Pharma Sales Reps 7 Things to Protect Yourself from lay offs!
With the economic downturn, it’s harder than ever to find another job if you unfortunately get laid off from your pharmaceutical job. To that end I have laid out 7 things you should be doing diligently, every week until the end of the year. If you do this I assure you that you will not be caught with your pants down if the most unfortunate happens.
1. NETWORK – And I do not mean network with other pharmaceutical reps or managers necessarily. I mean network with reps or managers in the industry you want to get into. For example biotech, medical devices or another industry altogether. The time to get your ducks in a row is NOW. As a former District Manager, Brand Manager, and Director and even in my current role at corporate I have reviewed and interviewed hundreds and hundreds of people. The only people I interviewed were the ones who were sent to me by an internal person. Not from a Monster or The Ladders posting or one of the many online career websites.
2. RESUMES– Make it a goal to send out 3-5 resumes per week. This may not sound like a lot but in 1 month you will have sent out 12-20 resumes and you are bound to get 1-2 calls from that effort at the very minimum.