Posts under ‘Resumes’

If you’re searching for a career opportunity in pharma sales, clinical sales, healthcare revenue, clinical diagnostics revenue, clinical laboratory sales, imaging sales, biotech sales, medical device revenue, hospital equipment sales, or medical sales, you want every advantage you can get, right?  Which means, you’ve probably put a lot of effort into your resume, you’ve found the perfect [...] Related posts:

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Peggy talks about references. She gives you the scoop about references and what makes them powerful. She tells how you get your references to perform for you. She even suggests “testing” your references before you give Them out. Good Luck. addthis_url =’http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phcconsulting.com%2FWordPress%2F2009%2F06%2F05%2Freferences%2F’; addthis_title =’Check+your+references%3A+Job+Search+%26%23038%3B+Job+Interview+tip’; addthis_pub [...] Related posts:

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Every career opportunity seeker looking for a fantasy sales job wants a “secret weapon”—the edge that will make potential employers insane to hire him or her, and willing to bestow high salaries, benefits, and bonuses.  In many cases, that weapon is the 30/60/90-day revenue plan:  it’s a written plan that explains to the hiring manager how [...] Related posts:

1. Use a 30-60-90-day plan to secure a clinical sales job! I got a thank you note recently from a candidate who just landed a…
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10.  Attend industry-specific conferences.  Better yet, speak at one.
9.  Write an article for industry newsletters.
8.  Write an article on your own blog, or as a guest on someone else’s.
7.  Use your network to get an introduction.
6.  Use online social networks like LinkedIn or Twitter.
5.  Do your part by passing on the names of others.  When [...] Related posts:

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I am going to do an audio conference at the end of April. The topic will be “How to break into Medical Sales” - I will give my thoughts and experiences about how to successfully transition into medical/healthcare/laboratory/pharma sales. In the conference discussion, I wanna answer the top Fifty questions that you may have [...] Related posts:

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3. Pharmaceutical Sales Resumes, Pharma Revenue Resumes, or Healthcare Revenue Resumes: More Resume Tips [caption id=”attachment_650″ align=”alignleft” width=”300″ caption=”medical, sales, job, recruiter, clinical,…

 
Do you need a refresher course in Resumes 101?  If you’re thinking of a career opportunity in medical sales, clinical laboratory revenue, clinical diagnostics sales, hospital equipment revenue, clinical device revenue, imaging revenue, biotechnology revenue, DNA products sales, laboratory sales, cellular or molecular products sales, surgical supplies revenue, or laboratory sales, here’s what a clinical sales headhunter [...]

Resume objectives are a major topic online.  Apparently, it’s a problem for people…but it shouldn’t be.  The concept of it isn’t that hard.  At it’s most basic level, a resume objective says what it’s that you want, and the rest of the RESUME is supporting evidence for why you should get it.
That said, it [...]

RESUME objectives are a leading topic online.  Apparently, it’s a problem for people…but it shouldn’t be.  The concept of it isn’t that hard.  At it’s most basic level, a resume objective says what it’s that you want, and the rest of the RESUME is supporting evidence for why you should get it.
That said, it [...]

Let’s say you’re a recruiter, and you’ve just received a resume that includes a paragraph like this:
In my spare time, I am physically active.  I run, mountain bike, play tennis, and I teach yoga on weekends.  Physical activity keeps my body and mind in shape, and promotes balance and clarity in my life. I belong to a [...]

I get asked fairly frequently whether or not a candidate should include their GPA on their CV, and my answer is this:  First of all, it’s only a consideration for recent graduates.  If you’ve worked for any length of time, experience trumps education, so that’s what recruiters and hiring managers want to know about.  Generally, anything less [...]