Medical Sales Recruiter - Tips & Quips

I don’t watch very much TV, but I must admit that I follow the Sopranos. I find it entertaining. With all of the questions about Tony (will he live, will he die, what will he do), I wondered if he just needed a job change. His job is very demanding. He can never let his guard down, his friends really are his employees and any little slip could cost him their respect. It involves a lot of dirty work and moral compromises. Does the money make it worth it? No. Besides, I don’t think he has done a good job of saving and Carmella is very unsure of their financial security. But if he called me and wanted to talk about what he should do….I would not be able to help him. Why? (the obvious reason is that I am not sure that he has his BS degree, has worked in a laboratory environment, sold into the medical arena or managed sales people in the laboratory supply industry) Well, I don’t think people can change more than 15-20% and he has a number of areas that would need improvement for him to survive in my client company environments. What areas? Conflict management, employee development, honesty, integrity, work ethic, respect, empathy, deference, etc. Another issue, even though he might tell me he is okay with the pay structure of my client company, his lifestyle would burn through it (I have candidates do this all the time)and he would have issues at home that would affect his ability to perform his job successfully. So if Tony asks you for a great medical sales recruiter, don’t give him my name.