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Resume Strategy Who are you and how do you want to be perceived?
If you prepare a resume without first clearly identifying what your objectives are and how you want to be perceived, your resume will have no focus and no direction. Without the underlying knowledge of "This is what I want to be," you do not know what to highlight in your resume. In turn, the document becomes a historical overview of your career and not the sales document it is designed to be.

 
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Sample Pharmaceutical Sales Resume

JOHN SMITH

123 Main Street   ♦   Washington, DC   ♦   Phone: (713) 123-1232   ♦   E-Mail: John.Smith@home.net

OBJECTIVE

Position as a Recruiter in the science industry that will benefit from my:
Marketing Skills / Laboratory Knowledge / Sales and Customer Service Experience.

EDUCATION

      Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (GPA: 3.5)
      Minor: Biology, May 2003
      New York University, New York, NY

RELATED COURSEWORKS:
Organic Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry

Biochemistry

Quantitative Analysis

Qualitative Analysis

Physics


LABORATORY SKILLS

TOC

FT-IR

HPLC

UV/Vis Spectrometer

Auto/Manual Titration’s

Distillation

Extractions

GC

Wet Chemistry


EXPERIENCE

Lab Technician, ABC co, Dallas, TX, July 2004-present

  • Perform, record and report environmental, white oil, and sulfonate testing.
  • Ensure products meet defined standards of quality.
  • Control quality in order to supply adequate and dependable products.
  • Handle and maintain accounts with customers and suppliers.

Assistant Sales Manager, XYZ PROPERTIES, Tampa, FL, Jan 2002-May 2003

  • Conducted direct marketing to the public of luxury apartments, overseeing the sales process from generating leads and referrals through contract closure, which increased rentals in a highly competitive market.
  • Managed and maintained 120 apartment units while keeping occupancy levels over 98%.
  • Enhanced existing website which increased customer awareness of new apartment community features and as a result, first-time customer traffic.
  • Created a highly effective advertising slogan and developed marketing flyers resulting in an increase in new customers and heightened target market interest.

Sales Associate, Levis, Chicago, IL, Jan 2000-Dec 2001

  • Directed sales of merchandise to customers and provided assistance in merchandise selection.
  • Completed sales and customer service training.
  • Achieved Top Sales Associate out of over 25 Sales Associates, 2000.

Pharmacy Technician, Walgreen, Little Rock, AR, Aug 1997-Dec 2000

  • Answered customer inquiries and developed a large personal customer base, which demonstrated thorough product knowledge and excellent customer service.
  • Filled prescriptions, communicated with physicians, and assisted customers with purchases.
  • Maintained and purchased inventory and managed cash transactions in a fast-paced environment. 
  • Earned the 3-Year Service Award, 2000.
CERTIFICATIONS
  • Licensed Pharmacy Technician, 1997 (current)
  • Certified CPR/First Aid, 1999

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