Forest Laboratories Employee Job Reviews in the United States

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Search elsewhere."

What don't you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"My manager was completely unprofessional."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Choose those you promote more carefully."

"Great company, excellent training. Promoted Lexapro, Namenda and Bystolic."

What do you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"Great product line, excellent training staff."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared for a long interview process-very detailed."

What don't you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"Cut backs in March 2008."

"Good starting place, don't plan to stay forever."

What do you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"The large territory was great for future roles, also the variety of practitioners you called on gave you great experience for the future. The bootom line is that it's a great starting place, companies love to see you've worked at Forest because they know they have extremely high expectations for their reps and if you've survived more than a couple of years you must be a really hard worker."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Tell them you'll work at least 70hrs a week or more and you'll probably get the job."

What don't you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"Forest is big on micromanagement. There's a lack of opportunity for growth unless you want to relocate or you've made really good friends with someone higher up. Promotions are made mostly on who they like not who's most qualified. There's a huge lack of balance between work and family. And I guess because of the large amount of unhappy people, the amount of negativity is overwhelming. Forest tears you down allowing you to easily find another company eager to mold you into the rep they want."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Positive reinforcement. Positive coaching. Key word POSITIVE! Maybe if they weren't so negative, they would get more out of their reps."

What do you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"I enjoyed the flexibility to manage my territory the way I wanted to."

What don't you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"Sometimes doctors do not give the representative much time."

"Forest Pharmaceuticals is a great company to begin your career with."

What do you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"The ability to target a diverse audience increasing my skill base, selling not only to primary care but hospitals as well."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Work hard and you will see the rewards."

What don't you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"Very little career advancement available."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Most managers have at one time been in a sales role, it is so important to never lose sight of what is was like in that role to be an effective manager to representatives in this role now."

What do you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"Excellent people to work with."

What don't you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"The parking arrangements are the worst. Contractors are not treated the same as company employees."

"The best company I have ever worked at."

What do you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"That the company was very stable and always looking to train their emplyee's to be better."

What don't you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"The way the chain of VP's was created."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to be fair and not selective to only certain employees."

"It is a good job for a new college grad/young person with little experience"

What don't you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"My commission was directly split/effected with a partner, that did not work or take earning the extra money, seriously!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay & reward for experience, & make each person responsible for their own territory, so their sales efforts are direct to their bonus/commission"

"Technical experience and relationships will win this race."

"Excellent Career Opportunity Growth, Great Environment!"

What do you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"Environment, Location, Advancement Opportunities"

"Cool"

What do you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"I work with a great group of people."

What don't you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"The management tends to force us to do what they want rather than letting use use our skill and knowledge of our own territory to do our job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow your representatives the freedom to run thier territories rather than micro-managing them all as if they are the same."

"marketing powerhouse"

What do you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"entry level"

What don't you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"micro managers"

"Not good motivators"

What do you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"Great bonus structure"

What don't you like about working at Forest Laboratories?

"Not appreciated"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Show appreciation to mid level management"