Don't Forget to Say, "Thank You"Written by Matthew C. Keegan
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3. Stress that you are looking forward to a follow up meeting. Optional: Tell person you are writing to that you will contact them within a certain time to follow up. You can either type or print your note. If you type, use standard business paper and a matching envelope. If you write, a thank you note card or a generic card are acceptable. Be careful not to get anything too flashy unless your field is flashy {e.g., fashion industry}. Email isn't wrong, but you have no guarantee that person will receive your note unless you request a return receipt. Approximately eighty percent of all email is spam; why risk having your thank you note lost in a junk mail folder? In this age of strict competition for plum positions, you cannot afford to not say thank you in writing. Give yourself every edge possible and use thank you note as your opportunity to show potential employers why they should hire you. You can visit his site at http://www.thearticlewriter.com
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| | The Four P's of an Informational InterviewWritten by Ryan Stewart
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3. Probe - It’s all about putting your research into practice. The reason you research a customer, any customer, is to uncover needs. Probing acheives same goal on a much more personal basis. Here are a few questions you might ask your “interviewee” * What do you like most about your job? What do you like least? * What is your manager’s management style? * Do you work alone or with a partner/partners? How does that work? * Do you plan on staying a pharma rep or moving on to different roles in your company? * This list is endless. You should try to ask for suggestions from others in message boards. 4. Promote - Like it or not, your job search is a sales call. You must, above all else, create opportunites to promote yourself. If you are uncomfortable doing this you have two choices: a.) Get comfortable doing this. b.) Go to monster.com and do a search for “cubicle jobs” because that’s where you belong. Here are a few thoughts on how you might go about promoting yourself in an informational interview . * Be yourself. Let your true personality show through. Be businesslike but casual at same time (if you don’t know how, you should practice). * Let person on other side of table know, without saying so, that you have done other 3 P’s beforehand. * Don’t be shy about letting “interviewee” know that you are seriously considering a job in pharmaceutical sales. * Don’t be pompous, but how off. Speak proudly about your accomplishments and be convincing when you talk about your skills and abilities. * Never, never, never say, “I’m a people person”. This also goes for formal interviews as well. I’ve heard more than one manager say they’ve ended an interview at least mentally if not physically when they heard candidate say “I’m a people person”.In end, continue networking , continue reading, continue studying, and utilize PharmBoard.com’s Four P’s for a successful informational interview and you will be one step closer to job you’re working hard to land. Then challenges, and payoffs, really begin.
Ryan Stewart is the Founder, Owner, and Administrator of first-class Pharmaceutical Sales Job Search Megasite PharmBoard.com http://www.PharmBoard.com
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