Plenty of people make new year’s resolutions. Getting a new, exciting job is often one of them. Are you dreaming of a new career, too? Got a passion for property to boot? Find out all about how to start out as a real estate agent here and make your most important new year’s resolution a reality.
Being a successful real estate agent is about more than just an interest in great properties and a natural flair for sales. After all, selling isn’t everything. First and foremost, the job is about giving advice. That’s why connecting with people is key to your day-to-day work in real estate.
We offer our employees plenty of perks, but we expect them to achieve big things in return. We’ve put together a list of requirements for starting out as a real estate agent so you can check whether you’re the right fit for us.
Success is achieved together with others. Relationships with existing and potential clients are essential to our real estate agents’ success. Are you good at approaching people and working out what they need from talking with them? Are you often told you have good insight into human nature? Then you’ve already got the key attribute for a career as a real estate agent! If you also know owners of potential properties personally and are well-connected in your local area, then you’ve got what it takes to achieve major success at Engel & Völkers.
To sell anyone anything, you have to be passionate about it yourself, and truly love your job. Passion is always revealed through non-verbal communication: your facial expressions, your gestures and even your voice change when you love what you do. That’s why we’re not just interested in certificates and references. Most of all, we want you to have a burning passion for the property market. Do you follow the latest property market trends and developments just for fun? Then ask about starting out as a real estate agent at Engel & Völkers today.
Working as a real estate agent involves a high degree of autonomy. The main benefit is the ability to plan most of your time yourself. Our modern infrastructure also allows you to work any time, from any place. However, this does mean you need a great deal of self-discipline and commitment. If you’re used to taking on responsibility and managing your own workload, and you’re ambitious, reliable and capable of coping with flexible working hours, then Engel & Völkers is the place for you.
Check our vacancies portal to find out whether we’re looking for real estate agents in your region, or simply apply speculatively to one of our Engel & Völkers shops. We look forward to hearing from you!
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