To every employing broker who has ever tried to recruit me: STOP!

While I appreciate the fact you are trying to build your business, fill office space and do it all with good intentions, I don't appreciate how you are going about recruiting me.

1) Stop telling me what you are going to do for me. Yes, the office fees, commission splits and the toys, goodies and extras you offer are nice. But lets start where every business should, start with the client. If you want my attention tell me what you are going to do to help me help my clients. Without our buyers and sellers you and I are going to spend A LOT of time staring at each other.

2) If you as the employing broker can't give me a good reason why you took your job, why should I jump ship? You are getting a piece of the action, I know your BIG motivation for doing your job.

3) When you say you will answer all my questions after reading your recruiting information ANSWER your phone! Return a phone call, be available.

4) Are you planning to stay with the company? The last SEVERAL employing brokers who tried to recruit me left the company they were promoting. One of them left in under a month - they knew they were leaving when we sat down to talk.

5) Stop calling me for free "training sessions, marketing sessions or B.S. sessions" I'm not stupid. If I so stupid to fall for all this would you really want me to work with you?

6) Don't have agents hanging around the receptionists desk analyzing everyone who walks in because they have nothing better to do - they make a bad impression.

These are real examples of things that have happened, and if you reconize yourself in the words above I hope you'll read the words below.

 What might work? Get me to jump ship and change offices.

1) Be honest and sincere, it's not much to ask

2) Tell me how important clients are to you and the company. How are they going to be treated? And yes, I mean everything down to the office coffee.

3) Ask me what I want! I have an opinion and don't want to be "sold" on your company.

4) Don't assume I do or don't want to do something. I actually like floor duty and the occassional open house. I like doing what others don't like to do, I view them as opportunities. Do you have anybody else volunteering for this stuff?

5) Google me, know who I am before you call me. If we can't have a conversation where you know my name, who I've worked for in the past, where I like to sell etc... it's a pointless conversation. (thanks Bob)

Every agent in Colorado is a Broker, after 2 years you can take classes for your Administraion/ Employing Broker license. I'm gong for mine this week after 5+ years. Part of the class is preparing a business plan. Guess what I'm going to include?