Starting A Real Estate Career- Different Than Corporate America!

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 by Patty Bender
Several years ago I worked for a rather large company in their Human Resource Department. I have spent a lot of time reviewing numerous resumes.  Depending on the job being offered my eyes would quickly glance through the resume looking for that specific skill set that would trigger me to actually read the entire thing. 

Real Estate is a bit different than applying for a job in "Corporate America".  I don't just read a resume, I always follow-up with a phone call to the inquiring individual. The phone call is going to tell me a whole lot more than a piece of paper any day! We have a conversation which helps me understand desire, heart, and commitment.

Here's what often happens in Corporate America when you're hired for a position...the Career In Real Estate Manager, or HR person, hires you, walks you around the office, spends a lot of time with you the first day and if you're lucky enough they spend a second day showing you the ropes. THEN...after all the paperwork is completed and you're settled into your nice little cubicle, if you're really, really quiet you can hear the manager and HR person in the background somewhere praying that you'll work out.  They aren't really interested in training you, they expect you to know what you're doing and they just pray that you do it.

This isn't the case in Real Estate.  It's so refreshing in this industry to see just the opposite.  At least that's the way it is here at CENTURY 21 Scheetz.  When we hire a sales associate we tell them that they are probably holding their shiny new Indiana Real Estate license in their hands and saying to themselves "NOW WHAT".  We also tell them that it is our responsibility to teach the "Now What".  Not only do we spend nearly 60 hours in just the first two weeks training and coaching, but ongoing weekly training and coaching classes are scheduled.  Coaching, mentoring, and accountability checkpoints are all put in place to ensure success is achieved. (make sure you read the first 10 days in Real Estate on the pattybenderblog.com)

So, what's the process to join a company such as CENTURY 21 Scheetz?  It takes heart, desire, and commitment.  We teach the skills. 

If you want to see if you've got what it takes check out the Real Estate Personality assessment.  The results are immediately emailed to you.  See if you have what it takes to succeed in this business. If you are looking to get your real estate licence indianapolis, you've come to the right place.

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