Experiences at philip morris

Philip Morris is very intuned to integrity, trust, respect, action orientation, and leadership. Throughout the multiple interview hiring process, one must demonstrate these personal experiences. Philip Morris is looking for someone willing to go above and beyond, someone who has incredible work ethic, great communication skills, self confidence, tenacity, and long-term company goals. If one can demonstrate why working for Philip Morris, the strongest company in the industry, with the number one leading brand, is truly the right fit, that is the secret. But before demonstrating this, one must have an understanding of the company and how it operates in order to prove themselves....

Philip Morris respected and appreciated an aggressive sales force during this troubled era for the company. I had great colleagues - young, sharp, work hard, play hard types. But, with hundreds of lawsuits looming and a changing marketplace, the company was between a rock and a hard place, which made the job in the field challenging. I enjoyed the competition against the other companies like Reynolds, Lorillard and Liggett. After about 2.5 years I had swept through the territory and brought most of the accounts under exclusive agreements and landed the 2 major chains operating in the region. Sales were up by 10%+. I took great satisfaction in the accomplishment though it was hollow in context of the fact that cigarettes were killing people and that's why I finally left....