Interview Success Tips

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The curriculum vitae, a resume of educational and work background, is essential for undergraduates applying to graduate and professional schools. Now revised and updated, How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae helps readers to analyze their academic career and create the best “academic resume” possible.

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How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae

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Author:
Peggy McKee

Jobs in medical sales, laboratory sales, biotechnology sales, clinical diagnostics sales, medical device sales, imaging sales, hospital equipment sales, pathology sales, and other healthcare sales are fairly competitive to get into (you’re going to have to put some effort into it), but worth it in terms of compensation, commissions, and extras.  Plus, it’s an exciting place to be if you have an interest in science or medicine (but not blood), technology, business, and helping people.

You’re going to have to go the extra mile (especially in this economy!) to land a position in healthcare sales, but there are several great ways to set yourself apart from the competition.  Doing all of them will definitely make you a standout candidate!  Here’s how to prepare for a sales job interview: 

1.  Research the company.  There is no substitute for doing your homework.  Know what the company does, what its current issues are, and what the future plans include.  Your job is to find out what you can do for them.  Your research gives you material to talk about during the interview and a way to custom-fit your answers to their specific questions. 

2.  Build a brag book.  Click the link for the video and more explanation, but basically it’s a collection of awards, sales rankings, successful projects, letters from happy customers or managers, and so on.  When you present it during the interview, it showcases your presentation skills as well as your accomplishments. 

3.  Create a 30/60/90-day plan.  This kind of plan is a written demonstration of what you will do for the company in your first 3 months on the job–how you will get your training, how you will transition into being a contributing member of the sales team, and so on.  If you need more help, you can download samples and a template with audio coaching from the Sales Recruiter.  This kind of plan will definitely get the attention of the hiring manager.

4.  Read my Tips on How to Ace Your Medical Sales Interview.   Also, look up typical Sales Interview Questions to be prepared.  Think of your interview as a sales call, and act accordingly. 

5.  Consider custom coaching from the Medical Sales Recruiter.  Most people need no more than an hour.  Ask the questions you need in a private, one-on-one conversation to improve your personal situation.  I’ve been a medical sales recruiter for over 10 years now, and I was in the medical sales area before that as a sales rep, regional manager, and national accounts manager.  I can go over your resume with you, critique your answers to interview questions and prepare you for the interview, give you insider tips on the industry, help you get into medical sales if you’re new to it, teach you how to negotiate and recognize a fair offer, build your personal brand, or even decide between job offers.  Career coaching works.

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About the Author

Peggy McKee has been recruiting and placing top sales talent in the medical industry for over 10 years. Her firm, PHC Consulting, is a nationally-recognized medical sales recruiting firm. Check out her blog at http://www.phcconsulting.com/WordPress to learn powerful tips that will set you apart in the job search!

For more information on the kind of opportunities available in all areas of medical sales, go to: http://www.phcconsulting.com.

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The most stressful part of getting a new job, or getting into a new school, is the interview. No one wants to give a bad impression by stumbling over difficult interview questions. The best way to look like a prepared professional is to actually make the effort to be prepared. If you are well-spoken and honest when you give your answers, you should do fine. Avoid saying anything that could reflect badly upon you but don’t lie because employers and educators will usually do a background check before they accept you. This is especially true in these hard times.

Some interview questions that you can expect will usually have something to do with your long-term goals and objectives. Be sure you have your long term goals firmly planned for and you will do well. If you don’t do well with these answers you will appear to not have any aspirations for your future, which is not a desirable quality in a hire or a student. Another topic of interview questions that you should be prepared for will be about your accomplishments. It may take some careful thought to determine what in your life you would consider an accomplishment. A lot of hesitation when it comes to forming an answer never reflects positively. By all means, rehearse your interview to be prepared.

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When answering interview questions, be sure to seem confident without being cocky. No one wants to deal someone who is full of them self because it will make the working or learning environment unpleasant. Do not answer questions in a manner that will make it sound rehearsed. If you don’t seem natural then it could be perceived as dishonesty and that could wreck the entire interview. Be your self and remain calm. Employers like this approach. It says alot about you is you appear confident, but you will also seem nervous at the same time. Relax, the interviewer is simply another person and will understand a small degree of nervousness.

Sample interview questions can be found on various Internet web sites. Employment web sites such as Monster.com commonly feature a section dedicated specifically to giving you sample interview questions. “CollegeGrad” also has a list of common questions that you may hear in an interview, as well as, a section with a sample interview to give you a feel for the format of an actual interview situation. Turn to the internet to help you prepare for that next upcoming interview.

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In this busy world, people don’t always have time to prepare for job interviews far in advance. This book distills JIST’s revolutionary and proven interview advice into seven quick chapters covering self-assessment, computer research, key questions, a system for answering any question that might come up, unusual situations, follow up after the interview, salary negotiation, and more.

Next Day Job Interview: Prepare Tonight and Get the Job Tomorrow

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