Take This Pill and... Sell It!: A Guide To Getting A Job In The Pharmaceutical Industry [Paperback]

Kimberly Elliott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2007

Top Secret Tips Unveiled Within!

Do you know what separates the top sales people in any given industry? If you could take two hours to read a book that would help you get the job you want, would you take the time to read it? Sadly, most average people don't take the time to read the books that will help them. It's always the top sales people who invest in their trade; who sharpen their ax constantly. Can you spare the time and make an investment in your future? The purpose of this book is to help you become the best of the best and to help you start preparing for your pharmaceutical/medical sales career NOW!

For those of you contemplating pharmaceutical/medical product sales as a profession, this book will give you a foundation on which to build your career.

Why is this the book for you? As a pharmaceutical sales representative with 18 years of experience in the industry, I have been a specialty representative, a hospital rep, a product sales instructor, a managed care sales rep and a temporary district manager and I know the industry.

This book will cover everything from networking and interview techniques to the importance of attitude and behavior. You see, the greatest sales people, yesterday and today, possess certain traits on which I have always focused my success on. They have a special winning attitude that propels them to success. To be truly valued and successful in the pharmaceutical industry, this is where to start.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Outskirts Press (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1432706772
• ISBN-13: 978-1432706777
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,271,765 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars I Loved This Book, October 14, 2007

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Lauren Gotsch - See all my reviews

This review is from: Take This Pill and... Sell It!: A Guide To Getting A Job In The Pharmaceutical Industry (Paperback)

Setting the stage: As a sales professional with five years of outside sales experience, I had documented successes and I couldn't understand why I wasn't getting to the second interview stage in the pharmaceutical industry.

This book gets your mind in the state of successfully EARNING your next job - not passively hoping something or someone will GIVE you a job.

After reading this book, I have to say that I'm VERY happy with the contents and messages contained within.

Like all the Interview books out there, this book also describes the following:
1) How to fix your resume & cover letter to be more focused.
2) How to find jobs and what to do afterwards and good common practices during the interview process itself.

But most importantly,
3) Practice tough interview questions and learn how to turn negatives into positives.

What I like most about this book is that it is a quick read - not weighted down. It was concise yet made the process of resume writing and interviewing easy to understand. It is well written and divided into relavent chapters. It helps you get the important and basic things done correctly, and then your natural talent and personality can carry you the rest of the way. Good chapters on preparing for the interviews and then following up.
While I was in the "hot seat," the questions triggered responses suggested in the book that I wouldn't have thought of on my own. I walked out of the interview feeling that I had nailed it. I've looked through many books and found this one to be the best if you are only looking for one book. I give this book partial credit for helping me find my current job. For under $15, this book is a MUST HAVE for anyone looking to get into pharmaceutical sales - or sales in general.