For future interviewees

Discussion in 'Medline' started by Anonymous, Sep 25, 2012 at 2:27 PM.

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  1. Anonymous

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    To anyone interviewing with Medline. Look at these threads for what they are and do your research. Why would hundreds of people, both current and former employees, competitors, and customers take time out of thier lives to talk about how awful Medline is? Because they are unhappy with their career and probably someone with a lot of other problems? Could be.

    Or, maybe, they are telling the truth....

    The company is a good company, if you are in upper Management, or just starting out and need experience to help you move on to better things. Unlike any organization Medline has an evil group of managers and definitely some who are cut out for prison. If you care about your own career, please do your homework. Talk with people in the organization who have been there a year and some maybe five years. If those current employees seem paranoid about talking to you, do not be surprised. That's the culture you will live in. Why do some people do so well and stay? Usually, it is greed, but for the regular rep, stuck in the nightmare, it could be family obligations or the bad economy. Just remember, it's the individual who takes the difference between what a rep earns and all of the creative taxes applied by Medine who you will call "Manager". Those unique "expenses" (do your research) imposed by that Manager will make your life hard. Trust me when I say this...it isn't unique to Medline it's life in general. If you work with serpents you will feel the bite.

    You shouldn't let negative people paint your own views without doing your own direct dilgence. Why has the company done so well if it's employees are treated so poorly? "Because most of the reps and managers are very happy and have no intention of leaving", is one opinion. But Medline's past growth and prior financial succcess have little to do with your potential territory and your relationship with Management. You can call any hospital in any city and you might get the name of the rep from Medline who works with their account. Start with Material Management as they can direct you in the right way. If you speak with that rep they will be reluctant to trust you, assuming you're possibly taking their job, and, at best, they will give you part of the story. Most outsiders would not believe the things Medline does.

    Lastly, it's the internet. If you believe 50% of what you read is total fabrication and the other 50% a total embellishment of the truth. You'll will fit in. You will understand the Medline math that always hands you the short end and enriches the Manager. Don't forget to do your resaearch on S freight, P1, low profit SPT, delinquent account, short pay, Joe Rep for Quota, Joe Rep for Star, surplus, base cost upcharge, and they go on and on, deductions from your gross pay. Just assume the vast majority of the comments on this page are the ramblings of "anonymous" loser responders that are not nearly as smart and talented as you.

    Invest in you future by working for Medline only if you have no other options, and then only for a short time. More than two years will make it more difficult to move on due to Medline's stellar reputation. (you can verify that in your research too) Unless, of course, you have what it takes to join the inner circle, then God help you.
     

  2. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    No way I would ever speak to any potential employee. Current employees understand this.
     
  3. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    Yes that makes a lot of sense. That's why during the interview process they spend a day in the field riding with a local sales rep..

    Interviewees have ample opportunity to meet with employees at Medline and no one in the company wants to invest the money it takes to hire and train someone who doesn't understand the job, company, or the industry.

    Regardless of what you read the company has become one of the largest most successful organizations in the healthcare industry. It didn't get there by treating their sales reps, managers, and employees in general poorly. No organization can have the kind of success Medline has had over all these years without their employees being a part of the equation.

    Do your homework...determine if you want to work hard and be a part of a solid organization..don't listen to anonymous bloggers who in a likelihood may not even be actual employees of the company.
     
  4. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    True.
     

  5. As a former Medline rep, I spent just shy of 10 years in the sales force. I had more opportunities year after year, and no it wasn't easy, quotas were set high, some years better than others but all of that gave me the foundation to be innovative, creative and sell. There was nothing in our bag that was the absolute worst nor best product, but how you carry yourself and represent your company will give you the foundation to know how to achieve in most sales organizations. Many moving parts at Medline- Joe Clarke an integral one to the success and growth it has achieved, if you look at other groups, Medline is never in the headlines with downsizing, stability and job security never an issue.
     
  6. anonymous

    anonymous Guest

    Thanks for sharing your experience at Medline. What type of position did you move onto from this one?
     
  7. anonymous

    anonymous Guest

    Medline did not become successful because of its reps/managers. Medline is successful because of the 80-90% gross profit margins it has on all of the Medline brand product that is manufactured very cheaply overseas. Medline is notorious for essentially "buying business". They will low ball RFP's against national brand manufacturers even if (at the rep level) it shows a very low profit margin. Medline then takes that increase in volume and goes to the overseas manufacturers (China, Malaysia, Mexico) and renegotiates their manufacturing costs with them. Charlie has a very smart business model in place. That's where the success comes from. The reps/managers are the last piece of the puzzle just so that the customers have a personal contact.