interviewing for sales position

just spoke with a recruiter and they are going to submit my resume.

coming from nestle it's defo a pay increase

but any real input from the battle field would be great..

 

Empty promises of new competitive products and management that doesn’t know what they’re doing. No inventory because someone forgot to order the parts and constant reporting delays. The comp plan keeps getting cut because Lee and Jen don’t have the balls to step up to Joey C. The RSD’s don’t have the balls to represent the sales force. The sales force is pissed and the morale is low. Think long snd hard after doing some research on the company. Ask the tough questions in your interview and watch the hiring manager squirm.

 

You are clearly a loose cannon and not representative of the rest of us. Comp plan is great for those of us who plan to exceed expected forecast but for bottom designed to weed out bottom feeders like you.

 

Really? That’s all you got. Stop drinking the kook aid. Going from a 3% to 2.5% to 2% commission structure is not representative of a great company. A comp plan that includes the entire year when we had no control of the inherited business; is not fair. Everyone took another major pay cut. I’ll be fine and will manage for a while but you’ll soon see how many people leave. Instead of hiding behind this forum ask the rest of the salesforce.

 

HR’s going to be very busy trying to fill vacant high volume territories. I for one have interviews over the next couple of weeks.

 

realistic w2 first year. what we thinking

150k?

 

Happy to see a puss like you leave

 

Depends how hard you work and how good you are

 

Depends on IF we have promised product and inventory. MOST LIKELY NOT. Ask the hiring manager how they come up with forecasts. I hope you’re head doesn’t spin off trying to make sense of it. LOL

What territory are you interviewing for?

 

Very much appreciate the helpful answers.

location I'm applying for is a secret, for want to bring attention to myself from higher up's

Assuming a rep works a full day and isnt incompetent... what we looking at pay wise... ball park is fine just wanting some figures from the battle field

 

Your questions are ridiculous, this is a Sales job so there are no guarantees. You could end up with nothing but your salary or you could make 200k if you’re a superstar just like any Sales job. To be honest you sound like a total fake

 

it's not a ridiculous question

answer

80-100 if you mostly suck

110-170 average rep.

lucky or sales machine 180k plus

from what you have posted

 

Ask yourself why the high turnover rate? Yes some may argue this is the norm for all companies but with this one, the rate blows away all national averages.

Your honeymoon phase begins immediately where then you'll have 6-11 months to actually produce. If lucky enough, the numbers increase significantly after year 1.

Management is quick to pull trigger on territories and will fire/push out veteran reps (Just take a look at 2017). Company may have 12 reps that have been here for 7 years.

Average workweek for reps consists of roughly 20 hours. Knowing this will be argued, trust me Im generous with my number. As the weather breaks, these hours decrease

RSD's are nothing but robots. This is a company that lacks loyalty, both from the field and home office. CYA

Company constantly endures back orders and empty promises for product launches.

Continue reading some of these posts and ask yourself, do I want to join a company that I know I will either be fired or quit in the next 5 years. Yes money is good but trust me, do you want a daily headache that comes along with this position?

 

Products are great and getting better, customer service is vastly improved from a year ago and clinical will be rising up to the occasion under the new CMO but the efforts to support the sales team are poor. You can do very well hear but basically have to do all the work yourself. If you dont mind putting in extra effort and doing other departments jobs you can be uber successful. 50 hours a week minimum investment needed for the big payday but is that really any different from any other sales job?

 

Depends Completely on the area you take over, some reps work like dogs for pharmaceutical rep pay with the hope of a "big pay out" that will never come as other there so always be a back order, delay, staff issues etc other reps walk into an area work a few hours a day and make bank.


Customer service sucks, so many delays on "real time data". If you mostly have lifewatch in your area it's less of a mess but honestly your credibility with Drs will go down the toilet. Just join the fire department as you get a better retirement plan and will spend your days putting out less fires.

Clinical doesn't help once the Drs figure out they can earn $800+ for every mcot if they buy the product from Mr medilynx instead of the $40 for the hookup and read with biotel.

Keep looking, company culture is horrific. Honestly stay out of this completed field

 

Obviously a post from a manager having a hard time filling positions. Products are a disgrace, difficult for patient and don’t work half the time. Customer service are good people, just understaffed so service to the patient is horrible. Still hour plus hold times! 50 hours a week for big payday?? Half of the time the recruiter and manager are lying to prospective candidates. The numbers they claim do not add up.

 

Managers lying, ain't that the truth

Pro tip - ask how the territory is doing. Once they answer repeat the following

"That's great, I'd love to see those numbers" ask to see

1) current ranking
2) current volume in Salesforce
3) current goal

Right there you will find out everything you need to know.

I hope future prospects see this and don't get lured into the white van with candy and promises of "big commission"

 

What's wrong with a little candy?