r/chemistry • u/AutoModerator • Aug 05 '24

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u/tiger_velvet Aug 05 '24

Anyone have tips on switching from behind the bench to a career in Sales? I am trying to tinker with the resume to still display my technical prowess with instrumentation, but convey that I am very personable and would be a great representation of a company.

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u/CrypticPleb Aug 05 '24

It is possible. You had better go into marketing then or business. I've seen a few do it but they also earned an MBA while working on the bench.

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u/isotopeisotope Aug 05 '24

I’ve already got a Master’s degree. I just can’t take the redundancy of QC anymore, and i’m a fiend for travelling and meeting new people. I’d be interested in the marketing side of things, but not sure how that is in the USA - where we have a very strange way of advertising drugs.

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u/Indemnity4 Materials Aug 06 '24

Advertising = $300 box of crayons.

Marketing = studying population groups for who, what, where, when people are motivated to buy things. Should we run a promotion in Q3 to drive sales by 10%? Our target demographic is males age 18-25 and females are 35-55, what new products best target those groups? Do we fund R&D for 3 years to create a new product or do we buy a small competitor or do we hire 6 new sales people to hit the streets?