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Itâ??s hard to land a job completely on your own.  Thatâ??s why the phrase â??itâ??s all in who you knowâ? is such a cliché.  Finding a job through someone you know is still the number one way that candidates find jobs.  Thatâ??s why networking is so important for your career.  And what better person to include in your network than a medical sales recruiter?

You might say, â??I donâ??t need a recruiter.  I have a great network of professionals as a resource, and these days, everythingâ??s online anyway. I can find all the jobs I want and apply that way.â?Â  OK, letâ??s talk about that.

First of allâ??yes, you can apply for jobs online.  However, most online applications are a time-wasting black hole for a medical sales job hunt.  They take forever to fill out, and if youâ??ve seen it online, a thousand others have, too.  So unless youâ??re PERFECT for that job, your resume is never going to make it past the Human Resources screening process (which is keyword-based) and make it to the hiring manager.  Your odds are not good. Endlessly applying for jobs you donâ??t get is a morale-killer thatâ??s hard on your confidence, which eventually affects how you present yourself as a candidate.

Nowâ??your network.  I absolutely believe that maintaining a great professional network is critical for you and your career.  But what I want to ask you is this:  How many of the professionals in your network make their living from knowing where the medical sales jobs are?  As a medical sales recruiter, I do.  Whatâ??s more, many of the jobs recruiters fill are never advertised.  Simply because of that, your odds go up because fewer candidates will be considered.  And then, your odds increase even more because a recruiter will submit you for jobs you have a good chance of getting.  They match you with the company and the job:  by industry, skill-level, opportunity for advancement, and geography (where in the country you want to work). Thatâ??s a timesaver for you because youâ??re not wasting time applying for 50 jobs you arenâ??t suited for and wonâ??t get.

And hereâ??s the icing on the cake:  Once a recruiter submits you for a job, they have a vested interest in seeing that you get hired.  Recruiters donâ??t get paid unless their candidate gets hired.  So, the recruiter becomes your advocate in the job search process and will give you the inside scoop on what the hiring managerâ??s looking for, what the company culture is like, how to tweak your resume, what to say to stand out in the interview, what to bring to the interview that will blow the hiring manager away, and what the hiring manager REALLY thought of you.

Iâ??m not saying that a recruiter is your only option in your job search.  You should use your network, your LinkedIn profile, and the tricks I teach candidates on how to contact hiring managers directly.  If youâ??re really having trouble finding a job, consider hiring a career coach to help you.

Working with a recruiter is a no-brainer.  You canâ??t lose.  It doesnâ??t cost you anything, because recruiters donâ??t charge candidates, they charge employers.  (Fine print:  The only thing you have to remember is that a recruiter wonâ??t work with you to get a job youâ??ve already applied for, because the recruiter wonâ??t get paid unless they were the first person to submit the candidate.)

The bottom line is, if you know thereâ??s an industry expert whoâ??s business it is to know where the jobs are in medical sales, wouldnâ??t you be crazy not to take advantage of that resource?  Contact a recruiter today.