5 tips for hiring a new broker

With 2015’s Top 10 Independent Brokerages open for applications, we look back at last year’s winners

With 2015’s Top 10 Independent Brokerages open for applications, we look back at what last year’s winners told us about hiring new brokers.

1. “Firstly we look for people with drive. I can’t teach someone to want to be the best at what they do. Next we look for intelligence. If they can’t recommend the right loan or their applications get declined then they don’t belong in our company….Lastly we look for a great attitude”
(Home Loan Experts, joint 9th)

2. “A couple of years ago we introduced a three step interview process that involves meetings with management, our business coaches and staff. This approach has ensured we only recruit the right people to our business”
(Acceptance Finance, joint 9th)

3. “The ability to develop a personal relationship with a client, to be able to empathise with them as they go through the process and ensure that they are looked after personally from start to finish is, in my opinion, one of the most important things a good broker can do.”
(The Loan Company, 7th)

Apply now for 2015’s Top 10 Independent Brokerages – applications close on Monday August 31st 

4. “The number one attribute must be a “can do” attitude.  Then the other traits required are a willingness to work in a team, a resilience for knock backs, being personable and a good networker, good organisational and time management skills.”
(In Mortgage and Finance Services, joint 4th)

5. “We look for those that may not have the traditional banking background, but may come from corporate, institutional or planning backgrounds…We are looking for those that are willing to learn, are willing to sit in 300 plus interviews with Mark Davis and Kevin Agent to see how the best Investment Lending Managers in the country operate.”
(Australian Lending and Investment Centre, 1st)

Be part of 2015’s Top 10 Independent Brokerages – take two minutes to apply now. Those brokerages in the Top 10 are featured in issue 15.11 of the magazine, online and receive certificates and other marketing materials.