Article courtesy of Peggy McKee - Owner / Senior Headhunter at the nationally recognized clinical and medical sales recruiting team of PHC Consulting.© Copyright 2008 PHC Consulting | All rights reserved Related posts:Funny Job Interview Technique [...] Related posts:
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Just a quick heads-up:
When you send your CV to a recruiter by email, don’t send a cover letter as an attachment. For the most part, it’s a waste of time. A busy pathology sales recruiter doesn’t have time to open extra attachments, and expects that you’ll say what you need to say in the body [...] Related posts:
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A field preceptorship a outstanding way to boost your chances of landing a clinical sales job. 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 career opportunity. You can explore it [...] Related posts:
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Well, I guess the first question should be: CAN med techs or other clinical people transition from a technical role into a sales role? The answer is: it depends. The odds are low, but for those who can beat the odds, they’ll likely be excellent sales reps. It tends to be a love it/hate it [...] Related posts:
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A sales rep’s job is to make the sale. So if you’re looking for a new sales career opportunity in laboratory sales, medical device sales, or any other health care sales arena, the best way to get a medical sales job is to make it your mission is to demonstrate that you can ring that cash [...] Related posts:
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This is not your daddy’s career opportunity search….
You can’t just send out resumes anymore and expect to get a call for a medical sales job or health care sales career opportunity. Life is different, and the job search is different. Get a career coach, get on LinkedIn, discover some CV help. Get serious, and play to win. [...] Related posts:
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by Dr. John Sullivan
If an airline bought a new 747, and then let it sit for 2 months on the runway because they didn’t have a pilot, what would the cost be to the airline? In other words what is the cost of a vacant career opportunity?
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Are you on LinkedIn? If not, you should be. Not only is LinkedIn an invaluable component of your professional network, it’s an excellent resource for information about pathology and health care revenue.
For example, in the Revenue Café group, this is a discussion:
What’s your opinion of the American Institute of Clinical Sales Academy?
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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.
