Posts under ‘Interview Coach’

There are so many details involved in a successful job interview, and every one of Them is more critical than the last.  Hiring you is a big, expensive risk for the company.  (If they put in the money to train you, pay you, and give you health care benefits, are you going to make it [...] Related posts:

1. What questions will they ask in a clinical sales interview? Interview preparation in any industry requires that you know what…
2. Interview Prep for Pharmaceutical Device Revenue If you’re in the career opportunity search for a pharmaceutical device…
3. Clinical Sales Reps: 10 Ways to Utilize Your References Resumes Win Interviews, But References Win Position Offers By Heidi…

Don’t get me wrong…there are many questions you must ask the interviewer in order to land a clinical sales job.  Asking questions in the interview demonstrates your intelligence, drive, enthusiasm, and preparation for the position.  It turns the interview into a conversation between professionals, putting you in a better psychological career opportunity, interview-wise.  You’ll also discover [...] Related posts:

1. Position Interview Question: What’s Your Greatest Weakness? “What’s your greatest weakness?” is one of those typical but…
2. Don’t Sabatoge Your Job Search By Making This Critical Interview Mistake Just got off a coaching call with a candidate who…
3. 6 Tips for a Successful Clinical Device Sales Position Interview Competition for jobs in pathology sales can be fierce.  Health…

Just got off a coaching call with a candidate who is making a critical mistake in the interview and missing the career opportunity offer.
I don’t want you to miss this – it’s a less-than-5-minute audio that will change the way you think about the interview.
Here is what you should do:
1: Click the audio control below to [...] Related posts:

1. How to Prepare for a Behavioral Job Interview in Clinical Sales A behavioral job interview is a popular interview tactic in…
2. 6 Tips for a Successful Medical Device Sales Career opportunity Interview Competition for career opportunities in clinical sales can be fierce.  Health…
3. Position Search Tip: The Details Matter I came across a worthwhile article I’d like to share…

If you’re in the position search for a medical device sales job, you know how tough it is.  Even if you’ve the right background in science and technology plus sales experience, there’s some intense competition for these awesome positions.  What can you do to prepare for your pathology device interview so that you’re the [...] Related posts:

1. 6 Tips for a Successful Pathology Device Sales Job Interview Competition for career opportunities in medical sales can be fierce.  Health…
2. How to Get a Job in Clinical Device Revenue Clinical device sales is a hot revenue category.  Because it’s…
3. How Does a Nurse Transition into Pharma Revenue? Pathology Device Sales? Clinical laboratory Sales? Here’s a Career opportunity Search Strategy for You Nurses have a few natural advantages when it comes to…

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:

1. When To Introduce Your 30/60/90-Day Plan In the Interview Creating a  30/60/90-day plan is one of the most effective…
2. Use a 30-60-90-day plan to secure a laboratory sales career opportunity! I got a thank you note recently from a candidate who just landed a…
3. Should you e-mail your 30/60/90-day revenue plan to the hiring manager? As a Clinical Sales Headhunter, I recommend to all my…

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:

1. Should you hire an interview coach? There’s tremendous amounts of advice you can discover in books…
2. Funny Job Interview Video: The Origin of Position Interviews I discovered this on YouTube–The Origin of Job Interviews from…
3. Ten Popular Behavioral Interview Questions for Pathology Sales Behavioral interview queries are the norm for career opportunity interviews in…

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.
See how you can get help with your position search with the tools available at www.career-confidential.com. If you don’t wanna be [...] Related posts:

1. Medical Sales Job Search Tip: Don’t Apply Online A job search primarily conducted online (completing online applications, submitting…
2. Stand Out In Your Pharmaceutical Sales Job Interview What does it take to set yourself apart from the…
3. The Lab Sales Recruiter Sets Resume On Fire To Say This: Stop the Faux Job Search This is not your daddy’s job search…. You can’t…

There’s tremendous amounts of advice you can find in books and online for how to answer job interview queries, and some of it says to practice your interview answers with a friend, or video yourself so that you can play it back to see your weak spots.  It’s nice advice.  It’s always harder to critique [...] Related posts:

1. “Umm, Uh… Could you, like, NOT hire me?”: How to Underwhelm Your Job Interviewer Job interviews generally make people nervous, and understandably so:  you’re…
2. Medical Sales Interview Question Tip: “You Don’t Have Experience…Why Should We Hire You?” Would you like to transition into medical revenue? What if…
3. “Do you’ve any questions?” (The answer is “Yes!”) The other day, I conducted a phone interview with…

Sometimes companies hire outside recruiters as consultants assigned to conduct candidate interviews for positions in pharmaceutical revenue, health care revenue, pharmaceutical device sales, laboratory sales, clinical diagnostics sales, laboratory sales, or pharma sales. Understandably, these interview situations make candidates a little more nervous….but I have a career opportunity interview strategy for you to handle this [...] Related posts:

1. 6 Tips for a Successful Pathology Device Sales Job Interview Competition for jobs in clinical sales can be fierce.  Health…
2. How to Prepare for a Behavioral Job Interview in Clinical Sales A behavioral position interview is a popular interview tactic in…
3. Top 10 Ways to Ace Your Laboratory Sales Interview Here are 10 of my best tips to help you…

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

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