Anyone who is or was in sales, is it difficult to exit? A recruiter reached out to me for a sales position. I’ve never done sales before, but I kind of want to try it and see if it’s something I can do. But I’m worried once I go down that path it’ll be hard to switch out. Is that accurate?

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To be frank- if you’re a young, good looking, female it’s a very easy transition.

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Actually, I wish I had some pharmaceutical sales experience. Many marketing and market access related positions require sales experience. I wouldn’t consider a sales job for a long term goal, maybe do it for 2 years max. Also, check out MSL positions.

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