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Question 23 of 35
With your education and a wide array of options, why did you choose a career path as a Medical Science Liaison?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Your interviewer is interested in what inspired you to pursue a career as an MSL to determine what type of employee you will be with their organization. They want to see that you are passionate about your work and are in this field for the right reasons. They know that your educational path could have led you in many different directions and want to hear what really makes you tick in this work.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Prior to your MSL interview, put some serious thought into what motivated you to enter this career path. Whether you have a Ph.D., PharmD, or other advanced degrees, you had many career options and your interviewer needs to hear you speak with passion about why this work was right for you.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"As I progressed throughout my Ph.D. program, I had the opportunity to shadow a wonderful Medical Science Liaison for a month during the summer. Getting to see firsthand how they listened to their KOLs and took ideas back to their organization to drive new development strategies was amazing. Having at one time wanted to get into cancer research in a lab setting, this shadowing experience really opened my eyes to taking cancer research and drug development to the field and have an impact on patients on a daily basis."
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