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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Even as a college student or graduate student, your interviewer at Pfizer wants to hire interns that have a basic knowledge and understanding of the pharmaceutical industry. This question tests how specific and current your knowledge is of the industry to give them a gauge of your knowledge and passion for the industry.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"I am most impressed by the way the pharmaceutical industry has switched its focus from treatment to prevention. It's a great way to flip the thinking in the industry, and will likely save the lives of so many people."

Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Prior to your internship interview with Pfizer, be sure to conduct some overarching research on their industry and know that the term 'pharmaceutical' refers to the creation and sale of medicine. Explain what you foresee as the most significant development that has happened in the past few years.

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