Sales Representative

Mary Jo (Missie) Haag

**** ********* ****** *****

St. Paul, Minnesota 55116

Cell: 651-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

Focus: Aggressive individual seeks a dynamic career in sales utilizing

strong interpersonal skills to establish lucrative accounts and

build a loyal client base.

Summary: Sales professional with proven ability to assess client needs

and to effectively promote goods and services. Highly motivated

self-starter with strong interpersonal and persuasive

communication skills. Strong closer and expert in establishing

rapport and client trust.

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Experience

Executive Assistant 3/2009 - Present

Dan Haag Freelance, Minneapolis, MN

( Assist in new business development.

. Organize and coordinate correspondence, expenses and travel.

Professional Sales Representative 1/2007 - 2/2009

Forest Pharmaceuticals, St. Louis, MO

( Ranked "Top 10% National Sales" - Lexapro & Namenda - out

of 2,500.

( Received "Role Play Award" - out of 700 Regional Sales

Representatives.

( Tracked medication sales and researched competitor

products.

( Presented clinical data to physicians, nurses, hospital

staff and management during clinic and hospital visits.

( Promoted to "Professional Sales Representative" one year ahead

of schedule.

( Consistently exceeded Calls-Per-Day target.

( Successfully helped launch new Bystolic line.

( Excerpts from past quarterly performance reviews:

"Great job of selling the entire office - staff, nurses

and physicians."

"Positive attitude and always a professional image."

New Business Development Manager 10/2004 - 09/2006

Merrill Corporation, St. Paul, MN

( Assisted in the establishment of "DataSite" division.

( Contacted and established relationships with Presidents, CEOs,

CFOs and Business Development Directors involved with M&A

transactions.

( Accelerated growth of DataSite by securing sales appointments

across the country.

( Maintained database of all generated leads.

Self-Employed 7/2003 - 10/2004

Student 1/2002 - 6/2003

University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN

( Completed Communication Studies degree.

Executive Assistant 4/1998 - 10/2001

Bozell Kamstra Advertising, Minneapolis, MN

( Assisted President with daily correspondence, travel

itineraries and expense reports.

( National point-of-contact for all seven Bozell Kamstra

offices to headquarters in NYC.

( Responsible for maintaining and updating database information

for each office.

Investment Executive 1/1995 - 3/1998

Miller & Schroeder Financial, Minneapolis, MN

( Supported efforts of Vice President in selling aggressive,

non-rated bonds.

( Identified new investment products and synthesized complex

financial information for savvy client base.

Education and Credentials

Advanced Sales Training Certificate

Forest Pharmaceuticals, Commack, NY 2007

B.A. Degree - Communication Studies

University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN 2003

Series 7

Minneapolis, MN 1995

Computer skills include Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel &

PowerPoint).

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