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I am currently in a good b2b position with about 5 yrs of overall experience (some pharma some b2b). I was contacted by Astellas for an interview. Can you please give me some honest advice on how the company is and what the culture is like?

What is the base salary range?

What is the average bonus?

What type of car options are there?

Do you get phone allowance?

Do you guys use electronic devices?

How are the benefits (medical, vacation)?

How is the training and how long?

How are the products and pipeline?

What does the interview process consist of?

Please positive feedback only. I just want to know these before I start the interview process because if I decide to go through with it I want to know its worth it.

Thanks.
 






Anonymous said:
I am currently in a good b2b position with about 5 yrs of overall experience (some pharma some b2b). I was contacted by Astellas for an interview. Can you please give me some honest advice on how the company is and what the culture is like?

What is the base salary range?

What is the average bonus?

What type of car options are there?

Do you get phone allowance?

Do you guys use electronic devices?

How are the benefits (medical, vacation)?

How is the training and how long?

How are the products and pipeline?

What does the interview process consist of?

Please positive feedback only. I just want to know these before I start the interview process because if I decide to go through with it I want to know its worth it.

Thanks.
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Better read the years of blog posts on this third rate company before you make a bigBigBIG
Mistake.
 






with solid b2b you'd be a fool to get into pharma. you should do medical device. astellas isn't looking too good these days and a lot of people are leaving. trust me and any recruiter will tell you- DO NOT DO PHARMA after solid b2b!!
 






I agree with the above poster. If you have solid b2b with strong numbers, do not go to pharma; you will absolutely limit yourself down the line. Medical device companies will often specifically say they do not want pharma reps. Start looking at device or biotech. The money is far better.
 






Why would you go from a real sales job that gives you career options to a fake sales job that will limit you to a dead industry with no future? STAY AWAY from pharma period or be doomed to a dead end career in a dead end industry.
 






Anonymous said:
Why would you go from a real sales job that gives you career options to a fake sales job that will limit you to a dead industry with no future? STAY AWAY from pharma period or be doomed to a dead end career in a dead end industry.
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above posters are dead on. Pharma (marketing) notice I didn't say sales is mindnumbing. This is not real sales and you become a laughingstock having this on your resume. Any real sales job, has a lower base higher salary and doesn't spoon feed you a marketing message. If you were to take this job if offered, get ready for a bumpy ride as this industry is under constant turmoil and layoffs are commonplace. Just saying.
 






device sales is VERY demanding. pharm sales is easier, yes it has it's negatives, but overall it is less stressful. true = if you have pharm sales, you probably won't get device sales job.
 






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