Medical Sales Rep Job Interview Answer Tip: How to Answer The Intro Question

It's only natural during an interview session through phone call or face-to-face that the interviewer asks, "Tell me about yourself?" I call this the intro question, and how you frame your answer determines the interviewer's first impression on you.

And they said the first impression can either make or break you.

So it's evident that we want to create a favorable first impression through the answer we give for the intro question and here's my suggestion.

Tell Enough Info About Your Personal/Social Background

You don't have to tell an epic introduction about where you're from, how many siblings you have, your married life, your children and everything in between. Just say to enough background info to kick start things off and move to the next influential agenda...

Tell RELEVANT Job or Work Experience

I need to emphasis the word "relevant" here because, just like your background intro, you don't need to preach about how you got started with your first company (or business) or how you choose a company for your internship.

Just spill the words about what was your role, how you play it differently and your achievement that can be tied to the post you're interviewed for.

For example, during a recent phone interview, I told my interviewer that I choose to move from company A to Company B to seek more sales competencies. I told her that I had a substantial 5 years experience with Company A and I grew my territorial revenue by xx%. I aimed to deliver better performance in Company B while acquiring the necessary skill sets, which I did and I told her my sales performance during those years.

I follow a simple answer FRAME when answering a question: STAR, that stands for 'situation' or 'task,' 'action is taken,' and 'result.' Just follow this too, and you have a reliable answer format.

Example Of Answer

Maybe a sample answer would help.

You can tailor this to your unique interview situation and remember to use the STAR formula.

"Here's a little bit about myself. I was born in Country A in a family of 5. I'm the third in the family. I studied Science in Uni Y and graduated in 2001. After that, I started working with Company A promoting product X, Y, and Z in area 59. I achieved my sales target for all the years and grew the area revenue by XX%."

And tell your relevant work experience and its achievement some more.

Frame your answer using the STAR format and keep your story consistent. Don't cheat or exaggerate. Some experience interviewers can sense hype and lie miles away.

I hope this short article has been helpful to address your concern on how to answer into question during an interview for a medical sales rep job. If you still have an unsettled feeling inside, drop me a line using my contact page, and let's see if we can work things out.

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