PDI Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Contracted Sales Organization, so very little job security."

What do you like about working at PDI?

"It gives it's employees an opportunity to represent different corporate clients. I was fortunate to represent Smith+Nephew's I.V. securement dressings."

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

"Be prepared to show how your past experiences can parlay with success into the job you are seeking to fill."

What don't you like about working at PDI?

"My contract expired prematurely from what was originally planned."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Secure as many contracts as possible so your employees have as many opportunites to land good permanent sales positions as possible."

"too vague"

What do you like about working at PDI?

"Being personally responsible for success or failure of territory."

What don't you like about working at PDI?

"Working within a POD system."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Less administrative work."

What do you like about working at PDI?

"Being in the Movie business."

What don't you like about working at PDI?

"Limited opportunity for growth"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to learn how to build a team spirit in the Overhead - Support area."

"Truth about a CSO!"

What do you like about working at PDI?

"travel, car"

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

"get in- get some good sales stats then get out fast. Big Pharma looks at Cso's as second rate sales companies w/ temp employees who can be cut loose w/ 30 day notice (in-spite of what your manger told you!)"

What don't you like about working at PDI?

"Lack of follow thru and incompetent upper management. Will never tell you the truth about a contract going down, as they have to keep you working till the hatchet falls!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"keep training out of the hands of sales management. It should be a check and balance against poor hiring practices. Never put a DM without training experience in charge of seasoned sales trainers esp. one who does not know the drugs your reping"

"Probablywouldn't trust them to be loyal to an employee."

What do you like about working at PDI?

"If you want short term work, then this is it."

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

"Don't."

What don't you like about working at PDI?

"If you get laid off one or two contracts(cancelled by the client), you never hear from them again."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep the employees around by trying to find more contracts for them. Don't leave them in the lurch."

"PDI- almost out of business"

What do you like about working at PDI?

"My DSM- in Nasvhille, was the best- he was a reps manager and shielded his team from all the other BS."

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

"try the other cso's first"

What don't you like about working at PDI?

"Poor senior management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"too many to list- and they wouldnt do it anyway"

"You need the ability to adapt to all situations."

What do you like about working at PDI?

"Great experience working in the healthcare industry."

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

"Be ready to learn several areas of pharmaceuticals"

What don't you like about working at PDI?

"No guarantees about there always being a contract to work on."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management does a great job."

"Great experience!"

What do you like about working at PDI?

"My 6 years at PDI were nothing but positive! I had 1 manager that was an Old School pain but I must say he was competent and had the background necessary to coach and manage. I made great friends at PDI and we still all keep in touch. I also keep in touch with some of my previous Managers."

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

"I happen to think it was a great company when I worked there 2000-2006 and I would go back in a heart beat if I didn't love my current Pharma job so much. Interview, be positive, and know that contract is probably going to re-surge as the way of the future with all the Pharma downsizing going on. Companies still need a voice!"

What don't you like about working at PDI?

"You never knew when the contracts would end and you would be unemployed but the reality now is that you have the same worries with direct pharma sales!Lower bonus structure due to being contract. Hated having roommates during training.It was already stressful without having to live with a person for 2 wks that you didn't even know."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"If it ain't broke don't fix it. Go back to how you used to operate! Family/Life balance, great vacation time based on yrs of working with company, good benefits. HR used to show a blind eye towards some management issues but I believe their old working model WORKED! Don't cast off previous employees if they were good! They tend to be a bit stubborn about that."

"PDI is circling the drain"

What do you like about working at PDI?

"I did not enjoy it, they have the worst most incompent senior management in the CSO industry."

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

"if you really need a job"

What don't you like about working at PDI?

"Incompentent management no leadership no vision"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"leave the company"

"For many years it was a great experience."

What do you like about working at PDI?

"When I started there, people worked hard to help the company achieve its goals. Some important skillsets were needed but missing...but the human capital made up for those weeknesses. Overtime things got better because the former leadership was able to take the company forward. People were treated very well as far as I could see, although there were some groups who spoke differently compared to my viewpoint. In the end, the organization was a place to grow, learn new skills, and you could balance work and personal life...however my later experiences with PDI were not so favorable."

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

"I understand the organization isn't like it used to be...which can have its positive and negative connotations."

What don't you like about working at PDI?

"When I was there, Senior Leadership had a vision and was able to turn PDI into a market leader. Later as Sr. Leadership changed, that didn't seem to be the case. Turnover at the top has brought in people with pharma and other experience, but not CSO experience which in my opinion led the organization to its present state."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I applaud the management team for finding professionals, but I've seen some of these professionals not understand the basic elements of what a CSO is/does come in to lead and give direction that negatively impacted the contracts with its clients. There was a lot of turnover at the top and it has gone well into middle management. I think that has led to the organizations struggle to win significant business, maintain clients, and provide new service offerings."

"Small company, needs some work in management area."

What do you like about working at PDI?

"Great employees, very friendly."

What don't you like about working at PDI?

"The management is very incompetent."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Talk with your employees, get their opinions, find out how they are feeling before making decisions."

"It is a sinking ship!!"

What do you like about working at PDI?

"People in my district. I am still in contact with them."

What don't you like about working at PDI?

"They payed bonus based on activity which encourages many reps to be dishonest which screws you with the pharna company and the reps so they would hire you in the future."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Remember your reps are the company. Be honest with them and don't change the bonus structure in the middle of the quarter."

"Truthful and good foot in the door to pharma."

"Good company."

"It would have been better to be a direct employee with Ferring"

What do you like about working at PDI?

"The product I sold here was a great product and was very innovative."

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

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at PDI?

"The company does not know what direction to go, and they did not give me the full opportunity to prove my abilities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pick a lane. Make sure you are consistent with your direction."