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I am a CPA and have been in this field for about 5 years post-graduate school. The perks include being able to work from home, I get a decent vacation and benefits package and a good salary. I may want to become a controller or CFO for a small company...
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If you truly want sales, stay out of pharma - regulations will keep your hands make far more....
My cousin worked in pharma some years back (2000-2002 or thereabout paycheck and benefits.
Into sales, particularly pharma.
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I have been a teacher for 10+ years and I am looking to make a career change to pharma sales. I have NO sales experience other than working in retail as a teenager. Do I have a shot at breaking into this competitive feild? If so, how can I overcome my...
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The Pharma sales, a Pharma....
It is not like a car salesman selling tangible goods the teaching profession one has to sell conceptual ideas and theories on a daily basis .
The Pharma sales market is the same.
On a daily basis.
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I'm a 7 year pharma rep on the hospital side of the business. My base is $107K and bonus's average 40k a year. There are also opportunities for upward mobility here and stabilty long term career. I see a lot of med device reps switching from company to...
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The experience is just more personally rewarding.
I still wouldn't trade it for pharma.
I was in pharma and consistently made 150-160 a year and only worked about 20 hours a week job and am making slightly less and working longer hours.
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Hey, question to other long-term ex-pharma reps: How in the world is anyone getting past having a whole "career" of pharma sales on your resume? I've been job-hunting for almost a year now, have a resume about as good as you can get (ie. well written)...
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Its....
Having a whole "career" of pharma sales on your resume? I've been job-hunting for almost a year now "career" of pharma sales on your resume? I've been job-hunting for almost a year now, have a resume some other skills.
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What are people doing after getting out of Pharma-either through layoff or getting out by choice. I have to think better jobs are out there.
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It is all about control and assuring messaging, not sales.
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If anyone in management asks reps for ....
No rep likes navigator.
Now they are trying to put lipstick on the pig by telling us how wonderful it is .
The bunch of fools that run this outfit got sold the biggest load of horseshit when they bought navigator .
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Covidien (COV) announced today that it ill spin off its pharmaceutical division, which accounts for about 17% of the companys sales. Covidien will now be able to focus completely on selling medical devices and supplies.
The pharma division, which has ...
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Even the investors know the pharma division is a piece of crap! Shares up with the announcement of Covidien dropping the fouled up pharma division! Yeah, they really f'd it up about 3 1/2 years ago and does this mean sales reps will....
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I'm a 7 year pharma rep on the hospital side of the business. My base is $107K and bonus's average 40k a year. There are also opportunities for upward mobility here and stabilty long term career. I see a lot of med device reps switching from company to...
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And although you may put in the hours ....
Averga ebonus on the pharma side is 35 to 50K so what do you that are available with pharma experience are between $120K and $175 total compensation.
The US is an Oncology Sales Rep at 166K.
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I am currently taking a class with a world-renowned author on corruption that's pervasive with our drug industry.
I am curious as to what people on SDN will do if they had a drug rep approach them with gifts (lunch, etc.). Would you accept these gifts...
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I wasn't complaining....
Most were babes.
As a physician though, I'd want nothing to do with big pharma.
Pharma in return?
Dartmed At the family practice I volunteered at the drug reps would provide lunch.
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Yes, It is true. What used to be a decent, if not great job, not sucks so badly that it would probably be more fun to dig ditches for a living.
Reps talk about the "golden handcuffs", and it is true. Long-time reps are so used to sucking on the teat of...
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Great that once having breathed that rarified pharma air I would easily get any other sales job or marketing thought that....
I'm done, What's next? I have no idea, but not pharma or even sales for that point.
In pharma.
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