Managers: Why aren’t you training for sales during pre-licensing? You hire them–then you just wait until they have their licenses to start training.
Give Them a Head Start Instead
Have you thought about a ‘head start’ program for your newbies? If you’re like 98% of managers, you wait to start training your agents until AFTER they join your office as newbies. Why? Think how much faster they could go if they had lots of the organization and training under their belts prior to their first day in the business?A� Okay. I know. Until they are licensed, they can’t do the things licensed agents can do. But, they can do many things. And all those things get them ready to hit the ground running. At the end of this blog, I’m providing you my checklist, 30 Things to Do Right (In Pre-License School) Now to Hit the Ground Running. (from my informative eBook, What They Don’t Teach You in Pre-License School).
We Lose Lots of Time Because They are Not Prepared to Start the Business
You know the drill. We hire that new agent. We spend the first 1-2 weeks with them getting the ‘orientated’. We have checklists to assure they get their keys, join the Realtor association, etc., etc., etc. How long do you estimate it takes the new agent just to get those orientation checklists finished? 2-4 weeks? In some cases, they never finish them!!!!! Not only that, they probably think that finishing those checklists assures they are going to be successful agents.A� Ha!
When Do Your New Agents Start Lead Generating?
My studies show that new agents want to make a sale their first month in the business. But, when do you think they start lead generating? Do you know? (Better track that so you know who’s going to work). I believe they put off the inevitable as long as possible, hoping ‘there’s another way!’ In fact, the more ‘get ready to get ready’ work you have them doing as licensees, the worse their habits become and the less money they make!
A Different Method to Get Them a Check Fast
Instead of waiting until they are licensed, why not get them prepared to sell real estate while they are in pre-license school? They can do things like
- Decide on the database/CRM they want to use and learn how to use it
- Populate their databases with 100-300 potential clients
- Prepare an email/hard copy note/letter to all those in their database saying they’ve joined_____________ real estate company
30 Things to Do While in Pre-License School
In fact, as I was writing my eBook, What They Don’t Teach You in Pre-License School, I started thinking about how we could really prepare agents to sell real estate–lots of real estate. That’s how I came up with this checklist. Click here to get it.
How to Recruit with the Checklist
This list is not only helpful to those you know you’re hiring, it’s a very effective recruiting tool. It proves to your potential recruits that you care about their career success–even before you hire them!
Here are a few suggestions:
- Offer this checklist to all your new licensee candidates
- Offer this checklist for your Career Nights
- Offer this checklist in your ads (newspaper, Craig’s List, Facebook, etc.)
Take It a Step Further
Why not create a 4-6 module course based on this checklist. Do it evenings, with assignments for the attendees. You’ll be able to see who is willing to go to work. Now, you’ll be able to hire the best!
Save Time! Prepare Your New Agents to Sell Real Estate Fast and Well
This 280+ page eBook is packed with questionnaires, advice, processes, and systems to prepare that pre-licensee for the real world of real estate. You’ll save precious interview time and help winners choose you. See What They Don’t Teach You in Pre-License School. Only $14.95, and immediately downloadable. Now, a Kindle version, too.
P. S. This book will save you hours if interview time because it will weed out the ‘hang my license’ bothersome ones…..unless you want non-producers, of course!
