What Does a Medical Sales Rep Do? There is a lot of controversy when it comes to exactly who qualifies as a “med rep” and what a medical sales rep does. First, it’s important you understand one thing. At MedReps.com, we define a med rep as anyone selling or representing a product or service that […]
Recruiting
Data from a 2012 survey of nearly 600 MedReps.com members reveals 89% of our sales job candidates have industry experience. More than a decade ago, a small group of medical sales recruiters in search of a specific candidate profile created a website to exclusively post medical sales jobs. Word quickly spread among medical sales professionals […]
Everything You Need to Know About Resume Searching You’ve posted jobs and are starting to see some applications roll in, but why should you have to wait around on candidates to come to you? When time is of the essence (and really, when is it not?) hiring managers and recruiters need a more proactive […]
There are hundreds of thousands of job search websites on the web today – each with its own hook, niche, or special feature. Despite these differences, the goal of every job site is essentially the same: to help job seekers find jobs and employers find employees. While employers and job seekers still need to connect, […]
MedReps.com publishes a quarterly Medical Sales Jobs Report in which we track the number of sales jobs posted online. While the medical sales industry certainly has some additional factors to consider, there’s still likely to be some correlation between medical sales recruitment strategies and sales hiring in other industries. Hiring and retention are becoming major issues […]
1,617 survey respondents from the MedReps community 56% say a strong product offering is the most important quality in an employer. 49% say competitive compensation and commission structure is the most important benefit an employer can offer. 56% prefer to work for a medical device or medical equipment company. 55% prefer to work for a […]
You don’t need a lengthy industry report to tell you that 2010 was a tough year for pharmaceutical company sales. With more layoffs than any other business sector, there’s no doubt that a lot of pharmaceutical sales rep jobs have been affected. Fortunately, 2011 is shaping up to be a much better year for pharmaceutical […]
5 Tips for Hiring the Best Medical Device Reps in an Overcrowded Job Market
The recession may be behind us, but even the healthcare industry didn’t escape without a few scars. While medical device companies generally fared better than pharmaceutical companies, there are still a lot of talented medical device reps out of work. You may think the number of unemployed industry professionals would make finding quality medical device […]