I have a guest author for you today: Rich DeMatteo, from Corn on the Job. This outstanding article ties in nicely with what I’ve told before about asking questions in the career opportunity interview. Rich adds some worthwhile advice for you:
Questions YOU should ask at an interview
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Sales managers: do you have an overwhelming number of applicants for your sales position? If you’ve got a stack of great resumes on your desk, what do you do? You don’t have time to interview them all, and it can seem like an impossible task to whittle the list down to a manageable number. It isn’t. [...] Related posts:
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What is a ride-along? Why is it important?
A ride-along is just what it sounds like: You spend a day with a medical revenue rep who’s in the field you’re thinking you’d like to sell into, and see how a typical day goes. A ride-along can be one of your greatest opportunities to differentiate yourself from another candidate. It [...] Related posts:
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Is it even possible for a legal software sales rep to transition into laboratory sales?
The short answer is: yes.
But you know there’s more to the story:
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Is it even possible for a legal software sales rep to transition into clinical sales?
The short answer is: yep.
But you know there’s more to the story:
Recently, I got a call from a legal services/software rep who wanted to transition into medical laboratory sales, but was having no luck. He applied online for over 50 jobs, with [...] Related posts:
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I met Chris Norris 12 + years ago when I was hired as the bDNA business manager for Chiron Diagnostics. He was a sales trainer then (taught sales skills and product curriculum). When I walked into the training room, he told to me: Oh – I know you – I saw your resume – chemistry [...] Related posts:
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What really separates candidates?
It is not what you think.
What sets candidates apart
Of course, you need a great CV and you’ve to have presence. You got to have your shoes shined, show up on time and answer all the questions correctly.
But you know what really makes a great candidate stand out from the others?
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Can’t get an interview?
Can’t get past the first interview?
Are you demonstrating the levels of commitment, drive, tenacity, skills and organization employers want?
Here are 6 tried and true ways to separate you from other candidates and be the candidate everyone wants to hire:
1. Preparation = SWOT Analysis:
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1. Wrong degree
To get a career opportunity in pharmaceutical revenue, healthcare sales, medical diagnostics revenue, pathology sales, clinical laboratory sales, imaging sales, biotechnology revenue, lab device revenue, clinical sales, or any variation, you need either (1) a degree in one of the life sciences, like biology, chemistry, zoology, biochemistry, or biotechnology, for example, with some business classes and [...] Related posts:
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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.
