2. What do you know about our organization and the industry?

This should be easy if you have done your homework. You must be familiar by nowabout the companys main business areas, products, research activities, geographicalpresence, turnover, profit etc. Reel off the information you have gathered about theindustry from the internet, industry journals, reports etc to validate your statements.If you are aware of the latest developments state it to substantiate the fact that youare indeed abreast of industry trends and that you are a valuable asset to thecompany.3. Why have you applied for this job?Be clear about the value the job adds to your career and the value that you bring tothe job as well. It obviously has mutual benefits, economically, personally andsocially, that affect both you and the company in the short and long term.4. Why should we select you?Be prepared for this question because this answer will sell your story. Know lucidly,what you bring to the organization such as personal qualities, knowledge and skillsthat will add value to the company. If you can qualify these with quantifiable recordsyou have achieved in previous jobs or assignments, it adds credibility.5. What are your career goals and where do you see yourself five years from now?Spare some thought for this because your prospective employer is interested inknowing how clear you are at this moment about what you want to achieve.6. Why did you leave your last job?Focus on the positives such as your career path and how you needed to further yourcareer and long term interests. Do not get stuck in how bad the organization wasetc.7. What are your strengths and weaknesses?A good question, answers to which you must certainly know job interview orotherwise. A candid conversation with a friend helps in listing the same because anoutsider can be more objective. Focus on your strengths. Acknowledge weaknessesand restrict them to professional traits. State how how you counter them. Better still,convert it into a strength. For eg. The positive side of taking time to work on aproposal could be that you are meticulous and produce quality results.8. What is your salary expectation?Research is important so you dont quote too high or too less. Be in the range oreven better, quote a range and leave it tactfully open for negotiations. There is noone way, but prepare for all circumstances with tactful answers, leaving this answer out open for negotiation later.9. How do you handle a situation such as a conflict or management situation?Your real life experiences are your greatest teachers and it helps to draw lessonsfrom similar experiences. Apply your real life situation to the one cited in theexample and address the problem using your experience, creativity, instinct andsensitivity and in all circumstances keeping the organizations long term goals inview.10. Do you have any questions?Yes. Any question that you would like an answer for about the organization, the joband related areas may be asked now.11. Why should I select you?There are n numbers of reasons but to be very specific my uspis "hard work and enough passionate to do work" which matcheswith your job profile.12. What is marketing?Marketing is the creation of strategy for selling of products and service.13. What is the role of a frontline manager in pharmacy sales?Target achievement.Management of absence.Launch of new products.People recruitment.feedback to medical reps.Collection of outstanding.Sales forecast.Vacant territory management.Standard tour plan.Budgeting.Stockiest management.14. How will you sell your product?Tell only the positive features,and highlight theextraordinary

features of the product and tell about theoffers and best price comparing with other products which hefeels more advantageous, with a pleasing manner. 15. Why do you want to join pharmaceutical as a medical representative?First of all this is the best option to grow personality & interaction skill for the B.Pharm Graduate and really itis the fast growing industry which is always untouched fromrecession. For the person of Pharma background, field is goodoption to learn & continuous growth of your knowledge & alsoimprove the knowledge of drugs . Secondly as it is a never ending industry. As per myknowledge the GDP of this industry is 14.5 percent. And in thisprofession there is lot of openings instead of govt. sector. And in govt. sector it is much more time taken & money matter.16. What is the role of a medical representative?Medical Representatives role is convincing doctors andgenerating prescription in favour of the companys products. And toget the prescription from the doctorto maintain the sales reports send it to higher officials. So we can say overall MR is aowner of the product in his territory.17. What do you mean by pharmacy and fmcg?Ans : fmcg means fast moving consumer goods like biscuits ,etc while pharmacydeals with medicines.18. What are the functions of a body system? Keep in mind that every interview is based on three underlying questions: What makes you the ideal candidate for the job? What is it about the role that interests you? Why do you want to work at our company? Tips and preparation: Reread your CV before the interview - you need to make sure you can demonstrate your areas of expertise with live examples Practise your technique and get feedback from friends - this will also help with the nerves Think about your attitude - be positive, enthusiastic, natural and honest The key to a successful interview lies in preparation: Find out as much as you can about the company before your interview If you're new to the pharmaceutical sector, find out about it by reading newspapers and looking online Try and anticipate the questions you may be asked and think about how you'll answer them Have a few of your own questions ready to ask Check the format of the interview - will there be any personality or skills testing?

At the interview: First impressions are vital - make the most of them Guide the interviewer towards a discussion of your strengths Show you've done your research - mention the facts you've discovered If you're asked a difficult question, don't feel you have to answer immediately Take your time and thinkabout your response .Keep your answers concise and be confident Tell me about a conflict you had with a coworker and how it resolved. Give example of time where you turned a negative into a positive