1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Pharmaceutical Sales
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What is your job title?
Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
I work for a Pharmaceutical Company with about 3000 employees in the U.S.A.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
9 months
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
40
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
Meet with healthcare professionals and detail them on my products.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
80,000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
86000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
Two weeks vacation, unlimited sick leave, blue cross blue shield, 401K plan with match.
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
Undercompensated
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
Yes, I like this very much as I get to interact with many different people on a daily basis. I like working with different people because it eliminates the monotony of working with the same people over and over.
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
No
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
No
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
I work alone, however sometimes I am with my co-worker and once every 2 months I am with my manager.
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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1 Income
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5 Work Environment - co-workers
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2 Work Environment - supervisors
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4 Benefits
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3 Hours
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7 Level of responsibility
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6 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
Get a college degree, send out your resume to all the pharmaceutical companies and do well on the interview.
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
You need to have a good personality because you are interacting with a lot of different physicians that all have different personalities. You have to not be afraid of rejection and constantly be selling.
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
Yes
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Be very outgoing and don't be scared to get rejected.
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