Hi all,
I decided to commence a real estate course through REINSW to become a sales agent, it will be done via correspondence/e learning. The course is called “Course in Property Practice” and has the following units.
Course structure
The REINSW Course in Property Practice comprises the following four nationally accredited units of competency:
CPPDSM4080A – Work in the real estate industry
CPPDSM3019A – Communicate with clients as part of agency obligations
CPPDSM4007A – Identify legal and ethical requirements of property management to complete agency work
CPPDSM4008A – Identify legal and ethical requirements of property sales to complete agency workI would like to work for a real estate agency in Canberra, part time (to keep my regular full time job) on weekends and after hours during the week on a completely volunteer/work experience basis. I don’t care about getting paid or even care about the commissions on sales, so I would like to offer my enthusiasm (I would say expertise, but hey lets face it I would have none) in exchange for getting experience in the real estate industry.
Do you know any real estate agency that would be keen to take someone on board, completely free in the ACT? Perhaps it’s my ignorance, but I would assume this is a good offer to real estate agencies or are people always looking for work experience in this field.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Cheers
JoeJust start at one end of the phonebook & start ringing. Speak to the Principal.
Yeah I was thinking that might be my best option, but thought I would ask here first just in case
Cheers
Joe
Hi Joe
Suggestions.
If there are any ads for any kind of staff at a REA, ring them and pitch to them, might be a chance for them to reshuffle especially at volunteer rates. Call it work experience.The other option which gets results is cold canvass, always obviously in your business suit looking like a real estate person with personal business cards at the ready. REA’s will respect your drive & initiative, and it will demonstrate that you can cold call, still to this day it gets results for listers who can doorknock a suburb.
It also shows what you look like and how you present yourself. Anywhere you can’t see the principal or licencee personally straight away, leave a brief one page pitch at each place with your photo on it, just as a REA would in trying to list a property, so they don’t have to wonder if you can do at least the personal presentation part of the job.
Mention on the one page pitch that you will be following up with a courtesy call in 2 days time to see if there is an opportunity for you, and do all the calls and call backs yourself as well as leaving messages when they’re not there. Keep the initiative though, keep the ball in your court and call back yourself, not just wait for them to call you back on left messages.If you can do that, you will flush out any opportunity that is hiding in the market place.
It’s in all the old tried n true sales manuals, and it worked for me.Good luck
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Thanks for the tips mate… I reckon that sounds like a plan that can work.
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Joe
Hi Joe
It might be easier trying to get in with one of the smaller agencies as opposed to one of the larger franchises. I'd try calling some of the smaller players and seeing what they can offer you.
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Jamie
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