JMO separating from military uses the medical sales headhunter to land super career opportunity stateside…

Here’s a great article for you to see:  Military Are Getting Short-Changed On the Career opportunity Front, Too, by Teena Rose.  I met Teena on Twitter.  She is the head of RESUME to Referral, which provides resume-writing and career services for mid-level career to executive professionals.  In her article, she negotiations about her husband’s career transition from the military to the intimate sector and the lessons he learned, which can be helpful for all of us–the main one being:  don’t count on the military (read: one source only) to help you get another job.

For instance, we had a candidate transitioning out of the military who sent us a video interview from where he was stationed in Germany….BEFORE he was out, please keep in mind.  We had interviews set up for him the first week he was back, and he had a great position within 4 weeks of his return.  (People with military backgrounds often make great candidates for laboratory sales, clinical diagnostics sales, medical sales, imaging sales, pathology sales, DNA products revenue, cellular/molecular products revenue, biotechnology sales, medical revenue, clinical device sales, hospital equipment sales, surgical supply sales, or other health care sales.)

The thing for you to get out of this is:  NETWORK.  Use as many sources as you can in your career opportunity search.  Call people you know.  Ask around.  Get on LinkedIn and Twitter.  Contact a recruiter.  It’s never a bad thing to have options.

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