The medical & pharmaceutical retail sector employs millions of people and is worth billions of pounds. Nevertheless, following the world wide recession many businesses within the medical & pharmaceutical sales industry are being forced to make cutbacks. Therefore, as in most sectors, it’s trickier than ever for prospective employees to find those lucrative positions.

If you would like to land medical sales jobs, you’re going to have to write a brilliant Curriculum Vitae (CV) ideally tailored to the job and role for which you are applying. There are still plenty of perfect prospects out there; it’s just a case of getting them and ensuring that you’re CV expresses just how suitable you are for the role.

The below list shows the key points you’ll need to include in your CV, in order to ensure you surpass your competitors and make it through to an interview. Don’t forget, your CV is your first chance to make a good impression on a potential employer - it has to be spot on:

* Personal Information: First things first, it may seem obvious but make sure you’ve got all your contact details prominently positioned on your CV. It’s amazing how many people forget to update home addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.

* Medical / Sales Experience: In today’s job market, experience is key, particularly in fields like pharmaceutical and medical sales. If you can refer to work experience and achievements that show your medical knowledge and sales skills, you’re far more likely to get an interview. Just remember, don’t lie, because if it’s on your CV there’s a good chance you’ll be asked about it at interview!

* Qualifications: Make sure all relevant qualifications are present on your CV. This includes certifications from non-academic institutions (assuming they demonstrate your commitment to medical sales), degrees, A Levels and GCSEs.

* Personal Profile: Ensure that your CV contains information about your life outside of work, as well as any voluntary work you may have taken part in as a means of expanding your knowledge of the pharmaceutical sales sector.

Now that you have prepared a great CV tailored specifically towards the world of medical sales, you need to find jobs to apply for. At this point, it may be helpful to contact an experienced recruitment consultant, such as the team at Advance Recruitment. Obtaining the services of a recruitment consultant with specific knowledge and experience of the pharmaceutical and medical sales industry can considerably reduce the time spent job-hunting.

To see the jobs on offer at Advance Recruitment, visit their website at: http://www.advancerecruitment.net/.

Want to find out more about medical sales jobs, then contact Nick Langley through the Advance Recruitment site for all your medical sales job needs.