New medical sales jobs from jobs boards
But during the past ten to twenty years or so, with the advent of the Internet, everything about the way in which medical sales jobs are marketed has changed. And with these changes all the delays seem to have been squeezed out of the system, and the whole process has become enormously speeded up. It would perhaps be constructive to have a quick look at how those delays were arising. The initial delay would be in the design of an advert for a medical sales job and submitting it to the publication.
It didn't seem to make much difference whether the advert was a big block advert for a major team build, or a small linage advert for a recruitment company. Newspapers always seemed to need to have the proposed advert in their possession several days before publication. Then, almost as part of the folk lore of the times, adverts might also specify a "closing date for applications". A device that supposedly allowed the prospective candidates time to make up their minds, and update their CV, and post it to the recruiter ... traditional postage, of course.
And so, again, an extra few days here, and an extra few there, became built into the system. The recruiter would then need to form a short list of candidates and invite them (by traditional postage again) to interview, having carefully chosen the interview dates so as to allow the applicant reasonable for the medical sales job time to make any necessary arrangements (time off, travel, etc.). Again another few days here and there. Altogether a very pedestrian process.
Then, web-sites, and the Internet, came onto the scene in the early 1990's. Its impact on the speed of recruitment was not immediate, and it was probably another five to ten years before it really began to significantly shorten the recruitment process for medical sales jobs. Email, being so much faster than "snail mail", is only partly responsible for this increase in speed.
The other part relates to the use of the so-called jobs-boards. At their simplest, these jobs boards are web-sites where recruiters can advertise jobs and candidates candidates can "see" those jobs. But they are also much more than that; they have resulted in a complete change in the nature of medical sales jobs recruitment. This change results from the fact that, job-seekers are invited to begin their job search by registering with the jobs board.
"Registering" means uploading their job requirements, and all the details, including a CV, that they might want a future job advertiser to be able to see. And this opens the way for the complete change that was mentioned above. Now, when a recruiter posts a medical sales job vacancy, the jobs board computer is immediately able to automatically Email the vacancy details to every registered candidate who has registered an interest in jobs of that description.
Then, upon seeing the Email, at the touch of a button, the potential candidate can see the details of the vacancy. At the touch of another button he is able to cause the jobs board computer system to apply for the job by sending his pre-uploaded details to the recruiter. Compared to "the old days" the speed can be almost frightening. All the above-mentioned delays in the recruitment system for medical sales jobs, are squeezed out of the system.
A recruiter could realistically start receiving applications within an hour of posting the vacancy. Great news for the candidate, who is now able to apply for half a dozen medical sales jobs in as many minutes. Great news for the recruiters, especially for recruitment agencies.
About the Author: John Bult runs internet job sites for medical sales people in the UK. He was also a manager of medical sales people for 6 years.
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