On March 10, 2025, a lecture was held at the NUPh Department of Management, Marketing and Quality Assurance in Pharmacy for the educational component ‘Pharmaceutical Management and Marketing’ for 4th-year students of the educational program ‘Pharmacy’ (also attended by students of the educational program ‘Marketing’) on the topic ‘Features of a successful CV and interview with a pharmaceutical company’. The lecturer-organizer of the event was Iryna PESTUN, Professor, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences.The invited speaker for the second time was our former graduate, and now Commercial Training Lead Opella UA (head of organization, training and development of external service of the company Opella Healthcare Ukraine) Dmytro MATVIENKO.
Opella Healthcare Ukraine is a division of Sanofi in the consumer healthcare sector. The company specializes in the development, production and distribution of over-the-counter medicines and medical devices.
Opella operates worldwide, offering a wide range of healthcare products, including pain, allergy, cough and gastrointestinal products. Its portfolio includes both well-known brands and new products that help more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health into their own hands.
Dmitry MATVIENKO spoke about the company and its corporate values. The report presented the stages of the interview, key markers that the company’s recruiter pays attention to, and questions that may be asked by a job applicant. The speaker paid special attention to the structure of a CV, pointing out best practices in designing and providing information about oneself.
Applicants received practical and detailed information on how to best prepare and behave during an interview, answer questions in the absence of work experience, which is especially relevant for graduates, and also analyzed practical cases of ready-made CVs, which will enable future pharmacy specialists to form them at a higher level.
