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I love technology - especially when it provides us with information that we did not have access to previously. Now you can hear me talk about topics of interest via a podcast. Check it out. Currently, I have some short discussions about interviewing, healthcare sales, pharma sales, laboratory sales and medical device sales. I will […]

Penelope Trunk, who writes The Brazen Careerist, has some advice on how to find great people that’s also gotten the attention of Gautam Ghosh (Attracting Great People). 
Penelope’s list of new ways to get great candidates (along with my two cents):
1.  Tell people where they’ll go next.  Great people plan to move up.  Give them an idea […]

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MN Headhunter has some great advice on hiring salespeople:  As part of the interview process, “ask them to write down a schedule of a normal day, their first week, the first 30 days, and the first 90 days.”   This is exactly what I encourage all my medical sales candidates to do to give them an […]

I found a great article on HireSense:  Selling–You Can Always Get Better.  You should always be interested in picking up new tips, learning new trends, and improving your selling skills for the most obvious reason:  the more skilled you are, the more successful you are.  Competition is fierce in medical sales, clinical diagnostics and research […]

Thank you Liz! Love this article….Check out - Liz Handlin’s Ultimate Resumes Blog
One of my favorite quotes is “No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined. “ by Harry Emerson Fosdick. In fact when I was applying to graduate school and, later, when I was getting my MBA I kept […]

Do you know anyone who has been hired for medical sales, pharmaceutical sales, pathology sales, laboratory or clinical diagnostics sales, or medical device sales after completing a video interview? Or maybe it’s you?  I really am interested in your answer. But more importantly, I am going to tell you that if you don’t know someone who has been hired using a video […]

To all sales managers involved in laboratory sales, pharmaceutical sales, clinical diagnostics sales, pathology sales, or biotech sales:  how’s your turnover rate?  If it’s high, maybe you or your company should take a look at 19 Simple Ways to Make Your Best Reps Leave.  A high turnover rate is a major factor affecting productivity, and word of […]

So you’re looking for a job as a medical device sales rep, pathology sales rep, pharmaceutical sales rep, or laboratory sales rep.  Ever wish you could find a comprehensive list of sample interview questions and answers, what to expect in different types of interviews and strategies for them, what to wear and what not to do, how […]

Ever conduct (or participate in) an exit interview?  Which, if you don’t know already, consists of questions for managers to ask employees who are leaving the company to discover areas to improve in so that they don’t lose valuable people over things that can be fixed.  Great idea.  There’s even an article on 12 Questions to […]

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