Landing a medical sales job is an exciting accomplishment. You set your sights on a rewarding career and are now well on your way to changing the lives of numerous clients and their patients. However, receiving a job offer is just the first hurdle. The coming, and most important, steps you’ll take revolve around navigating […]
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Medical sales reps are competitive by nature. Fighting to the end for a sale isn’t the only time this side must outshine competitors, though. The same idea should apply to your medical sales job search. As you know, staying up-to-date in this constantly evolving world is a challenge. This means to stay above job search […]
Sales leaderboards don’t have a column for your failures. They don’t list the leads who said ‘no’ or formerly reliable customers who chose someone else’s product over yours. And thank goodness they don’t, right? The majority of us want to shove our failures under a rug. They’re embarrassing and remind us of uncomfortable, disappointing moments […]
Medical Sales College is a licensed and regulated college dedicated to medical device sales education. It specializes in placing candidates with no device-specific experience in the field. While the college has successfully placed over 1,100 graduates in medical device careers, it isn’t for everyone. Some people don’t have the time or money for this type […]
Children, spouses, parents, loved ones — most people have cared for one of these groups at some point in their lives. Often times, the pressure of finding professionals you trust to care for those loved ones, and paying for that care, becomes insurmountable. The majority of your employees are likely going through those same inner […]
Traditional business models warn strongly against mixing business with personal life. Of course, this is for good reason. The waters get clouded when too many emotions are thrown into the mix. However, the way we build professional relationships is rapidly changing — laying this old business model to rest. Social media and new marketing tactics […]
Trial and error have always been a huge part of the sales process. In medical sales jobs, reps applied what they believed previously worked best and used intelligent guesses to hopefully hit the mark. Starting in 2017, this all changed. Over 50 percent of companies adopted big data, according to the 2017 Big Data Analytics […]
According to Betterment’s 2018 Report, one in three US workers are freelancing in some manner. In fact, many are opting for the side hustle — an income opportunity on the side. For some freelancers, the side hustle is a way to pour passion into a side project with the hope it blossoms into more. For […]
Joanna Piazza, Health System Account Manager with Sysmex America, didn’t start her career with an MBA. Actually, she was a successful medical sales rep for 10 years before deciding to go back to school. But now that she’s earned those three important letters, Piazza wouldn’t go back to working in medical sales without it. 0
As Thanksgiving approaches, I’m once again thinking about all I’m grateful for this year. As I go down the list, from family to career and everything in between, I can feel my mindset from a stressful week shift. I feel a sense of gratitude and relief washing over me, calming my mind. With a new […]