge’s article on the career opportunity market trends in medical device sales cites recent polling that also says that only 11% of you feel rock-solid in your current situation. She’s also got some interesting [...] Related posts:

1. Medical Device Sales position – Must have experience selling capital equipment into medical environment…Read the job description. Yep, some position skills (like sales skills) are transferable. Yes,…
2. Big 20 Pharmaceutical Company Changes Over the Last 18 Months: How They Affect Pharma Sales Reps In 2008, these were the Top 20 pathology companies: Major…
3. AACC Review – Companies like Abbott, Beckman, Roche, Thermo, and Ortho Clinical were there…. AACC was in Chicago this year….I always like Chicago as…

Here’s Melissa’s story: 
I went through a very difficult career transition in which my job ended in such a way that was very hard to explain to people.   When I met Peggy, I was nice-looking down and out about it.  She came to the rescue and helped me rephrase this difficult situation and put a positive [...] Related posts:

1. How Can Career Coaching from the Pharmaceutical Revenue Recruiter Help You? As a pharmaceutical sales recruiter, I spend a lot of…
2. Tired of interviewing and not getting that sales position you want? Career Coaching works! Job Seeker to Peggy: The phone interview was a bust….
3. Clinical Device Sales position – Must have experience selling capital equipment into medical environment…Read the job description. Yes, some position skills (like sales skills) are transferable. Yes,…

Today’s post is from guest author Heidi Allison-Shane, Managing Director, www.allisontaylor.com. Inquiring minds wanna know, and no minds are more inquiring than these about to hire you. Rest assured, you will be investigated. As a rule of thumb, the better the position and the higher the pay, the tougher the screening process. If you are [...] Related posts:

1. Clinical Sales Reps: Will Your Job References Help You or Hurt You? Career Sabotage: The Influence of a Past Employer   The…
2. Laboratory Rep: Laid off? Check your references before I do. One of the best pieces of advice I got to…
3. Major 5 Reasons to Check Your Own References In any job search, it’s very important that you know…

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Get the answers to 47 more Pharmaceutical Revenue questions from Peggy Article courtesy of  Peggy [...] Related posts:

1. Peggy spills the beans on the big 50 questions about medical sales… Get the Ninety minute audio conference, the resume audio…
2. 10 Funniest Interview Questions Ten.  “Who would win a battle between a ninja and…
3. Win Ipod Classic – I need Leading 50 Questions You have About Medical/Healthcare/Pharma Sales and How to break in…. I am going to do an audio conference at…