Posts under ‘Networking’

Online social media is a amazing tool for position hunting.  The Major 3 (LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter) each have their own unique style that you can
utilize in different ways for your job search.  But while you’re working these sites to land the perfect clinical sales career opportunity, employers and recruiters are looking for you, too.  And [...] Related posts:

1. Why Should I Join LinkedIn? If you haven’t joined LinkedIn by now, you should.  There…
2. 3 Easy Ways to Strengthen Your Online Brand Identity Your personal brand is nothing more (or less) than the…
3. What Will Potential Employers Discover When They Search Your Name Online? You know you can use online social networks for your…

If you haven’t joined LinkedIn by now, you should.  There are over 65 million professionals involved in LinkedIn, making it the most significant online business network around.  Don’t make the mistake of thinking of it in the same terms as Facebook or Twitter (although they have their place).  And don’t make the mistake of thinking [...] Related posts:

1. What LinkedIn Groups Should I Join As a Medical Sales Rep? One of the best aspects of LinkedIn is that it…
2. LinkedIn for Pharmaceutical Sales and Sales Management: Ten Tips #1 – Join LinkedIn (it’s free) and the information and…
3. Why Should You Join LinkedIn? LinkedIn is one of the most popular online career-focused networking…

Every jobseeker in clinical sales, health care revenue, lab device revenue, pharmaceutical sales, or laboratory sales should be on LinkedIn.   It’s an essential element of your networking and job searching strategy.
Why?
LinkedIn provides several advantages for you: LinkedIn is a way to get your name out there. (Personal branding, anyone?)  Your LinkedIn profile is an online resume [...] Related posts:

1. College Seniors Need a LinkedIn Profile Now If you’re a college senior, you’ll be a jobseeker soon. …
2. LinkedIn for Pharma Sales and Sales Management: Ten Tips #1 – Join LinkedIn (it’s free) and the information and…
3. LinkedIn Tips for Your Clinical Sales Job Search What is LinkedIn? LinkedIn is a social networking site for…

Mark Hunter is a sales expert.  He has some networking tips for you to use if and when you go to a networking event.  These are great: Networking:
21 Tips to Use at a Networking Event
  When you arrive at a networking event, avoid gravitating to people you know.  You should initially thank the host and then immediately [...] Related posts:

1. Phone Sales Tips: Use Phone Skills for Clinical Sales Career opportunity Interviews Mark Hunter has some great tips for you when contacting customers…
2. Phone Sales Tips = Phone Interview Skills Here’s another great article for you from Mark Hunter, The…
3. LinkedIn Tips for Your Laboratory Sales Career opportunity Search What is LinkedIn? LinkedIn is a social networking site for…

Informational interviews can be a tremendous tool to both build your network and advance your job search.  They can help you establish connections and build relationships, and they are a source of the kind of inside information on the company that you can use in your job hunt.   If you happen to be job searching for an extended length of time, [...] Related posts:

1. Phone Sales Tips: Use Phone Skills for Laboratory Sales Position Interviews Mark Hunter has some great tips for you when contacting customers…
2. Position Interviews: How You Can Benefit By Asking Questions What really separates candidates? It is not what you…
3. Pharmaceutical Sales Reps: 10 Ways to Utilize Your References Resumes Win Interviews, But References Win Position Offers By Heidi…

What is LinkedIn?
LinkedIn is a social networking site for professionals in the business world.  It allows people to interact with other professionals in their industry and maintain a profile that contains career-oriented information. Other career opportunity databases and networking sites can be expensive or hard to navigate. LinkedIn is no charge for most and very specific to [...] Related posts:

1. LinkedIn for Pharmaceutical Sales and Sales Management: 10 Tips #1 – Join LinkedIn (it’s no cost) and the information and…
2. Your LinkedIn Profile is Your Key to a Great Medical Sales Position As any pharmaceutical sales job-seeker can attest, finding a great…
3. What Is LinkedIn? And Why Should I Care? With over 40 million members and still growing, LinkedIn is…

Dear Peggy,
I can’t keep up with all the requests on LinkedIn, Plaxo, and now Naymz.  Which one is the most important?  Can I let the others slide?
I get this question all the time.  Jobseekers in healthcare sales sometimes think, “if one online profile is admirable, five of them must be great”.  Not true–it’s more important to have one [...] Related posts:

1. LinkedIn for Pharma Sales and Sales Management: 10 Tips #1 – Join LinkedIn (it’s free) and the information and…
2. LinkedIn Tip – shine up your profile You should be on linkedin and you need to have…
3. Five Devastating LinkedIn Profile Errors: Don’t Let This Happen to You I can’t emphasize enough just how important your LinkedIn profile…

Resumes Win Interviews, But References Win Position Offers
By Heidi M. Allison, Managing Director, JobReferences.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 career opportunity, the higher the pay, – the tougher the screening process. [...] Related posts:

1. Laboratory Revenue Reps: How to Have Winning References Today’s post is from guest author Heidi Allison-Shane, Managing…
2. Pharmaceutical Revenue Reps: Will Your Job References Help You or Hurt You? Career Sabotage: The Influence of a Past Employer   The…
3. Pharma Rep: Laid off? Check your references before I do. One of the best pieces of advice I got to…

Hey, give me 4 minutes and I’ll give you three of the major 10 queries, the answers and save you at least 500 bucks!
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Get the answers to 47 more Medical Sales queries from Peggy Article courtesy of  Peggy [...] Related posts:

1. Peggy spills the beans on the major 50 questions about medical revenue… Get the 90 minute audio conference, the RESUME audio…
2. 10 Funniest Interview Questions 10.  “Who would win a battle between a ninja and…
3. Win Ipod Classic – I need Big 50 Questions You have About Medical/Healthcare/Pharma Sales and How to break in…. I am going to do an audio conference at…

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 ‘em out. Worthy 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:

1. Job search tip: Choose your references wisely Recently, I had a candidate who was going to get…
2. Medical Rep: Laid off? Check your references before I do. One of the best pieces of advice I have to…
3. Top 5 Reasons to Check Your Own References In any job search, it’s very important that you know…