1. Explain How do you think the company would help you the best?

This question basically means the company wishes to know whether you are a team player and whether you can handle your own resources.
The answer to this question is that the company should chalk out a plan and quota that you should achieve in a month and then give you the resources that are reasonable and logical for you to meet.

2. Explain How do you perceive a pharmaceutical representatives typical workday?

As a sales representative you know very well that your job is to sell to the physicians. Whatever it takes you have to increase the sales figures. To do that you must make a favorable impression on the doctors, especially the ones that count. Discuss how you plan for each doctor differently based on their work schedules and preferences, likes and dislikes.

3. Explain If given a territory and a list of physicians to call on, how would you go about it?

Nothing beats sound field knowledge to make a strategy. Know your territory first. Know your customers and their sales potential. Analyze the data and figure out where your biggest potential is in terms of the 80:20 principle (80% of your business comes from 20% of the people). After the A list is covered, then make your own B list and C list within a time frame that fits with the organizations sales closing

4. Explain Have you ever been through an emergency situation? What position did you handle during the emergency situation?

Each job profile has their panic situations, and only the ones who can handle these situations actually stand out as professionals. Therefore, it is necessary for the initial interview to find out whether the person has experienced any such situation.
While answering such a question, remember that the situation should not be over hyped by you, and that you should include in your answer the lesson learned from a given situation.

5. Explain What is the best aspect that you like about your job?

A NHS jobs are quite different from other jobs. These are the jobs where a human being is actually the part of the jobs.
Therefore, if asked such a question, the safest answer would be to ?interact with people and nurse them to good health?.

6. Explain What is your interaction level with your previous supervisor? What did he do right and what did he do wrong, according to you?

Basically, this question is aimed at finding out whether you are good with some kind of authority above you or whether you are someone who requires a mentor.
The best answer to this question is that you had a cordial relationship with your supervisor and that any differences you had were purely theoretical and in the end, what was best for the company won.

7. Explain Do you consider yourself to be social? Can you tell us of a time when you used your social skills to help the patients?

A nurse has to be pleasant and lively as well as trained and experienced to look after the patients. A grumpy nurse is every hospital?s nightmare, and would not find many options for gainful employment.
Since being pleasant and patient are key responsibilities of a nurse, there will be enough incidents where you have used your social skills to handle a medical situation.
Make sure that you give a truthful and accurate description of the times, so that your interview will also have you come across as a person who has all the required requisites for being good medical personnel.

8. Tell us of a time when you used your leadership skills to handle a situation?

While leadership is thrust upon and pursued by some people, some people are natural leaders, who just need to say something to be heard out. These individuals come out and are recognized only during a time of urgency or grave problems.
Therefore, make sure that if you have any such experience; share it with the interviewer.

9. What is a scientific degree required for entry into pharmaceutical sales? What about prior sales experience?

Successful candidates do not necessarily require either of the above. However, there is a great deal of variation here.

Mostly, it depends on the hiring managers' personal opinion. If she is trying to fill a very competitive territory, she may feel the need to hire a real seasoned "pit-bull" to go out there and grab the business. Or maybe, she has had a problem with a recent hire who has difficulty grasping scientific data and is determined to hire a person with strong science background to add to her team's qualities.

10. Explain What would your core competencies be, when it comes to NHS Jobs?

There are several aspects to a job, some more important than the other. Therefore, sometimes, when there are several options for a job, one may be asked the question about the core competencies that one possesses for the job. The answer to this question becomes crucial when there are several people who have been finalized for a job, but there can be only one of very few hiring for the said position.

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