Questions d'entretiens - Medical science liaison
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Questions d'entretien pour Medical Science Liaison partagées par les candidatsPrincipales questions d'entretien
What do you think will be the biggest challenge of the job?
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If you are married w/ kids, good work-family balance is challenging with majority of MSL positions b/c of the travel, large geography, overnights w/ company meetings and conventions. Keep in mind your kids won't remember how much money you make but how much you were there for them growing up. For the unattached , well, you're off the hook for now. Moins
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At the end of the day, there are only two challenges to any sales job. Getting the customer to understand the benefits your product will provide for them and having them say "Yes, we want to order that". Moins
You are trying to see a head of department and they simply ignore your emails and phone calls, how do you go about this?
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I would try to reach out to other physicians in the department and better understand the situation (personal emergency and so on). I will utilize my connections with other staff physician to get in touch with the director. If the matter is urgent and for example we need their signature on an application to be sent out, I will show up at their office or clinic and ask the reception for an urgent short meeting. Moins
Interview questions were specific to the topic of my presentation and how well I understood the topic I presented. No Questions were behavior based such as, “Tell me a time you disagreed with your boss and how you resolved the disagreement.”
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I answered based on my understanding of the topic.
Behavioral questions are typical. Explain one time when you failed
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I did not complete an assignment the way a superior had asked me to and this felt like a letdown for my team but this allowed me to become an effective listener because it forced me to understand my supervisor's needs and to complete tasks in a way that would be satisfactory tp him Moins
How do you work in teams and how do you handle communicating with different types of individuals?
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Speak on what your professional strengths are and show how that plays into your ability to effectively communicate science to multiple audiences. Moins
All bar one question were standard. But the exception made me uncomfortable, and it was asked twice, in two separate occasions: “How do you feel about working in a team of women?”
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Obviously I answered truthfully and said I’d be fine with that, as I would in a team of men or a mixed team. But it was so odd, and I’d question whether it was appropriate. It left me thinking no matter what, they’re clearly looking for a woman to fill the position, and I’m here for this 2 month long interview process, just to make up the numbers. In the end, I was knocked back because of lack of commercial experience. That, despite setting up my own biotechnology team and being a hospitality manager for a decade at the same time. Moins