Posts under ‘Brag Books For Interviews’

Brag books are an important part of your position interview documents, especially for candidates in laboratory or health care sales.  They are awesome vehicles to highlight your achievements in sales rankings, sales volume, percentage improvements based on customers or territory, and other numerical evidence that you know how to ring the cash register.
Recently, a candidate [...] Related posts:

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Because brag books (or 30/60/90-day plans, for that matter) are a relatively uncommon item to bring to interviews, some hiring managers aren’t prepared to work Them in to the process.  And because you might not be absolutely comfortable with using them (combined with the fact that position interviews rattle your nerves), you might not be [...] Related posts:

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Welcome to part THREE of my 6-part series on how to stand out in your pharma sales position search.  Pathology revenue has always been a competitive sales arena, but it’s even more so these days with an influx of candidates from harder-hit areas of sales.  So, you really have to bring your game to stand [...] Related posts:

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There are 4 job interview techniques that I talk about all the time (and encourage my candidates to use in their pharmaceutical revenue job interviews):  Compile a brag book
Have great references 
Prepare well for the interview (research/do your homework)
Create a 30-60-90-day plan This movie scene will show you how some of my candidates have taken this advice and run with it…these are real-world [...] Related posts:

1. Ten Popular Behavioral Interview Musings for Medical Sales Behavioral interview questions are the norm for job interviews in…
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I am amazed that the quality of information, the level of organization and the selling message that some of you put together in your “Brag Book”.
I want you to have the territory to show off!
Please send your brag book to me at:
Peggy McKee
PO Box 1578
Celina, Tx 75009
I will send you a personal thank you gift [...] Related posts:

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Jennifer M. tells all about how a career coach (that would be me) made her fantasy job come true (even in this economy)!
I worked with Jennifer mid July. We fixed her RESUME, worked on her social media skills, helped her target hiring managers (and gave her the secret of what to ask for when she [...] Related posts:

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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: 
SWOT is a strategic planning tool.  It stands for Strengths (attributes [...] Related posts:

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Hey, give me 4 minutes and I’ll give you 3 of the major 10 questions, the answers and save you at least 500 bucks!
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Get the answers to 47 more Pharma Sales queries from Peggy Article courtesy of  Peggy [...] Related posts:

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Jobs in pharma sales, medical revenue, biotechnology sales, clinical diagnostics revenue, clinical device revenue, imaging sales, hospital equipment revenue, pathology sales, and other healthcare revenue are fairly competitive to get into (you’re going to need to put some effort into it), but worth it in terms of compensation, commissions, and extras.  Plus, it’s an exciting [...]

Do you have a very important interview?  Make sure you have a brag book.  Brag books can be an absolutely critical way to tip the scales in your favor in an interview.  Not only do they highlight all your nice qualities, they allow you to demonstrate these intangible skills that make a great impression.  In this economy, [...]