If you would like to start a career in the financial services, then here is how I did it here in Toronto and why I think you can too.
Have you found it difficult to find a job in the financial services?
Over the past few years the financial services industry has become extremely competitive.
In fact thousands of people are coming into the business every year as insurance agents and financial planners. Have you seen how many people are writing the LLQP every day?
Most of these people are competing for jobs at the banks and large insurance companies. However, many people find it extremely difficult to get hired with the big companies.
Students, new immigrants and people who don't have a financial services background rarely get in the door.
I discovered this first hand when I sent my resume to numerous banks and hit a brick wall when I was first getting into the industry. The traditional high paying salaried jobs just aren't there.
Not discouraged, I looked into the commissioned sales side of the business. And guess what I found?
Surprisingly many firms were anxious to interview me. It seemed that these brokerages actually wanted more sales agents. It was as if they were happy to see fresh faces.
That's when I made an important realization.
"The commissioned based brokers want agents."
Think about it for a moment.... If a company has more agents they can sell more product. What would be better than to have an army of agents promoting there companies products.
Now what I realized next was that there are only a few commisioned based brokerages in Toronto which offer opportunites to new agents.
These companies have a similar models in the sense that they sell financial services, however they all have very different business models and commission structures.
It's up to you to do your research and determine which company is right for you .
If you want to learn more about about how to get a job in the insurance industry go to www.ontarioinsurancecareers.com
Have you found it difficult to find a job in the financial services?
Over the past few years the financial services industry has become extremely competitive.
In fact thousands of people are coming into the business every year as insurance agents and financial planners. Have you seen how many people are writing the LLQP every day?
Most of these people are competing for jobs at the banks and large insurance companies. However, many people find it extremely difficult to get hired with the big companies.
Students, new immigrants and people who don't have a financial services background rarely get in the door.
I discovered this first hand when I sent my resume to numerous banks and hit a brick wall when I was first getting into the industry. The traditional high paying salaried jobs just aren't there.
Not discouraged, I looked into the commissioned sales side of the business. And guess what I found?
Surprisingly many firms were anxious to interview me. It seemed that these brokerages actually wanted more sales agents. It was as if they were happy to see fresh faces.
That's when I made an important realization.
"The commissioned based brokers want agents."
Think about it for a moment.... If a company has more agents they can sell more product. What would be better than to have an army of agents promoting there companies products.
Now what I realized next was that there are only a few commisioned based brokerages in Toronto which offer opportunites to new agents.
These companies have a similar models in the sense that they sell financial services, however they all have very different business models and commission structures.
It's up to you to do your research and determine which company is right for you .
If you want to learn more about about how to get a job in the insurance industry go to www.ontarioinsurancecareers.com
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