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On my last contract with ventiv two of the repre's were over 65 years old. When I moved to a large pharma company most were over 50 and had been with company for many years. This is not the norm now. Companies want miracles from the sales team. Usually senior rep has the contacts not the young ones. depends on the company and the hiring manager. Young managers are afraid, toe the line and do what they are told. They will hire a peer. Give me a seasoned manager any day!
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Must be a strange feeling for that young manager to manager an oldster. That newly grey or true wilting geezer has, in most cases, more experience and knowledge of the entire job.....and jeeez, in many instances they could run circles around the young manager....

Could easily turn out to be a chapter in humility training for the newly baptised manager...
 




I left a 25+ year pharma career at Merck, which has become a shithole employer. I started a small business and I'm doing great. Working more but making just as much as before, without all of the assholes to deal with. I should have left Merck much earlier. I should have never joined them in the first place.
 




Anonymous said:
I'm 44, cute, blonde, athletic and have never had one problem landing any healthcare/pharma sales job. My resume & my contacts speak for themselves. I have the energy & looks of a 30-something and it helps :) Youthful attitude with stellar experience & contacts can go a long long way.
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Well thats because you are very talentted at :0 for the guys and :p for the ladies - you got it covered and dont mind getting covered either do you "I'm your prostitute..you gonna get some..."
 








Anonymous said:
I left a 25+ year pharma career at Merck, which has become a shithole employer. I started a small business and I'm doing great. Working more but making just as much as before, without all of the assholes to deal with. I should have left Merck much earlier. I should have never joined them in the first place.
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So tell us what kind of business you started where you make as much as you did with Pharma! I'm sure we are not in the same area so help the rest of your fellow reps out.

It would be nice to be self dependent.
Give us some help.

Thanks in advance for your help.
 




Anonymous said:
RUTGERS BOSTON COLLEGE DID A SURVEY 76% OF PEOPLE OVER 50 YEARS OF AGE NEVER FIND ANOTHER JOB IN ANY FIELD EVER. PEOPLE OVER 40 50% NEVER FIND ANOTHER JOB.
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We all know you can have a number or stat for anything. Lots of data out. I was "downsized" at 56 years of age. 8 months later I had a job making 30k more still in the Pharma busi. - Bioteck offer. I am now 60 and still working. Yes it is tuff. Yes you have to work hard. But a job is available you just have to work to get it. I made a full time job looking for a job and guess what it works!
 




Anonymous said:
We all know you can have a number or stat for anything. Lots of data out. I was "downsized" at 56 years of age. 8 months later I had a job making 30k more still in the Pharma busi. - Bioteck offer. I am now 60 and still working. Yes it is tuff. Yes you have to work hard. But a job is available you just have to work to get it. I made a full time job looking for a job and guess what it works!
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BULLSH*T YOU GOT NOTHING, BIOTECH WOULD NEVER EVER HIRE A 56 YEAR OLD, UNLESS YOU WERE OF A DIVERSE NATURE (IF YOU GET MY DRIFT). SO DON'T TELL LIES.
 




54 years old here, never had a problem finding or keeping a job due to my age. It's all how you present yourself. I am still with pharma after 20 years in this industry, hired on with inVentiv over a year ago. Love it and wouldn't change a thing.
 




Anonymous said:
54 years old here, never had a problem finding or keeping a job due to my age. It's all how you present yourself. I am still with pharma after 20 years in this industry, hired on with inVentiv over a year ago. Love it and wouldn't change a thing.
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REALLY? AND THAT'S WHY YOUR A CONTRACTOR NOW, BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T KEEP A REAL JOB.
 




















Recruiter basically told me that on most contracts, company is looking for less experienced, typically < 3 years ; unless client is calling for very specific talent,, they'd rather have someone excited about a company car and lower base, than a 10+ year castoff big pharma rep. who will not be (or should not be) satisfied here..
 




Anonymous said:
Recruiter basically told me that on most contracts, company is looking for less experienced, typically < 3 years ; unless client is calling for very specific talent,, they'd rather have someone excited about a company car and lower base, than a 10+ year castoff big pharma rep. who will not be (or should not be) satisfied here..
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Will make ventiv happy with less stick arounds needing a raise here and there...BUT these kiddies do not know the business, do not know or have relationships with accounts....and many are still in the goof off stage of their life....thus, poor results as compared to those with a history of success. work ethic and knowledge........In the end the phama hiring these reps thru ventiv will suffer....

Diversity with age, history and experience....this kind of diversity is the valid too....and isnt it against the law to discriminate?
 




Specialty & Hospital based physicians prefer talking treatments with older representatives over 35-55. I am a NP. Much younger reps are skirts for docs unfortunately. Go to pharma such BMS, Novartis, Cadence, Cumberland, CSL if looking for experienced sales team hires as those reps rock in my opinion being older and more experienced and we give these companies and reps more time because of their experience and decisions.
 








Anonymous said:
I'm 44, cute, blonde, athletic and have never had one problem landing any healthcare/pharma sales job. My resume & my contacts speak for themselves. I have the energy & looks of a 30-something and it helps :) Youthful attitude with stellar experience & contacts can go a long long way.
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True, True, True. I am in my 50's and still look like I am in my late 30's early 40s. It's all in your energy level, references and past work experience. Appearances and attitude count.
 




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