Medical Sales College. Is it for Real?

[anonymous]

Still sucks. Don't do it!

 

[anonymous]

get an MBA from a decent school for under 50K and you are making a good investment.
medical sales college is ok, but not that great of a credit and doesn't stand out.
those that tell you not to get an advanced degree, are generally lazy and don't want you to be better than them.

 

[anonymous]

Unlike all the posts on Cafepharma that have remained anonymous, this post will be very different.

My name is Shannon Marshall and I am the Director of Social Media for the Medical Sales College. Traditionally, we have had a policy in place that prohibits employees of the college from responding to posts on Cafepharma.

I would like to clear up information presented on this site and invite anyone into constructive conversations. I will only post to this thread (Medical Sales College. Is it for Real?) and will only answer questions related to the school, to our educational process, and to placement activities. I will not engage in discussions of employees, former employees, other recruiters, or specific customers or companies.

It appears that as we continue unprecedented success, we find a certain someone that is really having a hard time dealing with it.

First let me say that every post you see in opposition will be presented anonymously which I conclude almost all of them are the same person. We can clear that up if you too disclose whom you are so we can truly see how many people are posting. We are quite confident of the source as well as the self-serving reason behind the posts. Nonetheless, lets get started.

 

[Tyler234]

Unlike all the posts on Cafepharma that have remained anonymous, this post will be very different.

My name is Shannon Marshall and I am the Director of Social Media for the Medical Sales College. Traditionally, we have had a policy in place that prohibits employees of the college from responding to posts on Cafepharma.

I would like to clear up information presented on this site and invite anyone into constructive conversations. I will only post to this thread (Medical Sales College. Is it for Real?) and will only answer questions related to the school, to our educational process, and to placement activities. I will not engage in discussions of employees, former employees, other recruiters, or specific customers or companies.

It appears that as we continue unprecedented success, we find a certain someone that is really having a hard time dealing with it.

First let me say that every post you see in opposition will be presented anonymously which I conclude almost all of them are the same person. We can clear that up if you too disclose whom you are so we can truly see how many people are posting. We are quite confident of the source as well as the self-serving reason behind the posts. Nonetheless, lets get started.

Shannon, This is all great. MSC posts numerous internships for college grads who eventually can join a class for free.....but instead pressures the candidate to just join the school and the sales pitch is on from there... well that shows a lack of professionalism. I think we call that bait and switch. Poor recruitment tactics and anyone wanting to break into medical sales via MSC should think again.

 

[anonymous]

Trump University Medical Sales College is the only accreated program companies hire from.

Shannon, This is all great. MSC posts numerous internships for college grads who eventually can join a class for free.....but instead pressures the candidate to just join the school and the sales pitch is on from there... well that shows a lack of professionalism. I think we call that bait and switch. Poor recruitment tactics and anyone wanting to break into medical sales via MSC should think again.

 

[anonymous]

Trump University Medical Sales College is the only accreated program companies hire from.

Very educated response.

 

[anonymous]

get an MBA from a decent school for under 50K and you are making a good investment.
medical sales college is ok, but not that great of a credit and doesn't stand out.
those that tell you not to get an advanced degree, are generally lazy and don't want you to be better than them.

People with MBA's from good schools don't work in this industry. They are far too intelligent for that.

This industry is for college beer guzzlers and cheerleaders.

 

[anonymous]

Never did MSC but have heard about it. Doing a quick LinkedIn search, the 25 people I looked at have not landed a quality device position after MSC, half didn’t even land anywhere. A lot of them also had zero sales experience or even any strong professional business experience before such as marketing, sales ops,etc. really anything before enrolling in MSC.

it’s easy to prey on these people because they don’t know how shit works in big or small corporate world. I’m in a good healthcare sales role now (not device) but had plenty of opportunities to jump to device even from my first crappy pharma job. You can network your way into a medical device job if you have some sales experience. Usually your first ever sales job sucks so if you want to break into a sexy device position, you’ll probably have to take a mediocre B2B sales job with a mediocre company. Suck it up for 2ish years, get a track record, network, and you’ll be solid. If you can hop straight into device, more power to you. No need for MSC though.

Also MSC looks like it’s focused on Ortho. There are a million device jobs outside this specialty whether newbies want to be in the OR or not. I feel bad because most of the MSC graduates may be a bit naive and are thinking this is their meal ticket in. It’s that old school “go to college, pay your dues, get a good job” mentality. That’s just not how sales (or even life) works.

If there is an MSC Recruiter still reading this thread, you suck.

 

[anonymous]

Above poster is correct. You don't need a medical sales degree, to break into medical sales. Around 4 or 5 people have reached out to me via LinkedIn about opportunities. 2 people are still unemployed. MSC is a waste of money. Go work as a 1099 rep and go that route to break into medical sales.

 

[anonymous]

Looking for opinions here

I do not believe my "star rating" on zero-fee, the recruiting profile made by the MSC school is accurate or unbiased, and I feel it does not correctly reflect my contributions to the program. For instance, a classmate who frequently arrived late and slept during class received a 3.4, while my rating was 3.1. An anonymous peer evaluation would yield a more precise and fair performance assessment. I believe this is the case because I had to address the issues during my first week of class when I was unfairly treated for being sick with the flu and was called out and shamed in class. Additionally, my ex-husband attended this class before me and did not have a good reputation. Both of which are not a representation of me as a student or individual.