Saturday, January 7, 2012

Need A Pharmaceutical Sales Job?

By Steve Gates


Among the many markets that have truly suffered in the economic recession is pharmaceutical sales. Pharmaceutical organizations everywhere have released sales reps since both doctors and patients are choosing cheaper medicines whenever possible and foregoing using new products that pharmacy reps are selling. Having said that, that does not mean that there aren't pharmaceutical sales jobs out there, only that you will have to be more adaptive about where you work.

Additionally, you will also really need to send out your resume to every pharmacy company in the united states and even out of the country if you have a gift for languages and therefore are able to move somewhere else. There are actually many pharmaceutical companies, therefore you have to take into account all of them when you're searching for a job.

Should you be in the market for a pharmaceutical sales job, you will need to start by focusing on your resume. In pharmaceutical sales, the career is all about who you know, not just the type of work that you have accomplished. Pharmaceutical sales jobs ask you to communicate with doctors, nurses and medical office staff and if you realize you have an inside resource at some places, you should boast about it.

If you are sending your resume to a company that specializes in specific kinds of products, such as chemo medications and you have in depth skills in that area, then you need to make certain you identify those skills prior to all others. This can be done by making them the beginning of your resume. There's no rule saying your resume must be in chronological order.

If you are looking to get a sales job with a pharmaceutical company, you will need to get prepared for many rejections. This is nothing personal, it's just that there are only so many pharmaceutical sales jobs and there are lots of pharmaceutical sales reps.

Many pharmaceutical companies hold open interviews. Throughout this process they invite sales reps to a specific location and interview them. You have to make an immediate good impression or expect not to hear back concerning the job. You need to be confident and quick and treat the interview just like you would a sales pitch to a doctor. You can even approach the interview this way, letting the interviewer understand that this is the way you will sell their product to doctors. It is a better approach then just saying how are you today!

In today's job market, it's more vital than ever before for you to make an impact in just about every aspect of the job seeking process. It starts with your resume, then a phone interview and ultimately (hopefully) an face-to-face interview.

There are only so many pharmaceutical sales jobs for everyone. Put yourself out there, submit a large number of resumes and, above all else, make sure that the interviewer remembers you in a positive way!




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