Probably people are not taking me seriously when I wrote about this issue some times ago but since I kept seeing it emerging again and again, and it got everything to do with pharma sales reps, I am going to readdress it in this article. Before I proceed, I need to warn you readers that it's going to be dirty from now on. I am going to vomit my 'amazement' onto the screen and hopefully, none of it stick to your shirt (or whatever you're wearing right now) when you're done reading.
What issue I'm going to address here? It's about a typical job for pharmaceutical sales representative, and its requirement. I'll save the job title by the end of my rant but I promise I'll fill you in with the pieces and parts as we go along.
Perhaps, to keep you interested throughout the reading, you can guess what the job is as you collect the clues...
This particular company is looking for candidates who basically can manage, sell and maintain bottom line i.e. revenue. Now, I imagine you're reading this, and my question to you while you are at it: 'Which part of the responsibilities you find it hard to deliver?'; 'What special skills you need to fulfill any of it?'; 'From the look of it, do you need more hard skill/academic skills, or soft/attitude skill to deliver?'
I'm throwing the questions to you readers regardless of your sexes, educational skills, positions in companies, or what language you speaks. I honestly believe, referring to the responsibilities I need to fulfill above, I would not face any difficulties delivering them. Honest to goodness...
How about you? I believe we're on the same page here ( guessed that job title already? hints are abound)...But here's the kicker, which I'll explain why it's a big fat joke in a short while. Take a look at the job requirements...
If you count correctly, there are 8 requirements listed. But actually, there are only 7, with one requirement is repetitive of the previous one. Can you spot it? Here's a clue -- it got to do with language.
And that the part which piss me off whenever I read this kind of bull. In a nation that promotes unity, and the whole world knows the famous slogan 'One Tut!!!', there are still numbskull who do not share the same aspiration. Plus, what also piss me off apart from that is: What assurance does this f**k**g company has that candidate who talk certain language will perform better than the ones who don't? Does it have any evidence to back that up?
Or it's just the paranoia in them that shout,'Only the birds of the same feather flock together!'
What the Customers Say?
When was the last time they scrutinize their demographic data? Or do they even have one? How confident are they that their customers, the buying customers, speak a certain language that deemed them to find just candidate from one race to fill in the position? Am I too much to call this ad racist?
Or is it to much to call this ad sexist...gender bias...les...well, I stop right there...who knows; there are underage who are reading this! But you get the point. I am living in this society and currently I lost comprehension why there are still citizens who do not share the aspiration we're working towards.
I'll talk a lot about aspiration because I'm all fired up. Heck! I can almost see the keyboard emit thin smoke, not because I type too fast but my hands are full of heat. I'm writing this from the bottom of my heart. It saddens me to see that such bull is look at as norm, especially in my career of choice.
A lot has happened throughout my career, and I have not begin spilling all the beans here but this special occasion just spark the old flame.
Cut the bull and lets get on with it!
For those who do not share the same aspiration; you can continue living in your own limited world and perhaps if you see scarcity, instead of opportunity or potential which I think being preached all over the religious scripture and wise saying from spiritual leaders; you're not going to be missed.
Honestly, we do not need this kind of people on the same boat, in fact, I believe we're going to different directions. Have I talk about this kind of issue before; I mean discrimination issue? Of course I have, but have it fall to open ears of others? Perhaps not even a minute decibel.
Anyway, if you can find a job fit between what is required from the candidates, and what their responsibilities are; I applaud you. Good for you. Perhaps I miss some points here and there but as far as I'm concerned, it does not take a genius to figured out the bias equation in this offer.
And if you have not figure out the job title yet; here it is:
Are you far off OR on target?
Thanks for reading this far. Hopefully, I did not taint your precious garment ranting about this ever emerging issue in today's pharma sales reps jobs.
What issue I'm going to address here? It's about a typical job for pharmaceutical sales representative, and its requirement. I'll save the job title by the end of my rant but I promise I'll fill you in with the pieces and parts as we go along.
Perhaps, to keep you interested throughout the reading, you can guess what the job is as you collect the clues...
I'm throwing the questions to you readers regardless of your sexes, educational skills, positions in companies, or what language you speaks. I honestly believe, referring to the responsibilities I need to fulfill above, I would not face any difficulties delivering them. Honest to goodness...
How about you? I believe we're on the same page here ( guessed that job title already? hints are abound)...But here's the kicker, which I'll explain why it's a big fat joke in a short while. Take a look at the job requirements...
And that the part which piss me off whenever I read this kind of bull. In a nation that promotes unity, and the whole world knows the famous slogan 'One Tut!!!', there are still numbskull who do not share the same aspiration. Plus, what also piss me off apart from that is: What assurance does this f**k**g company has that candidate who talk certain language will perform better than the ones who don't? Does it have any evidence to back that up?
Or it's just the paranoia in them that shout,'Only the birds of the same feather flock together!'
What the Customers Say?
When was the last time they scrutinize their demographic data? Or do they even have one? How confident are they that their customers, the buying customers, speak a certain language that deemed them to find just candidate from one race to fill in the position? Am I too much to call this ad racist?
Or is it to much to call this ad sexist...gender bias...les...well, I stop right there...who knows; there are underage who are reading this! But you get the point. I am living in this society and currently I lost comprehension why there are still citizens who do not share the aspiration we're working towards.
I'll talk a lot about aspiration because I'm all fired up. Heck! I can almost see the keyboard emit thin smoke, not because I type too fast but my hands are full of heat. I'm writing this from the bottom of my heart. It saddens me to see that such bull is look at as norm, especially in my career of choice.
A lot has happened throughout my career, and I have not begin spilling all the beans here but this special occasion just spark the old flame.
Cut the bull and lets get on with it!
For those who do not share the same aspiration; you can continue living in your own limited world and perhaps if you see scarcity, instead of opportunity or potential which I think being preached all over the religious scripture and wise saying from spiritual leaders; you're not going to be missed.
Honestly, we do not need this kind of people on the same boat, in fact, I believe we're going to different directions. Have I talk about this kind of issue before; I mean discrimination issue? Of course I have, but have it fall to open ears of others? Perhaps not even a minute decibel.
Anyway, if you can find a job fit between what is required from the candidates, and what their responsibilities are; I applaud you. Good for you. Perhaps I miss some points here and there but as far as I'm concerned, it does not take a genius to figured out the bias equation in this offer.
And if you have not figure out the job title yet; here it is:
Thanks for reading this far. Hopefully, I did not taint your precious garment ranting about this ever emerging issue in today's pharma sales reps jobs.
