Tips for landing your first MSL role…From a guy who just did with Kyle Householder
- Author
- MSL Talk Podcast
- Published
- Tue 19 May 2020
- Episode Link
- https://msltalk.carolangroup.com/episodes/TSMUmlFsI9D
My guest today is Kyle Householder, Medical Science Liaison at Teva Pharmaceuticals and we discuss how he landed his first MSL role and tips for anyone out there looking to do the same.
In this episode:
- What is the first thing to do on the journey to landing an MSL role
- What’s next after landing the MSL role
- Networking Do’s and Don’ts
- Kyle’s suggestions on resumes and cover letters
- What Tom thinks is important to add on resumes
- Kyle’s advice to aspiring MSLs
(0:00) Introduction to Kyle Householder and his MSL journey
(0:21) Welcome to MSL Talk
(0:42) Kyle's academic background and transition to MSL at Teva Pharmaceuticals
(3:28) Advice on starting the MSL job search and importance of networking
(10:39) Leveraging connections for referrals and communication strategies on LinkedIn
(19:02) Building an effective LinkedIn profile and resume/CV
(26:01) Highlighting skills, presentations, and publications on your resume/CV
(29:28) Overcoming frustrations with the job search process
(32:14) Staying positive and viewing the job search as an experiment
(33:10) Encouragement and final thoughts
(33:45) Outro and call to action
