Nurses Can Leave Nursing Jobs For Pharmaceutical Sales Careers

T hroughout my fourteen year       pharmaceutical sales               pharmaceutical career, I’ve     representatives have quite a lot   met quite a few nurses who      of advantages compared to          wanted to leave nursing for other     candidates who have never worked   careers. They were tired of the       in the health care fields before.  long shift hours and having to        Nurses are already knowledgeable   work overnight shifts as well.        in physiology, anatomy and how     Some were also tired of having to     typical medical environments such  physically move patients around.      as hospitals work.                 One even injured her back doing                                          just that and had to take a           There are many perks and benefits  medical leave for rehabilitation.     when working as a drug rep in the  There are also the politics           pharmaceutical industry. Salaries  involved in the hospitals that        and bonuses could amount to six    many nurses have grown tired of.      figures for high achievers and                                           there is the use of a company      Some of these nurses asked me         car. Corporate expense accounts   about the possibility of becoming     are also available for business    drug reps in pharmaceutical sales     entertaining. There are also the   after being exposed to the            travel opportunities that are      industry while at the hospitals.      paid for by the company as many    Well it turns out that a career       sales meetings as well as medical  move from nursing to                  conventions are often located at   pharmaceutical sales is quite a       nice places.                       natural one. I’ve known many drug                                        reps, some even under my own          Being a pharmaceutical sales       direct management, who were in        representative also means that     fact, former nurses.                  there is a lot of freedom and                                            independence with the job as       Nurses who want to become             fixed working shifts are no        longer the way for a drug rep.        professionals to bring them        Even better is that for 95% of        useful products that will greatly  the time, there is no boss to         benefit their patients. So even   look over your shoulder while on      though there’s a career change,    the job.                              nurses who end up being drug reps                                        with pharmaceutical sales forces   Although nursing does have its        can still be considered as part    rewards since the job involves        of the overall health care team    helping patients, being a drug        since they are playing an          rep can also have similar             important role in helping          satisfaction. The field involves      patients.                          working with medical                   About the Author: Clint Cora is the author of the book "How To Get A Dream Job In Pharmaceutical Sales - Direct Inside Advice and Guidance from a Sales Manager". He had a very successful fourteen year career as a pharmaceutical sales representative, sales trainer, product marketing manager and a national sales manager. More information about pharmaceutical sales careers can be found at http://www.GetPharmaceuticalSalesJob.com Published At: www.Isnare.com