Posts from ‘April, 2010’

I discovered this on YouTube–The Origin of Job Interviews from the Armstrong and Miller show (BBC).  It’s a caveman-era panel interview–very funny! Article courtesy of  Peggy McKee - Owner / Senior Recruiter at the nationally recognized pathology and pathology sales recruiting team of PHC Consulting.© Copyright 2008 PHC Consulting [...] Related posts:

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I was recently asked this question by a laboratory sales candidate:  “If bringing a 30/60/90-day plan to the interview is so impressive, would a 1-year plan be even better?”
Now that’s a go-getter!
But, my answer is:  Maybe, but probably not.
I can see where there’s a possibility that someone with tremendous amounts of experience who’s going for [...] Related posts:

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

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You know the drill for pathology sales job interviews:  research, prepare, and be willing for the toughest interview questions.
There are some career opportunity interview questions for health care sales jobs that inevitably travel candidates up.  “What’s your greatest weakness?“  is a famous one.   The typical advice you’ll usually find is to prepare for the interview by [...] Related posts:

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The era of the thank you note after a job interview is over.
Well, not the actual “thank you,” just the delivery system.
It’s critically important that you thank the interviewer for the territory, but it’s also critically important that you get it to him within 24 hours.  And a handwritten, snail-mailed note just won’t do that.  [...] Related posts:

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Here’s a fun use for leftover Easter candy…an object lesson of the “smart peeps” approach to the job search, with special thanks to my pint-sized production assistant.  No actual peeps were hurt in this exercise.
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Are you looking for a job in the pharmaceutical or health care revenue field?
You’re going to love this:
I’ve put together a list of the top 100 clinical and health care companies with my personal commentary on each one….and it’s FREE.  No strings attached.
I’ve included a fact check on the big Twenty companies in 5 different [...] Related posts:

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As a medical sales recruiter, I get almost every single day inquiries from people who would like to be in medical sales even though they have no sales background and wanna know what they should do.  I’m never surprised to get these calls.  Clinical sales is (I think) the big tier of revenue categories, and there [...] Related posts:

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If it’s true that 55% of pathology device sales professionals will be looking for a new job this year, then odds are priceless 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 career opportunities available for the right [...] Related posts:

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Are you on the hunt for a job in clinical sales, clinical devices, lab sales, pharma revenue, or other health care revenue?
In this economy, you need all the help you can get….so here is a awesome territory for you:
The Sales Recruiter is offering a FREE Training Webinar:  How to Get a Better Job–Faster!
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