How To Hire Right and Stop the Revolving Door
Are you planning to hire the candidate for your real estate assistant role who looks and acts the part to perfection? Is she all what you’ve dreamed of and more? Have [...]
5 Reasons Why You Should Do a One Day Assessment When Hiring
Screening a resume, interviewing a candidate, calling references. These are all important pieces of the recruitment process but there is one more that will tell you so much about your potential [...]
My Real Estate Business is Growing: How Do I Know If It’s Time to Build a Team?
There are two important indicators as to the right time to hire your first employee: time and money. If you find yourself running out of time every day, and you’re unable [...]
How to Spot the PERFECT Real Estate Assistant
Because, as you know, they don’t grow on trees! When you’re hiring a new real estate assistant, there are a lot of qualities you should be looking for to find the [...]
When a Reference Check Slides Into Office Gossip
Is it still valid information or is it just gossip? You’ve met a candidate for your open real estate assistant position through a colleague and you’re thinking of hiring her but [...]
The Laws of Attraction
I’m sure you’ve heard this phrase countless times, but what does it really mean? In the realm of real estate, where growing your business, bringing on buyer agents, hiring real estate [...]
What does horsemanship have to do with leadership?
When I’m not working, I’m usually horsing around. Ever since I was a child in the streets of the Middle East, I embraced every opportunity to get on a horse. My [...]
In Real Estate Recruitment, It’s a Seller’s Market
Yes, just like hot real estate has caused a surge in property value and is known as a seller’s market, so too goes the market for real estate assistants and/or other [...]
What Can Happen If Your Reputation Precedes You?
If your reputation is stellar, good things can come of it preceding you. On the flip side, horrible things can happen if you’ve burnt a few bridges while growing your real [...]
Unreasonable Expectations in Hiring
The key failure to hiring in real estate, or any other business area, is unreasonable expectations. When entering into any relationship, there is usually a set of expectations on both sides. [...]