Sample Resumes

Pharmaceutical Sales Resume Tips

A pharmaceutical-sales executive's resume must present information quickly, clearly, and in a way that makes the experience relevant to the position in consideration. That means condensing your information to its most powerful form. Preliminary Requirement : Research about your career alternatives before starting your resume. Organize your thoughts and ideas into your resume. Refer the samples from other guides. Avoid using 'I' throughout your resume.

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Example : Experienced consultant with five years of experience in information technology. Strong project management skills with extensive knowledge in statistical processes.

Education : List your highest degree first.

1. Name of institution, city and state
   
2. Degree, major and year awarded
   
3. GPA (optional)

Skills : Use action verbs and keywords pertinent to your job profile to describe your skillset and achievements. For example, you can show your technical as well as sales skills in your resume as follows.

Technical Skills : Good grasp of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, systems processes, and cost issues concerning practitioners.

Sales : Built annual sales from start-up to $500,000. Identified niche market that delivered above-average returns, in many cases adding more than 20% to profit margin.

Experience : List the most recent experience first.

Emphasize on your achievements and contributions. Describe your job duties and how you went beyond your responsibilities to help your employer or department. Mention how you improved workflow, enhanced patient/customer satisfaction, saved money or time, generated revenue, managed inventory levels, trained employees and built positive relationships.

Activities : Campus and community activities, memberships in professional organizations etc.

Personal : Certifications, security clearances, patents, special awards, citizenship etc.

Add Keywords :

Include specialty areas (e.g. acute/critical care, ICU, retail, nuclear pharmaceuticals) and important skills (e.g. pharmacology, dispensing/compounding, medication therapy, pharmaceutical research, MedE America Pharmacy System).

Try to use Action Verbs when constructing your statements :

Action Verbs

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