shawn17ths
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First of all I just want to say that this forum is great. Everyone here seems very helpful and well educated.
My name is Shawn and I'm currently looking for a career change. I'm only 22 but I can already see that my current career (graphic designer/sales manager) can't provide me with the future I'm looking for. So I've decided to go a different direction with things, and I've taken a liking towards the insurance industry.
That being said, I'm rather lost in the steps to getting into the career field. I'm planning on taking a course to prepare myself for the test to get my license, but after that I'm not sure what the next step is. I would ultimately like to become an independent agent eventually, but am planning on working as a captive agent for a few years to learn the ropes. How do I go about this (becoming a captive agent)? Or am I completely off track? I'm more less trying to learn anything and everything I can as of right now so that I'm not setting myself up for failure due to ignorance.
I've also seen plenty of people talking about how hard it is to be successful in this business. What are some of the things I should and should not do to become successful in this business.
I appreciate all of the help and advice in advance, you guys are great.
Shawn
My name is Shawn and I'm currently looking for a career change. I'm only 22 but I can already see that my current career (graphic designer/sales manager) can't provide me with the future I'm looking for. So I've decided to go a different direction with things, and I've taken a liking towards the insurance industry.
That being said, I'm rather lost in the steps to getting into the career field. I'm planning on taking a course to prepare myself for the test to get my license, but after that I'm not sure what the next step is. I would ultimately like to become an independent agent eventually, but am planning on working as a captive agent for a few years to learn the ropes. How do I go about this (becoming a captive agent)? Or am I completely off track? I'm more less trying to learn anything and everything I can as of right now so that I'm not setting myself up for failure due to ignorance.
I've also seen plenty of people talking about how hard it is to be successful in this business. What are some of the things I should and should not do to become successful in this business.
I appreciate all of the help and advice in advance, you guys are great.
Shawn