{"id":99779,"date":"2024-09-21T17:35:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T21:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=99779"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:24:18","slug":"sales-and-marketing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/students\/professional-development\/career-exploration-transition\/sales-and-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales and Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introductory Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n

“I’m sure you have all found yourselves in this situation: You are busily working in the lab and suddenly, an unknown person shows up at your door. They introduce themselves as a sales rep from some company that you either don’t care about or have never heard of. You think to yourself, “Oh no, what’s he going to try and sell me now?” and “How can I get out of here?” You get rid of the person as soon as you can and think to yourself, “Boy, I’d hate to have that job.”<\/p>\n

At least, that’s what I used to think as a PhD student. But now I find myself filling the shoes of the dreaded sales representative? and I love it!” (Duane Mendis, Have PhD, Will Travel<\/a>, Science Careers<\/em>, 2003).<\/p>\n