A Smarter Solution – Real Estate Job Hunting 101
Problem: When someone in the real estate industry goes job-hunting, it can be difficult to navigate through all the listings posted on Monster, Career Builder or some of the other online job boards posting up.
In addition, when an employer or real estate brokerage is looking for someone with specific real estate experience, it can sometimes feel like a ‘needle in a haystack.’
Solution: Vendor Alley has a BRAND NEW job board up just for real estate job postings. I think This is a great idea. It takes a a common problem (unemployment in the RE industry) and makes a super-easy solution.
As of right now, there are 4 categories:
- Sales
- Tech
- MLS/Association staff
- MLS/Association CEO
This is a version 1 release. Vendor Alley plans on adding additional features, ‘bells and whistles, and possibly additional categories down the line.
Greg Robertson, Co-Founder, W&R Studios says, “I get a lot of requests for job postings on Vendor Alley or people wanting recommendations. I also saw that there was no single place for people to look for jobs in the real estate industry. Since Vendor Alley gets such diverse readership (vendors, MLS professionals, sales, tech, portal, brokers, agents, franchisees, etc.) I thought it would be a good place to start a job board.”
Posting a job is really simple – employers form to fill out that includes a place for a job descriptions and contact information. It is only $29.95 to post a job for 30 days via PayPal. They are also thinking about the idea of charging an additional amount to also do a post about it on Vendor Alley.
Greg has requested feedback, so please check it out and feel free to leave a comment below.
Written by Katie Lance, Marketing Manager, Inman News
Adam | Feb 26, 2010 | Reply
I just tried your service but I must say its a little pricey for a company with no exposure.
I can post on Craigslist for free in most markets and the markets they do charge in are only $25.
I will see if I get any calls an then evaluate if its worth the expense.
Greg Robertson | Feb 26, 2010 | Reply
@Adam Thanks for giving the Vendor Alley Jobs Board a shot. We just launched and hoping to attract more visitors and posting every day.
Giancarlo Gonzalez | Feb 27, 2010 | Reply
I lanched several “internal ads” on our real estate portal titled “Real Estate broker opportunities”. It linked to a form with several questions, including where and how they wanted to work within the industry.
The requests piled on and a module was developed on the back-end so brokers who pay monthly subscription to post listings on our website could also see the “recruitment” module.
Not a bad idea…
Johnson County KS Real Estate | Feb 27, 2010 | Reply
Katie,
Thanks for the resources. I have conversations with people almost every day about job possibilities and their frustrations with trying to find something. It is a pretty miserable market for almost ever industry, but real estate has to amongst the leaders.
Jimmy | Feb 28, 2010 | Reply
Great Resources!
I feel like more realtors should be investors as well – but I also understand that everyone needs to diversify their cash flow.
Skip Brokers | Mar 1, 2010 | Reply
I agree you.
I just found this great website for no fee apartments called http://www.SkipBrokers.com..No fee apartments….
LemonMeister | Mar 1, 2010 | Reply
If they keep building them like this. There is no hope. 300k an up, falling down in 5 years. Google KB Home Sucks for more information.
Jim | Mar 4, 2010 | Reply
Another possibility for real estate employers and industry employees is:
http://www.selectleaders.com
They are firmly established as a leader in real estate industry employment and have been around for years.
Lake of the Ozarks Real Estate | Mar 10, 2010 | Reply
I hear this same story all the time… You have to be real good not only to get a job, but to keep one… Thanks for the post.
Best Akron Real Estate Agent | Jul 18, 2010 | Reply
Thanks for the good tip… I have not heard of Vendor Alley. Their fees seem reasonable and I am regularly looking for team members… may be worth a try.