Posts Tagged interview advice

10.27.2011

Over 60% of interviewees do not answer the question asked!

Medical Sales Managers are frustrated at the fact that a staggering over 60% if interviewees do not answer the question asked at Medical Sales interviews.
This can be put down to nerves as our listening skills don’t tend to be so fine tuned when we are hyper ventilating, perspiring or only hearing our heart beat in [...]

06.21.2010

The Power Point Presentation

For those of you in Medical Sales or trying to get in to Medical Sales, the Power Point Presentation is one skill you will be exposed to and have to master.
All Medical Sales interviews require a Presentation at 2nd or 3rd round and Power Point is the expected method of presentation.
Here are some simple guidelines [...]

05.14.2010

Smile and the world smiles with you!

Smile and the world smiles with you!
A common expression but less commonly heard or used unfortunately.
It is apparent from our Sales Managers feedback from interviews with Medical Sales Reps, some appear ’stiff, sour or uptight’ - the reason for this feedback?
You guessed it - lack of warmth and smiling in their interview………….
This is a winning formula [...]

05.7.2010

Take control of your interview and close it!

Take control of your interview and close it - call yourself a Sales person?  then you will know exactly what I mean -
Surprisingly, many of our Medical Sales Reps come away from an interview and do not nail it.
When we ask them, how did you leave it, they reply, they just said they would be in touch…………….!
An [...]

05.13.2009

A big interview No No………

Hi guys,
Unfortuantely, one of my Candidates who is excellent from a Clinical and Sales perspective just got turned down in an interview process due to a big interview NO NO………….
He was at final stage, very strong contender, but when asked about his current role and his current employer, he spoke negatively about them.
Interviewers do not [...]