If you are thinking about heading into a career in property, you may be wondering what skills you need to land your first estate agent role. Today our team here at Pear Recruitment have put together a list of just a few of the skills that you need to land an estate agent role in London and how we can help you get there.
Pear Recruitment is a specialist property recruitment company, specialising in roles spanning across all levels from trainee to entry-level to director and MD level. We work on roles all across London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Kent and would love to help you find your ideal estate agent job in London.
If you’d like to learn more about the skills you need to land an Estate Agent job in London and how we can help you, then keep on reading and make sure to visit our website.
Communication Skills
Communication skills are one of the most important sets of skills you need to land an estate agent job, as you will be spending the majority of your time communicating with your clients. As an estate agent you need to listen to your clients and be there for them, and show kindness and empathy especially as it can be a very stressful time for them. By being an understanding and patient estate agent you will definitely be put in your client's good books, and providing your clients with high levels of excellent customer service is key to your success.
Resilience and Time Management
Being resilient is key to your success as an estate agent and not giving up when things get tricky is super important. As an estate agent, you need to be proactive, not reactive and ensure to follow up on everything, and be thorough, organised and forward. You will be managing a lot of tasks at once, and have lots of priorities to stay on top of so you need to be great at managing your time and a variety of tasks.
Persuasion and Negotiation Skills
Persuasion and negotiation are two other key skills that are essential for an estate agent to have, as you will be spending a large amount of your time negotiating sales and or lettings and communicating with your potential buyers or letters. You need to be great at persuading others and not giving up at the first setback or opportunity, to be successful as an estate agent.
Great Telephone Manner and IT Skills
As an estate agent, you will spend a lot of time speaking with your clients over the phone and need to have a friendly, professional telephone manner and be confident when speaking with both new and existing clients. You also need to have good IT skills as you will be using different software and systems to log clients, viewings, sales and lettings. Being computer literate, is certainly an advantage.
Land your Ideal Estate Agent Job in London with Pear Recruitment
We hope that this has given you an insight into just a few of the skills needed to land an estate agent job in London. If you’re currently searching for an estate agent role in London, why not work with Pear Recruitment? We have been property recruiters since 2010, and since then have helped thousands of candidates get their dream jobs with our knowledge, connections, expertise and support.
We cover all property-related positions and work on roles from junior to executive level across London, Hertfordshire, Essex and Kent. We are passionate about the property industry and work with a number of leading companies from successful independents to market-leading corporate organisations assisting them with their everyday recruitment needs. We help our candidates with every step of the recruitment process, from ensuring that you have the best CV, to connecting you with the right roles and clients for you, to preparing you for your interview.
If you are looking for help finding your next estate agent job in London, contact us today.
Register with Pear Recruitment Today
If you’d like to work with Pear Recruitment to find your next estate agent job in London, register with us today. Fill in our form via our website and a member of our team will be in contact with you shortly to start the recruitment process and find you your ideal role. If you’d like to speak with a member of our team, you can give us a call on 01992 463 226 or email us at hello@pearrecruitment.com.
To view our full range of estate agent vacancies in London, visit our website today.
