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Sat, 31 May 2008 07:10:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en http://www.boston-technical-recruiter.com/2008/05/31/the-8020-rule/ http://www.boston-technical-recruiter.com/2008/05/31/the-8020-rule/#comments Sat, 31 May 2008 07:10:54 +0000 admin http://www.boston-technical-recruiter.com/2008/05/31/the-8020-rule/ gtvt_posts[103] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston-technical-recruiter.com%2F2008%2F05%2F31%2Fthe-8020-rule%2F", title: "The%2080%2F20%20Rule", category: "Uncategorized", desc: "%20Author%20Byline%3A%20%20the%20medical%20sales%20recruiter%0D%0AAuthor%20Website%3A%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phcconsulting.com%2FWordPress%2F2008%2F05%2F21%2Fthe-8020-rule%2F%22%3E%20PHCConsulting%3C%2Fa%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20%E2%80%9C80%2F20%E2%80%B3%20rule%20is%20very%20important%20in%20sales%3A%20%20medical%20sales%2C%20healthcare%20sales%2C%20pharmaceutical%20sales%2C%20clinical%20diagnostics%20sales%2C%20laboratory%20sales%2C%20medical%20device%20sales%2C%20pathology%20sales%2C%20imaging%20sales%2C%20cellular%20products%20sales%2C%20molecular%20products%20sales%2C%20and%20biotechnology%20products%20sales.%20%20Really%2C%20it%E2%80%99s%20a%20universal%20principle%20that%20can%20be%20applied%2Finterpreted%20any%20number%20of%20ways%3A%20%2020%25%20of%20the%20people%20do%2080%25%20of%20the%20work%3B%2080%25%20of%20the%20sales%20come%20from%2020%25%20of%20the%20customers%3B%2080%25%20of%20the%20sales%20are%20made%20by%2020%25%20of%20the%20salespeople%E2%80%A6.you%20see%20what%20I%20mean.%20%20Knowing%20this%20principle%20and%20how%20it%20works%20is%20very%20useful%20in%20deciding%20where%20to%20focus%20your%20effort%20and%20what%20to%20plan%20for.%20%20It%20makes%20you%20more%20effective.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20%E2%80%9C80%2F20%E2%80%B3%20rule%20was%20created%20by%20Joseph%20Juran%2C%20who%20passed%20away%20recently%20%28at%20the%20age%20of%20103%E2%80%93wow%21%29.%20%20Juran%20named%20this%20rule%20the%20Pareto%20Principle%2C%20after%20an%20Italian%20economist%20who%20observed%20that%2080%25%20of%20the%20wealth%20in%20Italy%20was%20held%20by%2020%25%20of%20the%20people.%20%20Juran%20applied%20that%20idea%20to%20quality%20management%20issues%20in%20manufacturing%2C%20and%20it%20became%20one%20of%20the%20most%20useful%20tools%20available%20for%20modern-day%20managers%20as%20well%20as%20a%20general%20principle%20that%20the%20rest%20of%20us%20can%20depend%20on.%0D%0A%0D%0ADr.%20Juran%E2%80%99s%20contributions%20to%20sales%2C%20marketing%2C%20and%20mangement%20through%20his%20ideas%20and%20insights%20are%20tremendously%20important.%20%20I%20just%20wanted%20to%20pay%20my%20respects%2C%20and%20give%20you%20all%20a%20little%20education%20about%20where%20that%20%E2%80%9C80%2F20%E2%80%B3%20rule%20you%20all%20use%20came%20from.%0D%0A%0D%0AArticle%20courtesy%20of%20the%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.recruitingblogswap.com%2F%22%3ERecruiting%20Blogswap%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20a%20content%20exchange%20service%20sponsored%20by%20CollegeRecruiter.com%2C%20a%20leading%20site%20for%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collegerecruiter.com%2Fpages%2Finternship-job-postings.php%22%3Ecollege%20students%20looking%20for%20internships%3C%2Fa%3E%20and%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collegerecruiter.com%2Fjobs%2F%22%3Erecent%20graduates%20searching%20for%20entry%20level%20jobs%3C%2Fa%3E%20and%20other%20career%20opportunities."}; Author Byline: the medical sales recruiter Author Website: PHCConsulting The “80/20″ rule is very important in sales: medical sales, healthcare sales, pharmaceutical sales, clinical diagnostics sales, laboratory sales, medical device sales, pathology sales, imaging sales, cellular products sales, molecular products sales, and biotechnology products sales. Really, it’s a universal principle that can [...]]]> http://www.boston-technical-recruiter.com/2008/05/31/the-8020-rule/feed/ http://www.boston-technical-recruiter.com/2008/05/11/religion-respected-in-the-workplace/ http://www.boston-technical-recruiter.com/2008/05/11/religion-respected-in-the-workplace/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 02:51:20 +0000 admin http://www.boston-technical-recruiter.com/2008/05/11/religion-respected-in-the-workplace/ gtvt_posts[102] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston-technical-recruiter.com%2F2008%2F05%2F11%2Freligion-respected-in-the-workplace%2F", title: "Religion%20Respected%20in%20the%20Workplace", category: "Career%20Advice", desc: 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Author Byline: William Frierson is a CollegeRecruiter.com Staff Writer. Author Website: www.collegerecruiter.com What does your religion mean to you? To most people, their religion is a belief system that represents their morals and values. It is a guide on how to live their daily lives. 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That’s right! 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Author Byline: Lindsey Pollak is a college campus speaker and author of “Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World” (HarperCollins, 2007) Author Website: Lindsey Pollak Office politics exist in virtually every workplace, so what better training for a young professional’s career than to spend some time working on a [...]]]> http://www.boston-technical-recruiter.com/2008/04/14/how-working-on-a-political-campaign-can-help-your-career/feed/ http://www.boston-technical-recruiter.com/2008/04/13/ai-can-the-internet-wake-up/ http://www.boston-technical-recruiter.com/2008/04/13/ai-can-the-internet-wake-up/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:19:49 +0000 admin http://www.boston-technical-recruiter.com/2008/04/13/ai-can-the-internet-wake-up/ gtvt_posts[96] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston-technical-recruiter.com%2F2008%2F04%2F13%2Fai-can-the-internet-wake-up%2F", title: "AI%3A%20Can%20the%20Internet%20Wake%20up%3F", category: "Uncategorized", desc: 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