I have been recruiting sales reps for pharmaceutical companies for the past decade and the question about needing a degree to break into pharmaceutical sales is something that comes up a LOT.  In fact, just today, I got a Linkedin request and the person was asking if I can give advice on how she could get into pharma sales even though she does not have a degree.  I thought about this for a minute and really...

To some people this will be obvious but to others it will be a real learning less (I hope).  If you are new to this blog, let me tell you about my background.  I work for a pharmaceutical company and recruit sales people.  I also own and run a resume writing service for sales people. I will ask for your forgiveness ahead of time as this post is a bit of rant post and I do not want to offend anyone.t have...

As a career blogger, I get a lot of question here from job seekers and I try to answer them all personally and sometimes will answer them here so everyone can benefit. A couple of days ago I received an email from a reader who asked: I have received a job offer but it is not in my field and the pay is much less than what I have been making.  I have been out of work since the summer and really need the money. ...