Whether you are looking for general real estate jobs or more specialized roles, you can be assured of a challenging and rewarding career if you make the grade. Real estate agent jobs are widely advertised but the issue is separating out those which provide a real opportunity as opposed to those which are simply making up sales force numbers for HR’s targets. You will also find jobs in real estate for a wide variety of clerical and specialist functions such as accounting, mortgage origination and administration, , and real estate executive jobs.
Here are the top ten tips for finding and winning a real estate director job.
Tip Number One
Think what an employer is looking for and ensure you understand and consider the requirements very carefully. You should then adjust your resume to reflect how your attributes meet the employer’s requirements and are front and center for the employer to see when they look at your resume. Remember an employer is not likely to go digging through your resume to see if you have the skills they are looking for as they will be looking at a number of resumes and this is your first opportunity to stand out from the competition.
Tip Number Two
You need accurate and up-to-date information – information on vacancies is essential and the quality of information is crucial.
If a web site is not constantly updating and collecting information on vacancies, then simply do not use it as you are wasting your time and energy.
Use an information resource with a history of operating in the real estate sector and has a degree of credibility within the industry which will also reflect well on you when you present yourself to an employer with a vacancy.
Tip Number Three
If you are asked to pay a fee for being introduced to an employer or commit to paying a placement fee or commission, avoid using that company or service.
This is not usual business practice as the employer will pay any such fees.
You may find some listings charge for the opportunity to access their listings information but there should be a free trial before you commit and again, if there is no such free trial then simply avoid using the service.
Tip Number Four
Your resume is the most powerful tool at your command for persuading an employer to firstly, interview you for the position and secondly, to weigh your suitability together with an interview for the position itself.
Control who gets to see your resume and ensure that any agency or web service you use have a very strict policy on confidentiality and security. You should be the one who says whether an employer is given your resume and under what circumstances it can be handed out.
Avoid services which simply mass mail your resume out to employer listings – this is not effective and not professional and you will be looked at as such by potential employers who receive your resume in this way.
Tip Number Five
Knowledge dispels fear!
Prepare for your interview and before that, plan your campaign to find a job within the industry.
This preparation will make you more effective in identifying and approaching employers and you will find you get a greater response and call for interview if you carefully select your potential employers beforehand.
Educate yourself on the issues facing an employer and their history and business model. This preparation shines through, especially at an interview and it is apparent which candidates have not bothered to do this and which have. You will also be far more confident in how you handle the interview and this is a key quality employers are looking for.
Tip Number Six
Develop a competitive advantage by using a web service that charges you to access their listing information.
This stops most of your competitors from using the database and this means fewer candidates chasing the positions thus increasing your chances of being offered the position.
Because these services have fewer candidates compared to ''free'' sites, you also tend to find that employers will offer a more competitive remuneration and benefits package because they must compete against other employers who may want your services.
Tip Number Seven
Use information sources which actively collect vacancy information, check the accuracy of the data they accumulate and organize it into a manageable and easily manipulated database for you. Most sites do not do this and the information they acquire is inaccurate and frequently out-of-date by the time you get to see it.
Tip Number Eight
Avoid using general recruiting and web resource sites as real estate is a specialized industry and most employers do not even support promoting vacancies within such popular and mass marketed sites.
Use a recruiter or web listings service which specializes in real estate for better quality listings and better, more specific advice.
Tip Number Nine
This is an easy win if you follow this advice.
Turn up at the interview on time and professionally dressed.
It is guaranteed that some of your competing candidates will fail this simple test and it’s simple for you to stand out here.
Tip Number Ten
Be confident in your ability and try applying for positions that you may feel are above your level – you may be very surprised at the response and take this whole job searching exercise as an opportunity to assess where you are on the career curve.
If you are being called for interviews for positions you felt you wouldn’t be generating employer interest then it’s time for you to rethink your self-perception of what you are capable of and what you are worth. If you are being called for interview as a consequence of this ascent in your expectations, you are ready for the next move upwards in your career.
