Info on the Quintiles sales assessment?

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Seriously, it really is just something they require you to do so they can charge the contracted company for. It's a series of situational questions that, if you were interviewed, should have been covered with real life examples. That would have determined your aptitude for succesfully marketing to clinicians, not the answering of hypathetical questions and being evaluated by a staffer that has never been in a clinical setting. It is not an accurate measure for fit, but it does speak volumes for the companies that require them post interview. Each situation you are put in as a rep has many variables & experience and success cannot be measured in this formatted questionare. You might however, find a really good actor that will lead you to believe they know what they are doing but in the end cannot gain the respect of their targets.
 






It's all BS anyway. Pharma sales is such a joke today that pharma sales assessments are totally useless and a gauge of nothing. Docs don't want to see reps, so why even have reps calling on them. Hence why even the need for pharma sales assessments? All it is is a big chain wanking BS experience. For lack of a better term . . . . . . . a huge circle jerk.
 






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It's all BS anyway. Pharma sales is such a joke today that pharma sales assessments are totally useless and a gauge of nothing. Docs don't want to see reps, so why even have reps calling on them. Hence why even the need for pharma sales assessments? All it is is a big chain wanking BS experience. For lack of a better term . . . . . . . a huge circle jerk.
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I couldn't agree more. It used to be different. The only people to blame are the pharmaceutical companies themselves. They became very greedy and are only interested in the bottom line. When I started in this industry, back in the 90's, most of the doctors welcomed the reps in. We treated the doctors like professionals and educators. The reps did preceptorships where we spent several days in a physicians office learning their role and how the office staff functioned. It was a very educational experience for the doctor and the sales rep. Today, we treat the doctors as if they don't know anything and we are trying to tell / "detail" them. The pharma companies have inundated the doctors with sales reps and BS studies that have been skewed by the pharma companies and their Ghost Writers. I am not sure if the pharma rep position will ever become extinct, however, there are less and less reps per compnay. I recently was able to retire from a big pharma company with a nice retirement and took this job in contract sales to supplement my retirement. It's a good place to be. From the discussions that I have had with my current coworkers, I would not want to be just starting out in this industry. There seems to be no loyalty anymore. It's too bad. Anyway, that's the way I see things today.
 






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I couldn't agree more. It used to be different. The only people to blame are the pharmaceutical companies themselves. They became very greedy and are only interested in the bottom line. When I started in this industry, back in the 90's, most of the doctors welcomed the reps in. We treated the doctors like professionals and educators. The reps did preceptorships where we spent several days in a physicians office learning their role and how the office staff functioned. It was a very educational experience for the doctor and the sales rep. Today, we treat the doctors as if they don't know anything and we are trying to tell / "detail" them. The pharma companies have inundated the doctors with sales reps and BS studies that have been skewed by the pharma companies and their Ghost Writers. I am not sure if the pharma rep position will ever become extinct, however, there are less and less reps per compnay. I recently was able to retire from a big pharma company with a nice retirement and took this job in contract sales to supplement my retirement. It's a good place to be. From the discussions that I have had with my current coworkers, I would not want to be just starting out in this industry. There seems to be no loyalty anymore. It's too bad. Anyway, that's the way I see things today.
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Boring boring, stay retired and keep your garden tidy old person
 












Anonymous said:
I couldn't agree more. It used to be different. The only people to blame are the pharmaceutical companies themselves. They became very greedy and are only interested in the bottom line. When I started in this industry, back in the 90's, most of the doctors welcomed the reps in. We treated the doctors like professionals and educators. The reps did preceptorships where we spent several days in a physicians office learning their role and how the office staff functioned. It was a very educational experience for the doctor and the sales rep. Today, we treat the doctors as if they don't know anything and we are trying to tell / "detail" them. The pharma companies have inundated the doctors with sales reps and BS studies that have been skewed by the pharma companies and their Ghost Writers. I am not sure if the pharma rep position will ever become extinct, however, there are less and less reps per compnay. I recently was able to retire from a big pharma company with a nice retirement and took this job in contract sales to supplement my retirement. It's a good place to be. From the discussions that I have had with my current coworkers, I would not want to be just starting out in this industry. There seems to be no loyalty anymore. It's too bad. Anyway, that's the way I see things today.
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Above poster is correct. Industry is very different now. Everyone is out for themselves, there will be no "rep" positions in the future as the industry has been ruined. Good luck finding and keeping a job in this industry.
 






Anonymous said:
Above poster is correct. Industry is very different now. Everyone is out for themselves, there will be no "rep" positions in the future as the industry has been ruined. Good luck finding and keeping a job in this industry.
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Thank you for your great knowledge and wisdom, now tell me where you keep the monkey wrench
 






























Since there isn't a definitive way to know how you did on the assessment, how long does it take to hear back from the recruiter after taking it? (I did the phone IV, not the online test) If I don't hear back within a day or two, can I assume my score wasn't "high enough"? It's not that the scenarios were difficult but they were so vague that I have a hard time evaluating my answers! Any insight on the process following the phone assessment would be greatly appreciated!
 






I wish I could help, but I am in exactly the same situation. I was actually going to ask the same question about the time frame. I took the assessment yesterday and I have not heard anything yet. I hope that doesn't mean bad news. I really want this job.
 






You will only hear by hiring manager or staffing recruiter, if you are called to the next step, F2F. Otherwise, an e-mail will be sent to let you know that you did not go to the next step.

From what I have heard, F2F are the week of the 13th. I can be wrong if they are focusing on large cities first, then other territories with smaller towns/cities.

500 reps in less than a month is a huge task, especially when it takes 2 to 3 weeks to do background checks!
 






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