Medical and Pharmaceutical Sales: How to Land the Job of Your Dreams! (second edition) is an updated and revised version to the top-selling medical and pharmaceutical sales career search book. The book contains detailed, insider information on all aspects of the successful job search, including resume writing, recruiting strategies, networking, interviewing tips, and current industry research. This book is a must-have for any job seeker serious about landing their dream job in medical or pharmaceutical sales!

In recent years, many factors have combined to change the operating environment of the international pharmaceutical industry leading to greater specialisation and sophistication. This new edition will give an update of the different opportunities in drug discovery and development and the scientific, medical or other specialist training needed to accomplish them. The scope of this edition has been broadened to encompass all major roles, including marketing and sales.

An essential guide for students in the life sciences, established researchers, and career counselors, this resource features discussions of job security, future trends, and potential career paths. Even those already working in the industry will find helpful information on how to take advantage of opportunities within their own companies and elsewhere.

In times of economic uncertainty, a job in the healthcare field can provide job security, as well as the fulfillment of working in an area that helps people. Students explore the pharmaceutical industry—large, well-established drug manufacturers, biotech companies, and generic drug companies. They also discover the responsibilities of pharmaceutical sales reps, in the field and in the office as well as how the reps plan and organize. Helpful tips for becoming an outstanding sales rep, including information about career ethics, career preparation—both in high school and in college—communication skills, ways to gain experience, how to obtain a job, and on-the-job training are areas covered in this thoughtful volume.

"The medical sales handbook for 2015 is the essential guide to entering the medical sales industry! Additionally, Chuck offers valuable insight into ensuring long-term success and medical sales career management. Whether you are seeking to enter medical sales or are currently in the industry, The medical sales handbook will become your trusted resource as you enter medical sales and manage your career."--Page 4 of cover

Jamie Reidy is the guy who's been there, done that, and walked away with the insider stories. Inside Hard Sell: Now a Major Motion Picture LOVE and OTHER DRUGS, you'll find yourself rooting for Reidy and shocked by the realities of the world that paid his salary. This comedic expose traces Reidy's experiences from Pfizer training to life as the "V-Man," when Reidy became Pfizer's number-one drug rep during the Viagra craze. With equal parts self-confidence and self-mockery, Reidy takes the reader on a hilarious romp through pharma-culture while revealing the controversial side of the drug industry. From viewing a circumcision to gaining a doctor's rapport to providing insight on why doctors choose to prescribe Drug X over Drug Y, and from how to bargain "sigs" and "scripts" to why the Viagra pill is shaped as a diamond, Reidy discloses everything. A witty, behind-the-scenes look at an industry that touches everyone in America with a prescription, Hard Sell uncovers truths about the pharmaceutical industry you'd rather not know and practices you'd like to believe weren't employed. Hard Sell has been adapted into a major motion picture starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway.

Get the inside scoop on pharmaceutical sales careers with this new Vault Guide. Overview of the industry; functions in pharmaceutical sales: field sales, sales management, training and development, instructional design/content development, project management; jobs and career paths; getting hired - education, interview preparation, and more.