Posts Tagged ‘pharmaceutical recruiting’

Education Important If Interested In Pharmaceutical Recruiting

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

#sales #jobs #hiring — For those who want to get into pharmaceutical sales and interested in the pharmaceutical recruiting route, realize that the recruiters generally are interested in only those with the industry experience. Those are the types of candidates that they are likely to place successfully with companies. That’s how they make their money. Candidates without the right industry pharmaceutical sales experience will not be of much help for recruiters but this doesn’t mean that all is lost for hopefuls.

One has to get the right industry education about the pharmaceutical world and then go after other routes besides pharmaceutical recruiting. It is much better to deal directly with people who are working in pharmaceutical companies.

The book ‘How To Get A Dream Job In Pharmaceutical Sales – Direct Inside Advice and Guidance From a Sales Manager’ does just that. There’s also an audio version of this book as well. Here are some more comments from a past reader.


“I would first like to state this book was an absolute joy to read, and I am so glad I purchased this before blindly jumping into the industry. The material was presented very well. It was easy to follow and read, and the chapters were presented in a logical sequence. I found the addition of your personal experiences to be invaluable. I guess the whole e-book is your personal experience, but when you reference an experience of X or Y, it really drives a point home.”

“I would personally like to comment on Chapters 6 to 10 … WOW! In my opinion, those four chapters alone are worth the $27 I paid!  Your strategy, insights and attention to detail on how to break into the industry are unlike anything out there. I have seen several web pages that claim to know this and that, and might mention ‘networking’ but nothing like you present. I feel you have done an outstanding job on sharing this technique. You covered everything from A-Z, and I am going to follow your suggestions to the ‘T’.”

“Mr. Cora, you give your customers tremendous value! I am convinced for the e-book, it is the best priced info on the internet, possibly anywhere. I thank you for your efforts to create such a beneficial book.”

James Bruce, Malabar, FL

A good way to start your education about the industry is to take my free webinar on pharmaceutical sales.  This will help you start with other routes besides pharmaceutical recruiting.

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Can I Do Pharmaceutical Recruiting Or Referrals?

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

One question I got from a reader of my book and audio program “How To Get A Dream Job In Pharmaceutical Sales – Direct Inside Advice and Guidance From A Sales Manager” is whether I would be in a position to refer that person to a pharmaceutical company or hiring manager.  In other words, would I be able to do pharmaceutical recruiting or be a referral?

My answer is it depends.  In fact, this same question has been asked by quite a few other past readers before and I am honoured that I would be considered a good potential reference.

However, my stance on whether or not to be a reference will depend largely on how well I know the candidate in terms of potential and skills.  This is what would be expected of me because others in the industry will take my words seriously and have high expectations of any candidates I refer.

Therefore, if I have never worked with the person before, then the only way for me to assess the candidate is to interview that individual myself.  And this would mean face to face interviews rather than telephone or email dialogue.

Only after a face to face personal interview and if I’m satisfied that somebody would be a good candidate for a pharmaceutical sales job would I ever be in a position to refer someone to industry people.

So if I have never interviewed you face to face or have never worked with you either in pharmaceutical or any other industry (other industries are okay), then it is unlikely that I will be able to refer you.  This is what would be expected of me in the first place by my pharmaceutical recruiting colleagues.

Rely on your own contact list that you build up in your own local area.  Those will be the best sources of possible people to refer you to hiring managers.

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Pharmaceutical Recruiting Services Useless For Newcomers

Monday, June 14th, 2010

#pharmaceutical #jobs #sales

Too often, pharmaceutical recruiting services attract a lot of people who are interested in landing pharmaceutical sales jobs.  They are sometimes very effective for those candidates who have direct or related experience.

However, for newcomers out there, they will quickly find that such pharmaceutical recruiters will be useless in helping them.  This should be no surprise since recruiters make their money on the commissions from placing successful candidates in companies and the chances of doing that are much better with experienced people.

So what should newcomers do given that pharmaceutical recruiting agencies will turn out to be of little help?  There is hope since that is exactly why I came out with my book and audio program called “How To Get A Dream Job In Pharmaceutical Sales – Direct Inside Advice and Guidance From A Sales Manager“.

My program has been extremely helpful to many people who want to get into the pharmaceutical industry for the first time.  In fact, here’s one such individual who recently read my book.

Valerie Duggan of North Carolina writes;

“Clint’s eBook was a valuable asset in helping me break into a pharmaceutical sales career. I really appreciated the fact that the content was easy to understand and the basics were well explained. A better understanding of how things work in pharmaceutical sales definitely gave me an edge over my competition.”

“Ultimately, the deciding factor for me to purchase the book was the resume evaluation bonus. And, turns out, Clint did a great job at helping me tweak my resume. My problem was to decide what should be left out. Clint gave me the focus I needed to shorten and strengthen my resume.”

“This book contains a step-by-step process on exactly how to land a pharmaceutical rep job. Not only it provided me with the tools but the answers to the “whys” as well, so I understood clearly how the system works. I also appreciated all the references and tips in the appendices.”

The resume evaluation Valerie referred to was one of the three free bonuses that I offer when either the book or five hour audio program is ordered through my website.  At this same website, is a free 30 minute webinar on pharmaceutical sales careers in this exciting field and I invite you to check it out.  So don’t worry if the pharmaceutical recruiting services turn out to be less than helpful since this is expected.  But there is hope so check out the webinar.


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