Competition for career opportunities in pharma sales can be fierce. Health care is a fascinating field, and the work environment for clinical 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 clinical device sales, clinical sales, biotech sales, imaging [...] Related posts:
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It’s hard to land a job absolutely on your own. That’s why the phrase “it’s all in who you know” is such a cliché. Finding a job through someone you know is still the number one way that candidates find career opportunities. That’s why networking is so important for your career. And what better person to [...] Related posts:
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The term “pathology sales” covers a lot of area: pharma device sales, clinical revenue, clinical diagnostics sales, biotechnology sales, imaging sales, pathology sales, pharmaceutical sales, and tons of other niche areas of health care sales. Even though there are strong differences in style (capital vs. consumable revenue, for instance), there are several basic, [...] Related posts:
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Hey, medical device sales reps: www.orthogate.com says that 55% of you will be looking for a new job this year. Paula Rutledge’s article on the career opportunity market trends in medical device revenue cites recent polling that also says that only 11% of you feel rock-solid in your current situation. She’s also got some interesting [...] Related posts:
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Jason from The Talent Buzz posted this January 11. I love Twitter, and it’s an honor to be included with the other great recruiters on this list. Thanks, Jason!
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Here’s an interesting article from The Ladders on Negotiating a Bigger Sales Package. It includes definitions of eight types of revenue and/or commission packages, discussions of the pros and cons of each, and negotiating tips for improving your deal:
Straight commission – just like it sounds…you get paid for what you sell
Variable commission – commission varies [...]
Positions in medical sales, pharmaceutical sales, biotechnology sales, clinical diagnostics sales, medical device revenue, imaging sales, hospital equipment sales, lab revenue, and other healthcare revenue are fairly competitive to get into (you’re going to got to put some effort into it), but worth it in terms of compensation, commissions, and extras. Plus, it’s an exciting [...]
A behavioral position interview is a popular interview tactic in the pharmaceutical revenue arena. It focuses on finding out how the candidate handled (behaved in) specific job-realted situations. In healthcare sales, pathology revenue, clinical diagnostics sales, medical device sales, biotech sales, clinical laboratory sales, imaging sales, or medical sales, customer interaction is key—so how you handle [...]
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.
