1. Wrong degree
To get a job in medical revenue, healthcare sales, clinical diagnostics sales, medical sales, pathology sales, imaging revenue, biotechnology sales, medical device revenue, clinical laboratory revenue, 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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I was asked recently about the National Association of Medical Representatives (NAPRx)—specifically, whether or not the training certificate program they offer is an adequate substitute for a 4-year degree if the end goal is breaking into pharmaceutical sales as a sales rep. There’s a couple of ways to answer this question, so here goes: First [...]
Fierce Pharma outlines how 20,000 pharma folks were laid off from 5 companies in 2008. I hate to point this out, but if leading pharmaceutical can let all of these folks go without big issues continuing to do business, then these employees were not adding value (or very much of it). As one marketeer put [...]
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.
