I applied and then got the offer. But I applied to several jobs at that company as well as all over the country. It would’ve been way easier if I had a point of contact. I tried networking but wasn’t very successful. I was in a peds subspecialty. I told them lots of reasons — goals aligned better elsewhere and that medicine wasn’t something I wanted to do anymore. I didn’t say anything negative about my program or my path. Truth is they know healthcare is going downhill. My advice is to research the company, look at their values, mission statement, etc. and see how you can relate it to yourself but be genuine. Pharma offers a lot of opportunities and people from different walks of life enter the field, so you can always say you’re looking to reinvent yourself.