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Leasing Agent Compensation?…First a word about VACANCY!
As a consultant to the apartment industry, I am asked a LOT, “What’s fair leasing agent compensation? Is their a leasing commission structure you would recommend?” There is no easy or short answer to this question, so let’s take a round about way of discuss it, and then my next article will zoom RIGHT into [...]
New to the Apartment Industry/Job/Career? 4 Stages to an Epiphany!
Are you new to the apartment industry? New to your employer? New career? New promotion? On a new project? There are 4 stages that every NEWBIE goes through before becoming comfortable in the new position. When I first started at Dominium Management Services several years ago, I was lucky enough to take a class called “Managing for [...]
GET OUT of HERE! How To GET IT When You’re In A Rut
It can be hard to always be ON. It can be hard to GET IT all the time. Whether that means being CREATIVE, ENERGETIC, FRESH, SUNNY, SOCIAL, PATIENT, or POSITIVE. When you go to the same office (apartment complex/corporate office/etc.) everyday, talk to the same people every day, or drink the same kool-aid every day, you can [...]
Good Customer Service is Dead! Where is the LOVE?
You read it right -GOOD Customer Service is DEAD. Where is the LOVE? (Video: Black Eyed Peas — Where is the Love?) This is actually good news — If you are one of the few apartment communities that consistently provides good customer service, you are WAY ahead of the game. Even if you THINK you’re doing [...]
Apartment Jobs: From Resume to Job Offer: How to get the CALL!
I LOVE American Idol. At the audition stage in the game, when the judges are trying to find the best talent in each city, in 10 seonds or less, they can tell whether someone MIGHT have what it takes to “Be The NEXT American Idol.” In some ways, American Idol is very similar to the [...]
What Kind of Job are YOU Looking For? Anything Less Than the Best is a Felony!
Apartment Jobs: Phone screens & job interviews have 1 purpose: to screen candidates OUT. Yes, you read it right. It’s to screen YOU out. Of course your interviewer is trying to find the perfect candidate for their job opening, but with hundreds of resumes per job listing, the #1 priority of a recruiter/interviewer is to [...]
Personnel/Personal Development: Do You Have a Plan?
When it come to personnel development – do you have a plan? How about PERSONAL development – do you have a plan? Success comes from within. For an organization to be successful, in order for your apartment project to be successful, the success must come from within. At the very heart of each project, at [...]
Supervisors & Employees: Take Advantage of Your “Open Door” Policy
Are you a supervisor with an “open door” policy? Are you an employee that works for someone that has an “open door” policy? Are you maximizing the “open door” policy to be a better supervisor or better employee? “Open door” policies are not just for dispute resolution. A true open door policy is a communication [...]
Career Advancement in the Apartment Industry: Speak the Language of Business!
In today’s economy, for every job opening available, there are hundreds of applicants. In working with owners/investors/executive level management, their number one complaint is: there is a shortage of TOP level talent. Many, look outside their organizations to find TOP level talent. And yet, everyday, I hear from people in the industry that feel they are passed over [...]