If you’re a college student with a year or two left of school, and you’re interested in med device sales post grad, try this now and over the summer: 1. Hit the jobs tab on LinkedIn, type in “sales internship” and filter by your city. I wouldn’t only look into med device internships. I’d almost prefer a B2B sales internship. You’ll make a lot more calls, speak to a lot more customers, learn how to sell better, and have the ability to put more numbers/results on your resume. Looks like ADP has a bunch in LA and I assume nationwide. 2. Join your local toastmasters club and go 2-4x per month. You’ll separate yourself and be miles ahead of future applicants if you do this. Just google Toastmasters in your zip code. 3. Add several hundred med device reps and leaders on LinkedIn from 10-15 companies you’re interested in. See what they’re posting about. Like and engage with their posts. Study the products and disease states they’re treating. Get familiar with who they’re selling to. Take a bunch of notes and watch procedural videos outside of work hours. 4. These things will get you started on your brag book to bring with you on interviews post grad. I didn’t do these things when in college, and it delayed my progress by several years. To my sales reps, managers, and recruiters on here: Any other tips these folks should do while in school to give them an edge post grad?
The brag book and having a 30/60/90 day plan is what separated me from other candidates. It shows you are putting in the effort. Great advice.
Love the succinct advice Jesse. There’s endless paths to go down when you’re looking for a new opportunity. Providing a few things to focus on makes life much easier.
I cannot thank you enough for posting this advice! Sometimes it’s hard as a college student to navigate the professional world. Your posts (especially this one) always offer such great advice.
As a senior in college, with a med device sales position secured prior to graduation... I can totally vouch for these tips Jesse Solar! Making connections personally, and through LinkedIn took me a long way. I am glad to see posts like these, guiding college students down the right path!
Just started filling out the application for Toastmasters in my area! I always love your posts, and this one in particular is extremely motivating for students like myself. Thank you, Jesse!
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7moGreat tips Jesse! Toastmasters is an incredibly underrated resource. Med sales internship while in college changed my life and got me further ahead much earlier. I'd also recommend developing sales skills through training/certification and utilizing various tools to understand yourself (something I didn't do well). Then, you can act with precision based on the kind of company that suits you...ie SME or large enterprise? consider risk tolerance, work dynamics, product/end-user, culture, etc.