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If You Think You Have to be a Cheerleader to Get a Pharmaceutical Sales Job, You Don’t Stand a Chance

I’ve had enough. I’m tired of hearing everyone talk about how all drug companies do is hire beautiful women implying that their “powers of seduction” will result in a few more prescriptions. I’m not tired of the claims because they’re completely false, I’m tired of hearing about them because of the hyperbole that accompanies every-single-story.

Filed under: PharmBoard Advisor

Networking and Interviewing Advice from a Pro Beach Volleyball Player (turned career columnist)

Syndicated columnist and blogger Penelope Trunk has been on a roll lately providing valuable information that could have just as easily been written for PharmBoard. She decided to write for Yahoo! instead.
In Networking for People Who Hate Networking she clearly defines five things you don’t have to be in order to be a successful [...]

Filed under: Tips and Tricks



Why do you want a job in pharmaceutical sales?

If you haven’t already put some serious thought into this one, stop everything you’re doing and do it now. You should consider why you want a job in pharmaceutical sales from two points of view . . . (1) Yours (2) Your interviewers’.

Filed under: All Companies, Face to Face Interviews, Interview Questions, Phone Interviews

Win an iPod Shuffle from PharmBoard

All you have to do is share your thoughts! To accompany the new design on PharmBoard.com I’ve decided to hold a little contest to get folks invovled on a portion of the site (other than the message boards). All you have to do is read an article and leave your comments below that article. I’ll keep track of the top commentators and whomever has the most comments at the end of April gets a free iPod Shuffle. It’s as simple as that!

Filed under: Housekeeping

Networking by Phone - Advice from a Successful Networker

Entrepreneur, consultant, blogger-extrordinaire, and all around success Pamela Slim’s most recent podcast is four full minutes of solid information aimed at making you (and me) a better networker. In this podcast Networking tip - use the phone!, Pamela encourages listeners to step away from the keyboard and pick up the phone. And in [...]

Filed under: Networking, PharmBoard Advisor, Tips and Tricks

Find Valuable Career Information at Career Ramblings

The online equivalent of a “friend-of-a-friend” pointed me to a fantastic resource for all the future pharmaceutical reps who read PharmBoard.com. CareerRamblings.com is a site where two corporate veterans team up and share their knowledge on career advancement, the job search, and an occasional op-ed.

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