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[Anonymous]

Any feedback for a new hire on this company??? Pay, Bonus, salary, corporate culture, etc???

[Anonymous]

Any feedback for a new hire on this company??? Pay, Bonus, salary, corporate culture, etc???

pay will be 30 base or 40 with hopes of another 10-20 for comissions.....its a churn and burn trial by fire and if you succeed in three years or stay for three years the rewards can be big!

[Anonymous]

stay 18-30 months and then you can get in Medical or Pharm sales

[Anonymous]

WHat if you stay for less than 18 months do you think medical companies will still look at you with just a few months experience 6-9 months??

[Anonymous]

WHat if you stay for less than 18 months do you think medical companies will still look at you with just a few months experience 6-9 months??

NO, we won't because if you were only there for 6-9 months it means you couldnt handle it and we dont want anyone that leaves a position in 6-9 months, or even 1-2 years, you should have stayed there and learned something pussy!!!

[Anonymous]

Don't be a dick...sometimes people just need a little insight. That is no reason to trash them and what is even worse is that you are WRONG. I left a company after just one year...not because I am a pussy but because I knew the people I worked for were assholes and I was doing much more work than my sales mangers even thought about doing. I got sick of working for a place were I had a cap placed on my commissions and happily moved to pharma. So my advice is don't work for shitty people and don't listen to them either. Work hard and your numbers will speak for them self! Ignore the negative people with shitty ass attitudes and Good Luck!

[Anonymous]

Salary 30-37k, commission based on sales, roughly 2% of total sale, 15% of gp, car allowance $300 per month

[Anonymous]

Don't be a dick...sometimes people just need a little insight. That is no reason to trash them and what is even worse is that you are WRONG. I left a company after just one year...not because I am a pussy but because I knew the people I worked for were assholes and I was doing much more work than my sales mangers even thought about doing. I got sick of working for a place were I had a cap placed on my commissions and happily moved to pharma. So my advice is don't work for shitty people and don't listen to them either. Work hard and your numbers will speak for them self! Ignore the negative people with shitty ass attitudes and Good Luck!


Recruiters...the most worthless salespeople of all. Most are simply resume scanners and passers. Recruiters could not sell a bad resume? What did you used to sell? What if the company you worked only 9 months for was going to be bought out, your position eliminated, and you jumped ship for a job? Why not let the candidate describe or "sell" the reasons why you actually were a "hunter" with big balls and smelled the greenbacks somewhere else. Did I mention I hate recruiters period? I would rather talk to a used car salesman than these worthless pricks...most could not sell there way out of a wet paper bag. Why large medical device companies pay them for resume passing is beyond me. Maybe if I can't beat them...join them?

[Anonymous]

NO, we won't because if you were only there for 6-9 months it means you couldnt handle it and we dont want anyone that leaves a position in 6-9 months, or even 1-2 years, you should have stayed there and learned something pussy!!!


Uhhh totally disagree, I sold for them for a year, got out and now am in medical device sales after a few years in pharma and am making WELL over 100k a year and am under 30, so yes it can be done, stay a minimum of a yeah

[Anonymous]

NO, we won't because if you were only there for 6-9 months it means you couldnt handle it and we dont want anyone that leaves a position in 6-9 months, or even 1-2 years, you should have stayed there and learned something pussy!!!


Actually I sold copiers for Ricoh a few years back. Hated every minute of it by the way(that is another topic). Medical companies will look at year after a year. I did it for 10 months and am now selling medical devices(4 years and running).

[Anonymous]

Any feedback for a new hire on this company??? Pay, Bonus, salary, corporate culture, etc???

I work for IKON and of course, we're all the "same company" now with rules of engagement, however at least in my area, the Ricoh reps always tell me they're really happy and Ricoh has a great corporate culture that is focused on their employees and their sales.
It's not like Xerox or Canon that sell based on their name only.

[Anonymous]

Recruiters...the most worthless salespeople of all. Most are simply resume scanners and passers. Recruiters could not sell a bad resume? What did you used to sell? What if the company you worked only 9 months for was going to be bought out, your position eliminated, and you jumped ship for a job? Why not let the candidate describe or "sell" the reasons why you actually were a "hunter" with big balls and smelled the greenbacks somewhere else. Did I mention I hate recruiters period? I would rather talk to a used car salesman than these worthless pricks...most could not sell there way out of a wet paper bag. Why large medical device companies pay them for resume passing is beyond me. Maybe if I can't beat them...join them?

Sounds like someone who recruiters won't give the time of day to, so he is bitter. Recruiters have to work with only the best candidates or their clients won't use them again.
For a recruiter to seriously work with you you need to be; Currently employed, top 10-15% of sales force of a well known respected co., at current co. 2+ years, no more than 2 jobs past 5 years.

All the other "candidates" that bash recruiters are just bitter losers who don't get the fact that they are not paying recruiters, the hiring co's are!!

[Anonymous]

Previous "Lanier" rep with only 1 yr. I excelled selling in a tough market...sold my ass off. Base back then was 25k (5yrs ago). Continue with Ricoh and it will pay off. Medical/Pharma loves this type of expericence.

[Anonymous]

Previous "Lanier" rep with only 1 yr. I excelled selling in a tough market...sold my ass off. Base back then was 25k (5yrs ago). Continue with Ricoh and it will pay off. Medical/Pharma loves this type of expericence.


god i thought i wrote this, same exact situation. They say pharma and said no but when they saw i sold copiers out of college I had their attention. Now making 150-200 in the device field and under 30. it can be done.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like someone who recruiters won't give the time of day to, so he is bitter. Recruiters have to work with only the best candidates or their clients won't use them again.
For a recruiter to seriously work with you you need to be; Currently employed, top 10-15% of sales force of a well known respected co., at current co. 2+ years, no more than 2 jobs past 5 years.

All the other "candidates" that bash recruiters are just bitter losers who don't get the fact that they are not paying recruiters, the hiring co's are!!

Well, i still don't get the no more than 2 jobs out of college. i have been out of college for 8 years and have had 4 jobs, but each one was for significantly more money and more prestige, to the point where i can realistically make 175 next year, but maybe they don't care about that so much as they do about job hopping...

[Anonymous]

Another ex Lanier rep here. I was only there 6 months out of college was harassed by my DM and left. I now work for one of the largest medical companies in the world. You don't have to have the multiple years you just have to know how to spin it.

[Anonymous]

Well, i still don't get the no more than 2 jobs out of college. i have been out of college for 8 years and have had 4 jobs, but each one was for significantly more money and more prestige, to the point where i can realistically make 175 next year, but maybe they don't care about that so much as they do about job hopping...

I think this is right. One of the main things the hiring manager is going to look for is a record of success. If you can show this, you will get his interest.

Then you just have to convince him that this company is where you want to be. It helps if you can show that each move has been a progression towards a goal of getting the opportunity you are applying for.