Just a heads up to anyone from PDI reading this thread:
1. My interview sucked. The ass that interviewed me had zero sales experience. I am not sure he even knew some of the definitions that I was using or what success looked like in the stories I used. He interrupted me constantly, insulted me. Took 25 minutes trying to understand what I was currently doing (dumbass). Then ran out of time.
2. I was asked to learn the products. Oh, guess what? Not a single product question at the interview.
3. I was told to absolutely have a business plan. I spent all fucking weekend studying the products, the territory and writing a plan. You know what? I handed it to the interviewer who was kind enough to push it back to me and tell me he did not need to see it and "Wasn't going to look at it!"
I think most of us who did not get a call on Friday realize we came in second. I hope the least you can do is provide a summary of why. Without giving myself away, I found it even more insulting to be asked "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" I wanted to say, "Well, asshole, since I have been selling while you were in diapers, I'll be retired." WTF? Seriously. I would never interview with PDI again. Loaded questions. Age bias. The whole show by some toolkit zero years in sales.
The only thing I can say to those that got the jobs is congrats and good luck. If you listen to the news, you will find that pharmacies and practitioners are now completely limited on the number of opioid pain killers they can even write. With access being the way it is and so many limitation on these types of drugs, this job will always be an uphill battle. I know Purdue plans to stack rank everyone and in two years there will be the bloodbath of anyone under performing. So, enjoy the big money while you can. . . . Yes, I am tad bitter - not at losing the job but of wasting so much fucking time for absolutely nothing. Thanks, PDI!
1. My interview sucked. The ass that interviewed me had zero sales experience. I am not sure he even knew some of the definitions that I was using or what success looked like in the stories I used. He interrupted me constantly, insulted me. Took 25 minutes trying to understand what I was currently doing (dumbass). Then ran out of time.
2. I was asked to learn the products. Oh, guess what? Not a single product question at the interview.
3. I was told to absolutely have a business plan. I spent all fucking weekend studying the products, the territory and writing a plan. You know what? I handed it to the interviewer who was kind enough to push it back to me and tell me he did not need to see it and "Wasn't going to look at it!"
I think most of us who did not get a call on Friday realize we came in second. I hope the least you can do is provide a summary of why. Without giving myself away, I found it even more insulting to be asked "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" I wanted to say, "Well, asshole, since I have been selling while you were in diapers, I'll be retired." WTF? Seriously. I would never interview with PDI again. Loaded questions. Age bias. The whole show by some toolkit zero years in sales.
The only thing I can say to those that got the jobs is congrats and good luck. If you listen to the news, you will find that pharmacies and practitioners are now completely limited on the number of opioid pain killers they can even write. With access being the way it is and so many limitation on these types of drugs, this job will always be an uphill battle. I know Purdue plans to stack rank everyone and in two years there will be the bloodbath of anyone under performing. So, enjoy the big money while you can. . . . Yes, I am tad bitter - not at losing the job but of wasting so much fucking time for absolutely nothing. Thanks, PDI!