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<p>[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4556722"]Guys. GUYS. Settle down. Nobody "needs" this "training". There is so much misinformation being floated on this thread it is truly astonishing. This company is scamming you into believing that this is an industry standard (it isn't) and that the big thing that will differentiate you between other candidates is product/technical expertise (wrong again). They can do this based on the simple fact that there is a huge market out there of people who know nothing about this industry except that it pays well and that they want to earn more money. Most of these "reviews" are painfully transparent and fake and are probably generated by the company itself or people who have a vested financial interest in it. Let me save you $300 and tell you the truth-</p><p><br /></p><p>There are some general rules in regards to the background that you're going to need. You need a 4 year college degree. Period. That is a universal requirement for 99.8% of these jobs. You need sales experience. Your sales experience needs to be B2B. Meaning, you need to sell a tangible product, not a service. Your retail sales experience is worthless. Your cell phone sales experience is worthless. Your mortgage/real estate sales experience is worthless. Go sell copiers or equipment to businesses. That's the real deal. You're not going to earn shit while you're doing it but the experience is valuable. Also, do well-hit your quota. Win awards. Save every document that shows that you are over plan for the month, quarter, year, whatever. Start networking with people. LinkedIn is your new BFF. Find medical device recruiters, company recruiters, medical device reps, managers in medical device companies. Reach out to them. Most won't give you the time of day but some will. Ask for their advice. Ask them about their industry. See if you can buy somebody coffee or lunch and learn about their job. Have them give you feedback on your resume. Once you have a few years of successful sales experience and a professional network, find the jobs that you're qualified for. Join medreps.com or something like that. Don't waste your time trying to apply for jobs that require 3-5 years of previous device experience. You'll piss people off for wasting their time. There are no shortage of smaller companies that will hire qualified B2B reps. Apply for associate level positions with large companies. Yes, these jobs suck but, again, you're qualified for them at this point and it gets your foot in the door. Most importantly, understand what your "end game" is. If you've researched the industry enough, you'll understand that a DME sales position isn't going to lead to a future job selling pacemakers. A diagnostic sales job isn't going to prepare you for the OR environment. Be picky, not desperate. Due diligence pays off in dividends. Once you're "in" do a great job, continue to document and save all evidence of your success. Learn from the more tenured people. Build a great reputation with your customers-later in your career your relationships and reputation with docs and hospitals is worth its weight in gold. </p><p><br /></p><p>THAT is how to do this. If it seems too hard, find a new career. This shit isn't rocket science......[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4556722"]Guys. GUYS. Settle down. Nobody "needs" this "training". There is so much misinformation being floated on this thread it is truly astonishing. This company is scamming you into believing that this is an industry standard (it isn't) and that the big thing that will differentiate you between other candidates is product/technical expertise (wrong again). They can do this based on the simple fact that there is a huge market out there of people who know nothing about this industry except that it pays well and that they want to earn more money. Most of these "reviews" are painfully transparent and fake and are probably generated by the company itself or people who have a vested financial interest in it. Let me save you $300 and tell you the truth- There are some general rules in regards to the background that you're going to need. You need a 4 year college degree. Period. That is a universal requirement for 99.8% of these jobs. You need sales experience. Your sales experience needs to be B2B. Meaning, you need to sell a tangible product, not a service. Your retail sales experience is worthless. Your cell phone sales experience is worthless. Your mortgage/real estate sales experience is worthless. Go sell copiers or equipment to businesses. That's the real deal. You're not going to earn shit while you're doing it but the experience is valuable. Also, do well-hit your quota. Win awards. Save every document that shows that you are over plan for the month, quarter, year, whatever. Start networking with people. LinkedIn is your new BFF. Find medical device recruiters, company recruiters, medical device reps, managers in medical device companies. Reach out to them. Most won't give you the time of day but some will. Ask for their advice. Ask them about their industry. See if you can buy somebody coffee or lunch and learn about their job. Have them give you feedback on your resume. Once you have a few years of successful sales experience and a professional network, find the jobs that you're qualified for. Join medreps.com or something like that. Don't waste your time trying to apply for jobs that require 3-5 years of previous device experience. You'll piss people off for wasting their time. There are no shortage of smaller companies that will hire qualified B2B reps. Apply for associate level positions with large companies. Yes, these jobs suck but, again, you're qualified for them at this point and it gets your foot in the door. Most importantly, understand what your "end game" is. If you've researched the industry enough, you'll understand that a DME sales position isn't going to lead to a future job selling pacemakers. A diagnostic sales job isn't going to prepare you for the OR environment. Be picky, not desperate. Due diligence pays off in dividends. Once you're "in" do a great job, continue to document and save all evidence of your success. Learn from the more tenured people. Build a great reputation with your customers-later in your career your relationships and reputation with docs and hospitals is worth its weight in gold. THAT is how to do this. If it seems too hard, find a new career. This shit isn't rocket science......[/QUOTE]
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