Interviewing and exploring opportunities in Pharma. Any tips or things to be aware of ahead of interviews? Thanks!

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Oh dear lol 😂 it’s that bad? Or do you get trapped and it’s hard to crossover back to consumer?

If you don’t come from pharma, you will be asked “why pharma”. It’s not for everyone, especially if you have a background in consumer. My favorite answer to this was someone saying they wanted to make a ton of money because if they could sell tacos and cookies how hard would cancer drugs be.

Pharma is very white washed. Not much diversity, besides the PMs. They keep them afar from the Clients.

Attention. To. Detail.

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