As an agent that has only been out of training for 3 weeks, I have to say that thus far, I have gotten over 600.00 in sales. Now, does that pay the bills? No. But.... I'm a NEW agent. I had very good sales training and have a team that looks at selling as a group effort. Only healthy competition so far comes from the rest of the office agents. Their lead program is good as you don't pay for your leads and the company matches a percentage of your sales to give you more money in your lead account. They also start you off with money- that you don't pay back- in your lead account. We sell the top three companies in health insurance in MI. The sups and association are good items as well. ING is one of the life insurance policies I can sale (and I have sold two policies already). It is as you make it, if you work hard then you get sales. BTW... out of that 600$ only two of them were from people I know the rest were from LEADS!!! Now before you start to say that this exuberance is from a freshman's perspective, I will tell you what I don't like about the job.
1. I hate calling the phone..... But like it when I get a warm voice
2. I didn't get very good computer training for their system
3.Two people in my class(sort of ,one was a month behind me) have already left.- one was asked to leave because of poor sales and the other got a salaried job.
4. They interview and hire monthly. As of now I'm no longer a freshman agent but a sophomore one (however I know the meaning of sophomore... wise fool!)
5. There is a slight pressure to sell. I chalk that up to them pepping you up to do well.
6. I need to better manage my time, I should be calling now not typing!!! Any good tips on that?
7. There are too many meetings and I don't like that as a live a long drive from the office. I can't wait until the tether is gone!
All and all, its about what you put into it. At first, that should be 40+ hours a week. I'm a little short
However, there are some very strong older agents in the office that are doing VERY well. Many of them now just put in 20 or so hours and still are bring home 100K+ every year Faith, hard work and a loss to my procrastination (and ADHD!) should but me up there in time as well. If you like sales- and that's a must. And avoid trying to frame a NEW company with it's old parent company! I might see a bank deposit from healthmarkets but that's all I see with the name. I see NO MEGA! To anyone thinking that is a born sales person, this is a good choice!
1. I hate calling the phone..... But like it when I get a warm voice
2. I didn't get very good computer training for their system
3.Two people in my class(sort of ,one was a month behind me) have already left.- one was asked to leave because of poor sales and the other got a salaried job.
4. They interview and hire monthly. As of now I'm no longer a freshman agent but a sophomore one (however I know the meaning of sophomore... wise fool!)
5. There is a slight pressure to sell. I chalk that up to them pepping you up to do well.
6. I need to better manage my time, I should be calling now not typing!!! Any good tips on that?
7. There are too many meetings and I don't like that as a live a long drive from the office. I can't wait until the tether is gone!
All and all, its about what you put into it. At first, that should be 40+ hours a week. I'm a little short
However, there are some very strong older agents in the office that are doing VERY well. Many of them now just put in 20 or so hours and still are bring home 100K+ every year Faith, hard work and a loss to my procrastination (and ADHD!) should but me up there in time as well. If you like sales- and that's a must. And avoid trying to frame a NEW company with it's old parent company! I might see a bank deposit from healthmarkets but that's all I see with the name. I see NO MEGA! To anyone thinking that is a born sales person, this is a good choice!
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