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PharmRepSelect-Your Complete Guide to Getting a Pharmaceutical Sales Job (Pharmrepselect, 1)

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Prior to reading this book I felt I had a very good idea of what landing a pharmaceutical job would take. After reading the book I quickly realized that I may have been giving myself a bit too much credit. The Manger Surveys, sample interview questions, brag book suggestions, and follow-up chapters are the one's I found most informative. This book definitely taught me techniques that will help me stand out from the crowd both before and after securing an interview.

The service provided by Lisa Alexander and her staff have also been excellent. I have e-mailed Lisa and her staff approximately four times since completing the book and have received a reply within 24 hours every time. The questions she has answered and tips she has offered me via e-mail alone are worth the $29.95 I paid for the book.

I definitely recommend this book to anyone that is serious about entering the Pharmaceutical Sales Industry.

I wanted a job in this field knowing nothing about the business; I needed good information from experts. I read many book reviews for several "How to Get a Job in Pharmaceutical Sales" before purchasing any. I noticed happy people writing reviews because they had just gotten job offers from companies like Pfizer, Novartis and other big pharmaceutical companies. So I decided to buy "PharmRepSelect" because the author had directly worked and hired employees for these companies. This author currently sources, recruits for big Pharma and consults with candidates looking to improve their interview skills. So I knew I needed this information. So I bought the book. I read it in a very short time because it was fun to read. The personal stories from the author about what it is like to be a sales rep helped me understand the job. I used all of the information in this book during all of my interviews. Questions like, "Why do you want to be a Pharma Rep?" "Describe a difficult selling situation and how you knew when to give up" would have been impossible for me to answer had I not read PharmRepSelect. Having the ability, courage and confidence to ask for the job offer would also have been impossible if I did not read this book. Listening to the author pretend to be a candidate on "Interview Insight" CD was invaluable.



There are many books on this subject so the bar is set high, but I don't know of any others written by an author with these credentials. I learned just what I needed to know about the business of being a Pharma Sales Rep, how to get an interview, how to answer telephone and face to face interview questions. Lisa Alexander has been in the Pharma industry for many years and it's evident through her writing. She shares personal stories, manager surveys from her colleagues. You can only get this type of information from someone who has been in the business for many years. What makes PharmRepSelect the standard among all the books on this subject? There is no filler in this book, the information is accurate, timeless, and has a true message about achieving success.

It worked for me! I am now another "happy reviewer" working for as a pharmaceutical sales rep.

Great book gives you all the insider information that you need to get the job of your dreams. I am in the final interview process with the regional manager and couldn't be happier. I loved the book and used all of the knowledge from it to get by my first 5 interviews with a breeze. Great book, low price, can't beat it. Thanks Lisa for all the help!

Having read many books on the subject of interviewing in the pharmaceutical industry I must say that Lisa's book brought immediate success! I wish I had found it first. While Inside the World of Pharmaceutical Sales by Jane Williams is a great overview of the industry, Lisa Alexander's PharmRepSelect is very concise and too the point. The night before my last interview I read the book, practiced the questions using her template and low and behold I was asked almost exactly word for word the questions she had me practice. The interview went incredibly smoothly and I was invited back for a second which has not yet occured. I felt great, using her book I was completely and accurately prepared to win the second interview. Most importantly, I was relaxed and confident. I also recommend using Lisa's book in conjuntion with a 30 minute or more phone consult directly with her. In this way you can be additionally prepared in areas that are specific to your background, personality and technique. I've read 5 books about interviewing in the pharma industry and power interviewing, etc. This was a sure case of good things come in small packages! By the way, I got the job on the second interview thanks to Lisa. I could not have been prepared better!

PharmRepSelect contains career advice not contained in any of the other "how to get a job in" books on this subject. The Hiring Manager interview surveys were most informative, I actually changed my interview style, must have worked..cause I finally got the job offer! This book will appeal to anyone that wants to suceed on their interview. No gimmicks.

PharmRepSelect landed me the job of my dreams. PharmRepSelect is written by an expert in the field that actually knows how to communicate information that will keep you from giving up! The real reason PharmRepSelect is different and better then the other books on the same subject is that it gives Encouragement. Out of the other four books I read about getting one of these jobs, it was only PharmRepselect book and Interview Insight CDs that made me feel the most confident and motivated to achieve my goal. None of the other books I read had this effect. In a job market that is crowded and frustrating with masses of people applying and interviewing, its very easy to give up. This kept me in the game. Of course this book is loaded with inside information, the dos and don'ts, but the big difference is the encouragement factor. If you give up on the interview process, you won't get the job. I landed my job offer because I did not give up. PharmRepSelect explained the mechanics of how these managers choose candidates and how to overcome these obstacles. I credit PharmRepSelect book, audio book and Interview Insight audio CD for landing me a job I thought I would never get! I was able to look, sound and act like the perfect candidate. Now I have the perfect job. This book and CDs are gold.

Ms. Alexander provides a great source of help with her PharmRepSelect book and CDs. I read a couple of books on the subject and found the PharmRepSelect Interview Insight discs to be tremendously helpful. I combined several books in my mission of getting a job in this field. For under a hundred dollars, I feel that I got the best info available. It's like hiring an interview consultant; hours and hours of help. I listened to mock interviews and practiced my techniques. I learned how to phrase my answers more precisely and sound very professional, which was the key in doing well on my interviews. I recommend this unique package to everyone interviewing for a sales job. Five stars!

Reviewer: James Wheeler "James" (PA) - See all my reviews
Hard to find , but worth the trouble. Lisa Alexander's PharmRepSelect audio book CD is the condensed version of her book. Lisa , very naturally, reads her story about the pharmaceutical sales industry, without some of the anecdotes that make her book so enjoyable; but she has managed to keep all of the important technical information. Lisa explains interview techniques effortlessly and allows us to listen to a real manager's point of view. All of the motivational quotes used in the book are included on the audio CD and the flow of the seventy minute CD makes it easy to listen to. I recommend the paperback book for understanding , her audio book (orange CD) for re-enforcement and her Interview Insight CD (blue CD) for copying successful techniques. Interview Insight (blue CD) is really good for experienced sales people or career changers, that find themselves interviewing again, like me. My only complaint is that these CDs and book are hard to find. After a recommendation from a Recruiter friend to go listen to these so I could polish up, it was a a bear to find them. Just look up Lisa Alexander, or PharmRepSelect or Interview Insight, however you find these helpful CDs-just be glad you did.It made my interviewing much easier and successful.

Prior to reading this book I felt I had a very good idea of what landing a pharmaceutical job would take. After reading the book I quickly realized that I may have been giving myself a bit too much credit. The Manger Surveys, sample interview questions, brag book suggestions, and follow-up chapters are the one's I found most informative. This book definitely taught me techniques that will help me stand out from the crowd both before and after securing an interview.

The service provided by Lisa Alexander and her staff have also been excellent. I have e-mailed Lisa and her staff approximately four times since completing the book and have received a reply within 24 hours every time. The questions she has answered and tips she has offered me via e-mail alone are worth the $29.95 I paid for the book.

I definitely recommend this book to anyone that is serious about entering the Pharmaceutical Sales Industry.

After too many job rejections, I was about to give up- PharmRepSelect was recommended to me by the Manager that interviewed me but did not offer me the job- He knew it would help my interview performance. It did , every page is filled with practical, sound usable advice. The examples and stories are so clear that I was able to immediately see what I could do better on my next interview. I am now in the industry and recommend this book to anyone that is discouraged. PharmRepSelect will keep you from giving up and increase your chances tenfold of getting the job offer.