All About Med Reps

[Kiwilove]

Ask ko lang dun sa may mga experience na as a MR kung may mga biology students din bang nagaapply? Kasi Im a graduating bio student and i was planning to pursue this job.

Yes you can apply, actually any course naman okay lang

[monique1234]

Girls advice lang ako if magaapply kayo sa mga pharmaceutical companys. Dun na kayo sa multinational never apply sa mga local companys hindi maganda dun. Pero hindi naman lahat ng local Natrapharm is okay naman, dont apply sa DYNA DRUG CORPORATION. Naku hindi dyan maganda lalo na benefits hindi maganda. Saka daig mo pa nasa isang community or organization na puro chismisan which is we all know na hindi healthy na maging working environment. Dont go to DYNA DRUG CORPORATION girls.

[dollen]

kelangan po bang fluent ang english mo sa interview? hehe tnx!

[maude]

Notnecessarily, sis. If the interviewer asks in English, answer in English. If not, by all means, puwede mag-Tagalog. And in he real world naman kapag nasa field ka na, taglish na when you talk to the doctors.

[missfragile]

Hi mga sissy.. im torn.. gusto ko kasi talaga mag med rep. i was able to be qualified sa FOLARES.. (may feed back po ba kayo dito?) help naman kasi ang sabi si for expansion sila gusto ko sana kaya lang im currently working sa isang hmo company.. gusto ko mag med rep kaya lang ang expansion nila is sa visayas and mindanao sabi sakin ng hr officer pag may nag resign or na promote dun lang ang may chance na malipat ako sa manila, haay nakakalungkot may family ako, sabi nga sakin ng officer is pag isipan mo muna bago ka tumuloy dito kasi in the end baka maisip mo na mahirap pala dito wala kang fall back... hirap no? pero kasi i want to be a medical representative ang starting is 11k then may allowance pag regular ka na 14k na plus allowance. they also giving cars daw.. may health care benefit din sila.. im torn talaga.. : (

pa help naman po.. thank you po

[Sandysand]

Hi girls! Im not a medrep pero may boyfriend is. Vaccines hawak nya sa sanofi pasteur. Deployment na net week and na assign sya sa ilocos region. Im just worried. Weve been together for 6 years and this is the first time ng magkakahiwalay kami. during trainings bigira kami mgkausap, lagi sya busy. No text the whole day. Pag sa gabi, pagod na sya he cant talk. Im a medstudent. Ala akong idea sa daily activities ng medrep aside from mkkipagusap ka sa doctors.. Hindi [textspeak!] dw sya sa clinics ppnta. So at some point, di ko rin maintindihan at di ako mkarelate. Supportive [textspeak!] ako mula nung application hanggang end of training. Pero di ko kc [textspeak!] mpicture [textspeak!] daily life na gnagawa nya. Di ko pa nmmet [textspeak!] iba nyang kasama kc start palang. Im afraid baka makaapekto to sa relationship [textspeak!] pag na deploy na sya. Not to mention na mejo takot din ako dahil baka magkaroon ng affairs or what.  Any tips and insights? Help!

[freelancer]

^hindi sa dinidiscourage kita diba? But I can feel you my ex is a med rep we've been together for 4 years and sobrang daming nagbago nung naging ahente sya. true yang super busy na wala na syang masyadong time talaga. well it depends pa din naman

Do you guys consider being a med rep/sales rep a stable job? I mean maganda bang career path to? I am an accountant but I want to try field work because I sometimes I find my job boring as hell!

[kho_leen]

Personally, I dont find this industry stable.   Unless you can handle extreme stress and pressure on the sales plus the lack of work/life balance.

With the merging of companies, parang walang security of tenure din.

I think this is the best industry as a start at 20's because it will help develop interpersonal skills, IQ and EQ.  Then after that move na to more opportunities.

[aubb]

Hi girls! Im not a medrep pero may boyfriend is. Vaccines hawak nya sa sanofi pasteur. Deployment na net week and na assign sya sa ilocos region. Im just worried. Weve been together for 6 years and this is the first time ng magkakahiwalay kami. during trainings bigira kami mgkausap, lagi sya busy. No text the whole day. Pag sa gabi, pagod na sya he cant talk. Im a medstudent. Ala akong idea sa daily activities ng medrep aside from mkkipagusap ka sa doctors.. Hindi [textspeak!] dw sya sa clinics ppnta. So at some point, di ko rin maintindihan at di ako mkarelate. Supportive [textspeak!] ako mula nung application hanggang end of training. Pero di ko kc [textspeak!] mpicture [textspeak!] daily life na gnagawa nya. Di ko pa nmmet [textspeak!] iba nyang kasama kc start palang. Im afraid baka makaapekto to sa relationship [textspeak!] pag na deploy na sya. Not to mention na mejo takot din ako dahil baka magkaroon ng affairs or what.  Any tips and insights? Help!

Daily activity comprises mostly of visiting doctors to make chika and to promote products, and in your bf's case, booking orders(bec hie's with vaccines). Depends on the area, pwedeng madaming travel time, from one clinic/hosp, to another. There's also the long waiting time, so you get to chat with other reps and/or docs' secretaries. There are times you have to service doctors, dine them out, join them with their
hobbies.

Personally, I dont find this industry stable.   Unless you can handle extreme stress and pressure on the sales plus the lack of work/life balance.

With the merging of companies, parang walang security of tenure din.

I think this is the best industry as a start at 20's because it will help develop interpersonal skills, IQ and EQ.  Then after that move na to more opportunities.

I think it's being in the right company at the right time, going for the ones na may line up ng bagong products

[kho_leen]

Enjoy sa pharma.  Marami perks, incentives and bonus.

Just dont forget to save. save. save. 

[Librobaby]

Hi guys..little help nman. I had my initial interview sa GSK nung monday. Ok naman siya. confused lang ako kelan ba nagtetext yung HR if you pass or fail the interview? Kasi as of now wala pa din text ehh friday na. Wala na ba yun?

[missfragile]

hi librobaby,

how did you apply in GSK? thanks...
if ever po follow up mo na lang sa HR, Wala naman po masamang mag follow up, kasi diba atlis dun nila malalaman na interested ka sa industry nila..


Good Luck and God bless to yoour endeavor.

[kho_leen]

Other companies would send email "thank you but..." theme.

While others, if walang communication meaning di successful.

Abt glaxo, wala ka ba kasabay na applicant na katxt mo pa?  If may natanggap na kasabay mo, baka nakapili na sila.  Before, gsk didnt communicate if sa mga di nila napili.

[Librobaby]

hi librobaby,

how did you apply in GSK? thanks...
if ever po follow up mo na lang sa HR, Wala naman po masamang mag follow up, kasi diba atlis dun nila malalaman na interested ka sa industry nila..


Good Luck and God bless to yoour endeavor.

hi missfragile!!!

nagpasa lang ako ng resume sa guard after one month ayun ngtext sila sakin. alam ko open sila ngaun kasi nung initial interview ko may mga kasama ako na for initial screening Nagtext na ako sa HR nila.walang rely..so I guess wala na oh well..maybe it was not meant to be

[kurt@kyla]

hi sis,

Just want to ask if u know a med rep from Wyeth and Abbott...kindly PM me or email me at quetzl_0426@yahoo.com.

Thanks so much!

[miationgson]

Does anyone know "Delex Pharma International"?? Okay ba dun?

[tomatostellar]

bilib talaga ko sa mga matagal nang medrep - mahirap tong work na to
:p nag try ako sa Nestle, medyo iba pa nature dun, hawak ko kasi infant formula, by law bawal incentive for sales sa ganon (to promote breastfeeding ganon)
ang liit lang ng sweldo, at napatapon ako sa Ormoc, Leyte - I was 20 and I didn't even know that place :p pero dahil nga may car and allowance and stuff, kahit ang liit ng pay, nakaipon ako ng onti, isang reason pa e kasi super province so walang mapagkagastusan.
May mga magagandang lugar na close ang mga ahente kahit magkakalaban sila ng products, pero sa Manila I heard kainan daw talaga ng tao :p so dapat madiskarte ka.

I have a friend sa local pharmaceutical sya work, she keeps telling toxic daw talaga, sometimes even your weekend is taken away from you kasi you have to do servicing for your contacts/doctors (a.k.a. ipagdrive) pero she's been w/ that company for 5 years I think. Nakakaipon din sya, even nakapag paayos ng house kasi pag quota, may pera talaga, and mahilig ata mamigay ng pera dun pag may mga event.

[risktaker]

hi! anyone here has an idea how GSK training works? can you give me tips? and is it true na may tanggalan pa? kasi super dami ng req for pre employment na kinukuha...

any info would be much appreciated. 

[cheldelmundo0806]

mga sis... for training na ko sa pharmalink.. and nahiya akong tanungin sa HR qng magkanu training allowance nila dun during training.. chaka [textspeak!] salary nila after training..

[kisses1417]

^@risktaker: go for it. Yes training in GSK would require you the usual requirements in pre employment.
yes may tanggalan po kasi dapat pumasa ka sa mga exams nila at orals. basta naman may determination ka
and hardworking papasa naman Go for it. kapag pumasa ka sa training nila, you'll be proud.

Aral mabuti and be humble.