There are several things to think about when you’re considering position opportunities in medical sales, whether you’re moving into it or moving around in it. In the first part of this series (Explaining Laboratory Sales - Part I) we talked about what’s involved in capital sales, and in the second part (Explaining Medical Sales [...]
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Age Discrimination: McCain was too old!
Not in years but in attitude, energy, and communication style. Okay - I am sure that I am going to step on some toes here but….I think McCain lost the election because he is “old”. Why do I say this? His platform, knowledge, integrity, and experience were much stronger but he failed to deliver the [...]
Explaining Pathology Sales–Part II
In my previous post (Explaining Pharmaceutical Sales - Part I), I told you about the difference between capital sales and consumable sales, mainly concentrating on what kinds of products are involved in capital revenue. In today’s movie, we’ll talk about consumable and service sales as they relate to medical revenue, pathology sales, clinical diagnostics sales, medical equipment sales, [...]
Explaining Pharmaceutical Sales: Part I
I receive several calls every week from people asking about the difference between revenue opportunities in the medical revenue field, and which personalities might fit best. So, to address these questions, here is the first part of a 3-part series explaining different types of laboratory revenue.
There are 2 basic types of sales that occur in [...]
Explaining Medical Sales: Part I
I receive several calls every week from people asking about the difference between revenue opportunities in the pharmaceutical sales field, and which personalities might fit best. So, to address these queries, here is the first part of a 3-part series explaining different types of laboratory sales.
There are 2 basic types of sales that occur in [...]
Using Assessment Tests As A Hiring Tool
Part of every sales manager’s position is to add to the team. Hire new talent. You think you know what you’re looking for: that “spark,” that intangible “it” factor, that “something about this candidate” that tells your intuition that this is the one. You do look at resumes and previous sales figures (if they have [...]
Hiring Managers: 7 Signs You Should Run Screaming From A Recruiter…
Using a recruiter to fill an open position on your team can be a tremendous time- and money-saver for any hiring manager. I say “can be” because it depends on whether or not you use a great recruiter. Quality matters.
Seven signs you should run away…. far, far away….
1. The recruiter can’t say the name of your company correctly. [...]
And you thought our job market was bad…….
Legend has it that famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton placed the following ad in a London newspaper prior to one of his unsuccessful expeditions to discover the South Pole:”MEN WANTED FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES,
BITTER COLD, LONG MONTHS OF COMPLETE DARKNESS,
CONSTANT DANGER, SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL. HONOR AND
RECOGNITION IN CASE OF SUCCESS.”
As the [...]

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.