What I’d do today if I was an aspiring med device rep with no interviews lined up:
1. Long walk outside or workout, healthy breakfast, lots of water. Get your mind and body primed for a great day.
2. Pull up to a coffee shop with computer, google and follow the top 10 companies in ortho/sports medicine, spine, total joint reconstruction, trauma, biologics, wound care. (Feel free to add more industries who hire ASRs in comments if you’d like to pay it forward).
3. Follow/send a connection request to at least 1 rep and 1 recruiter from each company. Also check on jobs tab for Associate sales rep roles at these companies and set a job alert.
4. Get your resume/LinkedIn reviewed by someone in the med device industry already. You can maybe get lucky and ask a rep to see theirs as a reference, or if you’re really serious, ask a pro like ✒️Claire M. Davis🖋️ or Emma Sturtevant .
5. Write out your personal why, why med device, a story you demonstrated grit or overcame adversity, a quick talk track of who you are and what experience you have that can translate well into med device sales. Ask family or a rep you meet to listen to you read these out loud. If no rep will hear ya out, don’t take it personal. Everyone is so busy these days. Just keep trying!
This will be enough for today if you’re just getting started and have no interviews set up. If you do have interviews, there’s a ton more to do on top of this!
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