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Question 7 of 40 for our Pharmaceutical Sales Mock Interview

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Question 7 of 40

In your first week on the job as a pharmaceutical sales rep, what will you do to organize yourself?

"If given the opportunity to join your team as your next pharmaceutical sales rep, onboarding and training quickly will be at the top of my priority list because I will be so anxious and excited to get out on my own and selling. To do this, I would be very methodical in my approach. During initial orientation, I would take notes of everything that I learn and recap each evening by putting together my own personal work bible. If I get the opportunity to shadow any new colleagues, I would be like a sponge when working with them and take diligent mental and physical notes."

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How to Answer: In your first week on the job as a pharmaceutical sales rep, what will you do to organize yourself?

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  • 7. In your first week on the job as a pharmaceutical sales rep, what will you do to organize yourself?

      Why the Interviewer Asks This Question

      As a future successful pharmaceutical sales representative, you will use your planning and organizational skills to plan your daily work to ensure that you are efficient and effective in your work. To get at your sense to bring this ability, your interviewer is giving you the chance to discuss how your organizational skills will be used to ensure that you orientate into the role efficiently and quickly, so you are up and running on your own in short order upon hire.

      Written by Samantha Brown on November 28th, 2023

      How to Answer

      In a new role in pharmaceutical sales, the expectation is that any new rep joins and orientates quickly so they can jump in and get started quickly. Talk about your ability to do this in regard to how you will learn and retain information by keeping yourself organized and on track. This is a great time to talk about how you keep your work organized in your current role. No matter if you use old-school methods like binders, folders, and clipboards or if you use online tools, your interviewer just wants to hear that you have a method to your madness and that it will be effective as you join their company.

      Written by Samantha Brown on November 28th, 2023

      Answer Example

      "If given the opportunity to join your team as your next pharmaceutical sales rep, onboarding and training quickly will be at the top of my priority list because I will be so anxious and excited to get out on my own and selling. To do this, I would be very methodical in my approach. During initial orientation, I would take notes of everything that I learn and recap each evening by putting together my own personal work bible. If I get the opportunity to shadow any new colleagues, I would be like a sponge when working with them and take diligent mental and physical notes."

      Written by Ryan Brunner on October 13th, 2023

      Anonymous Interview Answers with Professional Feedback

      Anonymous Answer

      "Keeping a daily planner, making lists, doing the necessary research, and asking questions will put me on the path to organization in the first week."

      Amanda's Feedback

      Organization is important when entering a new role, but try to be as specific as possible. What will you make lists of? What will you be researching? Who will you be questioning? Answering those questions shows that you have insight into the demands of the role.

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