Archive for the Sales Category

03.8.2010

Interview Sickness!

Sick before an interview and don’t know what to do?Interview sickness can happen to all of us.
Contact your Recruitment Agent or interviewer and explain the situation. There is the chance they will be compassionate about the situation and reschedule.
There is nothing worse than attending an interview genuinely sick, all the time wondering when it is safe to [...]

03.2.2010

Sell More - get motivated

If you were not motivated by money you would not be in sales.  Nothing beats the feeling of exceeding your targets.
In most organisations making the sale is the primary motivator for sales staff.  How can you make more money?
In Medical Sales, the products you sell have a very real positive effect on the end consumer [...]

01.12.2010

Don’t tell me - show me!

Don’t tell me, show me is something most Sales Managers require when interviewing for Medical Sales people.
All too often, when asked some of the common questions in an interview eg -

What qualities do you have that would suit Medical Sales?
What would your Mother/Best friend say about you as a person?

The interviewee tends to go for [...]

11.9.2009

Those who make it and those who don’t

Another commonality in the world of Medical Sales is the area of ‘have I got what it takes’? You need to know this in order to be successful in this field, there are those who make it and those who don’t.
The 5 P’s required to make it in Medical Sales are -
Persistence
Patience
Professionalism
Politeness
Passion
 
You also need to [...]

10.23.2009

98% of Sales Reps are Addicts

To misquote Shakespeare, “Shall I compare thee to a heroin addict”?
You wake up in the morning, and all you are thinking about is the next sale (hit).  You make your first call.  If you don’t manage to close (score) the deal then that horrible feeling (withdrawal) starts to kick in.
Same again on your second call?  [...]