Samantha Callaway
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Hi! I'm Sam, still, a college student who's slowly making her way through an engineering degree. In the meantime, I've been working part-time at another job, it helps pay the bills, however, I kind of want a side hustle to rake in a bit more cash. So I've been looking at the insurance sales industry, which seems tor promising ... once I can move all of the very MLM feeling prospects out of the way. Yet, that's the very thing that is really turning me off, along with a lot of offices asking for in-person agents despite advertising remote positions.
I guess that's why I'm here, sifting through all of the ancillary stuff is exhausting especially after doing it for over a month now. It also has me very disheartened about the whole idea as well, indeed.com feels like it's full of scams in the industry, so I'm looking for you seasoned professionals to kinda be a guiding light. So here are my questions:
1. Entry-level sales in the industry? Would it be property and casualty, or should I look elsewhere?
2. I expect to make maybe 40-60k my first full year, is this a lofty goal? Should I ground myself a bit more?
3. I dislike the idea of tons of cold-calling, so being an agent for a company that doesn't rely on agents generating their own leads (always feels very MLM-y to me) and also cold-calling just one big list, would be nice. Any idea of companies that generally don't do this?
4. Companies that support remote positions? I live in a small town, basically in the middle of nowhere, due to my schooling I cannot up and leave.
5. Lastly, tips! Any tips for a younger and starry-eyed individual like me would be nice along with some support and advice.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
I guess that's why I'm here, sifting through all of the ancillary stuff is exhausting especially after doing it for over a month now. It also has me very disheartened about the whole idea as well, indeed.com feels like it's full of scams in the industry, so I'm looking for you seasoned professionals to kinda be a guiding light. So here are my questions:
1. Entry-level sales in the industry? Would it be property and casualty, or should I look elsewhere?
2. I expect to make maybe 40-60k my first full year, is this a lofty goal? Should I ground myself a bit more?
3. I dislike the idea of tons of cold-calling, so being an agent for a company that doesn't rely on agents generating their own leads (always feels very MLM-y to me) and also cold-calling just one big list, would be nice. Any idea of companies that generally don't do this?
4. Companies that support remote positions? I live in a small town, basically in the middle of nowhere, due to my schooling I cannot up and leave.
5. Lastly, tips! Any tips for a younger and starry-eyed individual like me would be nice along with some support and advice.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.