Medical Sales Recruiter - Tips & Quips

Panel interviews are gaining in popularity these days.  Why?  They save time, since the candidate interviews with everyone at once rather than go through a series of private interviews.  They can be more reliable and job-related, since interviewers have each other to keep them accountable and to help them stay on track.  These interviews are very […]

Another candidate with inappropriate material on his myspace…who is now no longer a candidate.
It’s REALLY important to sanitize your social network pages (anything on MySpace, FaceBook, YouTube, Twitter, etc.)  while you are looking for a job in medical sales, pharmaceutical sales, clinical diagnostics sales, laboratory sales, pathology sales, imaging sales, medical device sales, cellular products sales, molecular […]

Quick quiz:  When searching for a job in medical sales, laboratory sales, clinical diagnostics sales, pharmaceutical sales, pathology sales, imaging sales, medical device sales, cellular products sales, molecular products sales, or biotechnology sales, which of these greetings are appropriate for your voicemail?
a)  “In case you have forgotten, this is a machine — my owner does […]

Below is a video that shows the amazing impact of the internet and technology. When I watch it, I think that to be competitive in today and tomorrow’s market, every business person has to embrace technology and try to fashion their business, products and marketing to meet and exceed the expectations of the generations to […]

Okay, just a few short topics that we need to go over.
#1 - Google has some great tools. I just started using Google Reader (this compiles a list of articles or posts on the web) to track articles on “clinical diagnostics”, “laboratory sales”, and a few other topics of interest to me. It is very […]

Here I outline how to use a 30/60/90 day plan in an interview to secure an offer. What is a 30 day/60 day/90 day plan? And why is it important? and how do I create one? These fantastic documents that will solidify you as a candidate in your next job search and will help you […]

If you are looking for a position in medical sales, healthcare sales, medical device sales, imaging sales, pathology sales, cellular products sales, molecular products sales, biotechnology products sales, clinical diagnostics sales, laboratory sales, or pharmaceutical sales, here are seven tips to help you write the very best resume you can so that you can have the most […]

Employers and recruiters do research medical sales, healthcare sales, medical device sales, laboratory sales, clinical diagnostics sales, imaging sales, pathology sales, cellular and molecular products sales, biotech sales, and pharmaceutical sales candidates online to get more information about them before an offer is presented.  This can work against you if your MySpace page is filled […]

I enjoy David Letterman’s Top Ten Lists.  I will be publishing a few of my own soon, but here are a few I found for you now:
Top Ten Reasons Not to Accept a Counter-Offer 
Top Ten Reasons Why Managers Hate Recruiting
Top Ten Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Write Your Own Resume
Top Ten Reasons for Failing the Interview
These are […]

What does your desk look like?  What kind of image do you project in the things you carry around with you?  Some people think that any personal objects or photos in your workspace is unprofessional.  “Ask Annie,” the column from Fortune magazine, says that those kinds of displays will keep you from getting ahead at […]