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<p>[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4133674"]12 year vet gone to IT here, I never get on here anymore so I haven't replied in a long time. With regards to the question of what IT companies hire with Pharma experience, none are looking for your skill set specifically. Having said that it won't stop you from getting the job if you go about it the proper way.</p><p><br /></p><p>My suggestion is to network through your friends and see who has an in. You might have to start out on an inside sales team and work to the field. Inside reps make a little over $100K with the big companies, less with smaller companies. Don't worry about not knowing the products, you will have to learn whatever you sell, we are all in sales, not programmers. I would suggest learning as much as you can about the basics of IT. Start out learning about databases, applications, OS, hardware and how it all ties together. You don't need to know what the specifici companies do or offer, just how an application operates, what a database does and so on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope that helps. It also helps if you live in IT heavy cities or major metros. Almost all those locations have inside teams with the hottest areas being the bay area, Austin, Chicago, NY and for some reason there are quite a few in Columbus, OH.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4133674"]12 year vet gone to IT here, I never get on here anymore so I haven't replied in a long time. With regards to the question of what IT companies hire with Pharma experience, none are looking for your skill set specifically. Having said that it won't stop you from getting the job if you go about it the proper way. My suggestion is to network through your friends and see who has an in. You might have to start out on an inside sales team and work to the field. Inside reps make a little over $100K with the big companies, less with smaller companies. Don't worry about not knowing the products, you will have to learn whatever you sell, we are all in sales, not programmers. I would suggest learning as much as you can about the basics of IT. Start out learning about databases, applications, OS, hardware and how it all ties together. You don't need to know what the specifici companies do or offer, just how an application operates, what a database does and so on. Hope that helps. It also helps if you live in IT heavy cities or major metros. Almost all those locations have inside teams with the hottest areas being the bay area, Austin, Chicago, NY and for some reason there are quite a few in Columbus, OH.[/QUOTE]
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Cafepharma Message Boards | Pharma Sales, Device Sales, Lab Sales
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