Jordan Salisbury - Medical Sales College Testimonial
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Can you offer some information about your background?
I had an oil and gas background with a bit of clinical experience in healthcare.
What interested you about the medical sales field?
Meeting other Reps already in the industry and seeing how well they enjoyed their jobs and the money they made.
Where did you learn about the Med Sales Institute?
Google
Why did you decide to attend the Med Sales Institute?
Trying to set myself aside from all the other candidates applying for jobs in the industry.
What was the training experience like at the Med Sales Institute?
My orthopedic experience was educational and enjoyable with Rick Prentiss. My spine course was a bit more difficult but educational none the less.
What aspect of your training most helped you find a job after graduation?
Tom Lee did a wonderful job using role play and used his personality to get us outside our comfort zones in the Dynamic Consultative Sales experience. It was a huge highlight in my course.
What reasons would you give people to attend the Med Sales Institute?
My career development training with Scott Holdsworth and Scott Binder was very informative. Their real world work experience and resume help got me ready to launch myself in career hunting after graduation.
Did you have fears about attending school? What were they?
MSC helped prepare me in so many ways. From elementary anatomy work, device education and an intro into sales and career development all combined to help set myself apart from the other candidates in jobs i applied for and the one I eventually landed.
What was the interview process like for your job?
I wanted to land a job in medical sales so bad i would have invested $50k in the course.
What aspect of your training most helped you find a job after graduation?
I would say that my most valuable piece of information i learned was how to be a great interviewee and set myself apart from the other candidates.
How did placement services help accelerate your entry into the medical device sales industry?
Scott and Marissa encouraged me and referred me to job postings in my area of desired employment. They help connect me to hiring managers and gave specific resume and cover letter advice. They were a huge asset.
What reasons would you give people to attend the Med Sales Institute?
To get their feet wet in the industry and learn how to make themselves more marketable in the competitive medical sales industry.
Did you try to get into the industry before attending the Med Sales Institute?
I tried to get into the industry for roughly 2 years before MSC. My experience was hard breaking into interviews. I had roughly 18 medical sales interviews before getting placed in my Dallas course.
Please briefly explain your job interview process with your hiring company.
I had 3 interviews. The first was with the Team Lead in the region I am working in. Then I had a Zoom presentation interview with the Team Lead and the Distributor owner, then I had a phone call with another owner of the Distributorship (Arch City Medical). My third interview was my last.
