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<p>[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4034669"](only speaking about the big 5 companies (Smith Nephew, Biomet, Stryker, DePuy, Zimmer))</p><p>-companies have good products. </p><p>-companies have talking points against each others products</p><p>-couple of companies are going through bad press w recalls</p><p>-all companies have gone through recall process and will again in the future</p><p>-Sales commissions are going down</p><p>-price per implant is going down (what hospitals will pay)</p><p>-Total Joint Arthroplasty reimbursement is going down</p><p>-Most companies use a distributorship model </p><p>-To my knowledge only Stryker (and Synthes) have mostly direct sales reps</p><p>-If you interview w a distributor ask A LOT of questions about your financial responsibilities; have an attorney review your contract and non compete; keep in mind if you have no experience, and no relationships to bring to the table, you have very little bargaining power; you will probably want to form an LLC.</p><p>-You will work hard, and many of us have families regardless of what you may hear or think.</p><p>-Without experience you will probably not make what you want, but you can make a decent living (even though as factors mentioned above it is getting harder to do so)</p><p><br /></p><p>-Just a few points that come to mind. Hope it helps[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4034669"](only speaking about the big 5 companies (Smith Nephew, Biomet, Stryker, DePuy, Zimmer)) -companies have good products. -companies have talking points against each others products -couple of companies are going through bad press w recalls -all companies have gone through recall process and will again in the future -Sales commissions are going down -price per implant is going down (what hospitals will pay) -Total Joint Arthroplasty reimbursement is going down -Most companies use a distributorship model -To my knowledge only Stryker (and Synthes) have mostly direct sales reps -If you interview w a distributor ask A LOT of questions about your financial responsibilities; have an attorney review your contract and non compete; keep in mind if you have no experience, and no relationships to bring to the table, you have very little bargaining power; you will probably want to form an LLC. -You will work hard, and many of us have families regardless of what you may hear or think. -Without experience you will probably not make what you want, but you can make a decent living (even though as factors mentioned above it is getting harder to do so) -Just a few points that come to mind. Hope it helps[/QUOTE]
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