Nurse Transition into Pharmaceutical Sales
- The Pharma Coach
- Jun 23
- 1 min read

Your work experience looks good on paper.
But if your words don’t match your capabilities…
You’ll keep getting vague rejection emails like:
“Thanks, but we’ve moved forward with someone else.”
Even with 5 years of nursing experience.
Even with a strong professional network.
Even with glowing letters of recommendation.
One shift made all the difference for an RN I mentored:
→ She stopped sounding like a hopeful applicant.
And started speaking like the person they had to hire.
Her next interview with AbbVie?
→ Hired.
$98,000 base salary + commission + full package.
Here’s how she secured a Pharmaceutical Sales job ⤵
She stopped saying:
❌ “I think I’d be a great fit.”
↳ Sounds like you’re guessing.
❌ “That’s a great question.”
↳ Sounds like you’re stalling.
❌ “I’m looking for a new challenge.”
↳ Sounds like you’re under-qualified.
And started saying:
✅ “I’m confident I’m the right fit because…”
↳ Sounds like you belong.
✅ “Yes! I have the perfect example of this…”
↳ Sounds like you came ready.
✅ “I’m looking for a [specific role] where I can [specific impact].”
↳ Sounds like a dream hire.
Confidence beats credentials.
(And no, confidence doesn’t mean arrogance.)
It means clarity.
It means preparation.
It means speaking like the job is already yours.
Want to move from “maybe” to “you’re hired”?
Start by changing your language.
Which phrase are you replacing in your next interview?
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Hi 👋 I’m Jebb.
✅ I help individuals (with and without) sales experience enter Med Device and Pharma Sales.
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