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MEDICAL

Parker Berry

Mrs. Rubin
DEVICE SALES
DPR 100

3/29/17
Not a Once and Done Phenomenon
Medical Device Sales
Reasons I chose this career
Good pay
Not a typical desk job
A Lot of traveling
How this field relates to my personality/interests
Great people person
Sales has always been an interest of mine
Job Description
Responsibilities
Meet quota
Clients
Monthly meetings
Work Environment
Traveling
Long hours
Stressful
Education/Qualification and training needed
Education
Undergraduate degree in health sciences, sales or business
Pursue your MBA in business (not required but is strongly recommended)
Qualifications
Minor in health sciences (not required)
Have excellent sales skills
Earnings/Outlook
Earnings
Average base Starting salary is around $66,000
National Average base salary is $88,000, after bonuses and commission it is around $145,000
Outlook
Long work hours
High amount of travel
Stressful
Working from home, car, hotel rooms etc.
IT Skills Required
Should have
Basic powerpoint skills
Basic Excel skills
Basic Word skills
Summary
Medical Device Sales as it seems to be a very demanding and stressful career is
honestly my favorite part about it; and if you keep your head down it can end up
being highly lucrative. But in summary this job entitles you to have excellent sales
skills, ready for long hours, working wherever you are and extensive traveling. As
of right now I look forward to transferring to widner and starting their co-op
program to get a real feel for the this career.
Works Cited
Works Cited

"Medical Device Sales Salary | Medical Device Sales Rep Salary Report." Medical-Sales-Careers. N.p., n.d. Web.

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"Medical Sales Representative Job Description | Americas Job Exchange." Medical Sales Representative Job

Description | Americas Job Exchange. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2017.

Santiago, Andrea Clement. "Learn More About Medical Device Sales Jobs." Verywell. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2017.

WikiHow. "How to Become a Medical Device Sales Representative." WikiHow. WikiHow, 01 Apr. 2017. Web. 01

Apr. 2017.

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