“In the grocery store of life, you need to figure out why someone would pick you up off the shelf,” says Andrea Nierenberg, president of the Nierenberg Group, a business communication-consulting firm in New York. “Are you new and improved? Are you repackaged? What are you doing to get that competitive edge? What you want [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2009’
Genetic Testing: DNA Tests Go Direct To Consumer?
Here’s a fascinating article and commentary about the current situation and future possibilities of personal genetic testing: specifically about companies like 23andMe, and generally about ethics, effectiveness, and who should be in charge. There’s a strong sentiment for keeping DNA testing in the hands of clinical professionals to avoid unreliable results and mass hysteria, but there’s an [...]
Did CafePharma put clinical revenue reps out of work? No. Doctors did.
If you’ve read this blog for long, you know my views on CafePharma. The level of professionalism in online forums leaves a little to be desired. That said, though, there’s an interesting discussion going on in the comment section of the IN VIVO blog’s article Don’t Come Knockin’ On My Door. The upshot is that [...]
Medical Device, Laboratory Revenue Candidates: Show Passion in the Interview!
Brian does a great job with these 1 minute movie scenes, and this one really is on target: Employers do want to hire passionate employees. And yes, you can prove passion in your answers and in your interest in the interview. But the passion that is really worth a lot is that which drives the candidate [...]
Clinical Device, Clinical Sales Candidates: Show Passion in the Interview!
Brian does a great job with those 1 minute episodes, and this one really is on target: Employers do want to hire passionate employees. And yes, you can prove passion in your answers and in your interest in the interview. But the passion that’s really worth a lot is that which drives the candidate [...]
Sales Reps:Company Car or Car Allowance? - which one is best?
Candidates sometimes ask which is best: company car or allowance? So we thought we would allow you (the reader) to tell us what you think. Many candidates like the allowance because you can choose your car and don’t have to worry about driving record issues either. But companies got to know that I think that [...]
Medical Sales Managers: Selling Power Discusses CRM Trends….
What is a CRM?
CRM (customer relationship management) is an information industry term for methodologies, software, and usually Internet capabilities that help companies manage customer relationships in an organized way.
Some of the many benefits it offers are: (1) it enables product management departments to identify and target customers, manage campaigns, and generate quality leads; (2) it streamlines [...]
Do you have to check pharmaceutical sales reps’ credit before hiring?
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TeleNav Tracking Medical Sales Reps
If you were a fly on the wall in my office, you’d have overheard this in a recent conversation with a candidate: Candidate says: I’m curious — I heard more companies were using the TeleNav tracking system in the Blackberrys that the reps carry. Are you hearing this, too? My company DOES track us using TeleNav and [...]
Pharmaceutical Sales Resumes, Clinical Sales Resumes, or Healthcare Sales Resumes: More Resume Tips
Do you need a refresher course in Resumes 101? If you’re thinking of a position in clinical sales, clinical sales, clinical diagnostics sales, hospital equipment revenue, medical device sales, imaging sales, biotechnology sales, DNA products revenue, lab revenue, cellular or molecular products sales, surgical supplies sales, or pharmaceutical sales, here’s what a medical revenue recruiter [...]

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.