Dylan Davis

I am a former professional volleyball athlete that was trying to find the next career in my life that offered a similar ?always on the move? feel to it and it was recommended by a former MSC graduate that I look into Medical Device Sales.

I had no idea what it was and what it entailed but after learning a little more about it from a friend, the compensation and the focus on relationships with surgeons is what stuck out to me the most.

I have a friend that highly recommended the program and that it was a great way for me to get my foot in the door for the medical device industry.

I had applied to a few positions online and never heard back from any employers due to my lack of experience. After seeing the job placement rate, I decided that it would be worth the investment.

I was lucky enough to have instructors that genuinely loved what they did and that made learning all the intricacies that much easier. Was it a lot of work? Yes. Were some weeks tougher than others? Absolutely. However, in the end I felt that I was totally prepared to sell myself in any interview and speak with confidence about some of the technology that each company was offering.

It really helps set you apart from others that are trying to get into the industry. I had little sales experience initially, which was the reason why it was so difficult for me to get a call back from employers. Once I completed the program, it did take a little while to get things moving, but every rep I interviewed with was curious about the program and what I took away from it. My last three interviewers all said that they had had great experiences with new hires from MSC in the past and that they could tell that there was a quality that set those graduates apart from others. I learned so much in the Spine program and honestly had so much fun each day.

I spent roughly 3 months sending in resumes before I ultimately applied to the college.

Most interviews were initially with the reps that I would be working under, then would move onto meeting the managers. Most found me through the zerofeerecruiting.com website that was used by MSC. While a lot of the companies were just interested in my personality initially, they were impressed that I had the dedication to complete the MSC course and speak to all of the different procedures that we had covered.

I wish I knew how marketable MSC made me before I waited so long to make the jump. Had I known that, I most likely would have applied months sooner.

For me, my interviewers were most impressed with how well prepared I was for each interview, and during the sales week at the end of training was where I learned how to show up and set myself apart from other candidates when I opened up my binder containing product profiles and a sales plan.