Medical Sales Resumes, Pharmaceutical Sales Resumes, or Healthcare Sales Resumes: More Resume Tips

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Do you need a refresher course in Resumes 101?  If you’re thinking of a job in medical sales, medical sales, clinical diagnostics sales, hospital equipment sales, clinical device sales, imaging sales, biotechnology sales, DNA products revenue, pathology sales, cellular or molecular products sales, surgical supplies sales, or pharmaceutical sales, here’s what a clinical sales recruiter wants to see:

1.       Clear contact information:  Believe it or not, some candidates only put their name, phone number, and e-mail in this section.  I need an actual address, too.  Don’t make it hard for me to figure out where you’re.

TWO.       A Clear Objective:  what do you want?

THREE.       Job experience and accomplishments:  What have you done that will make you a great fit for THIS position?  If you can back it up with numbers (i.e., “I increased revenue by 30%”), do it.  I’m not especially interested in your education and GPA if you’ve had more than a few years of experience…I want to know what you’ve done on the career opportunity.

4.       Activities and Awards:  Some will advise you to put something “interesting” about yourself so that you stand out, but I’m telling you that you’ll be better served if you tailor these things, too, to activities that directly relate to the career opportunity (you belong to an industry-specific group, you spoke at ABC Conference, you won ________ award for job performance).

Throughout your CV, use keywords that will help me and my ATS (Applicant Tracking System) discover you.

All of this needs to be organized clearly (using bullet points helps) and spell-checked.  Check it, double-check it, and get a friend to look at it.  If you need professional help, get it.  Here’s a link to more CV Basics to help you get started.

Article courtesy of  Peggy McKee - Owner / Senior Recruiter at the nationally
recognized medical and laboratory sales recruiting team of PHC Consulting.
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