What skills and education would someone need to become a pharmaceutical sales rep?
Potential candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree or higher. Some companies would like to see experience in outside sales. Someone who is very organized, responsible, and motivated. You manage your own territory and have a district manager who will come down and ride with you for two days about every 4-6 weeks. Some days are full of waiting and a feeling of not accomplishing a lot, other days are really good and making good long calls with physicians and feeling like you had educated a physician on your product, and sometimes you are rejected by offices, but you have to keep going and keep up your motivation to do your job. Your driving record is also of importance so it should be clear of all accidents or speeding tickets. The company does run a full background check, credit check (because you will have a company AMEX), and degree check of possible candidates. How do you make money? We are paid a base salary based on our years of Sales experience or Pharmaceutical experience, we have
