Cemap training course?

Mortgage_Mark_2

myright wrote: »

Yea I agree. But my life circumstances changed. I didn't have time to study. So I've secured to give it a pop now.

Mark do you know any companies that are taking trainee s

Not first hand, but I'd start by contacting local Countrywide or Connells/Sequence agents in your area to ask.

amnblog

Do something else, and more rewarding with your life would be my view.

ACG

Dont say that amn.

Im not going to lie, at times this is such a stressful job at times and can be long hours - I have had days where I get home at 9-10pm at night. But in the main I love this job.

amnblog

With respect ACG, you have not had the time to get jaded yet.

Remember the story about boiling a frog

Keekles

Mortgage_Mark wrote: »

From a slightly selfish point of view, you'd be best off applying to the larger agency based companies who do mortgages - they often recruit for 'trainee advisers' and will pay training costs for CeMAP, the only 'catch' being that you need to stay with them for at least a year (or maybe 2?) to avoid having to repay training costs.

Then you can join us in having everyone else on the forum telling posters to avoid you

With Countrywide you're required to stay a year at least (or pay back the training costs) and your CeMap 1 is paid for. The 2 & 3 are to follow based on performance although there's nothing to stop you booking them yourself.

You go through quite an intense 5-6 weeks regarding appointment structure and compliance including internal tests, rounded off with your CeMap 1 training & exam before you're dropped in to your office to really learn what the job's about.

It can be stressful, demanding and irritating but if you can find the positives in the role and you genuinely feel satisfied by providing a service - I'm sure you'll love it.

amnblog

On the other hand I hear that Cheryl Cole is looking for a tattoo buffer!

ACG

3 years in the job this month.

Its been an experience, from sitting on couches with ex druggies to having rude people with silver spoons up their !!!. Lenders who do not know their !!! from their elbow and solicitors being closed down overnight (as happened yesterday) - but then I look at the positives... no rush hour traffic, I work when I want to in the main, I pick and chose who I do business with and get free lunches (and pens) from lenders/providers and you get to help people get their homes (as cheesy as that sounds).

If I was employed with targets I do not think I could do the job.

Dave_Ham

I must be doing something wrong, where are you getting free lunches from?

Mortgage_Mark_2

Keekles wrote: »

Then you can join us in having everyone else on the forum telling posters to avoid you

With Countrywide you're required to stay a year at least (or pay back the training costs) and your CeMap 1 is paid for. The 2 & 3 are to follow based on performance although there's nothing to stop you booking them yourself.

You go through quite an intense 5-6 weeks regarding appointment structure and compliance including internal tests, rounded off with your CeMap 1 training & exam before you're dropped in to your office to really learn what the job's about.

It can be stressful, demanding and irritating but if you can find the positives in the role and you genuinely feel satisfied by providing a service - I'm sure you'll love it.

So... you advise without a full CeMAP qualification?

ACG

Dave_Ham wrote: »

I must be doing something wrong, where are you getting free lunches from?

You need to pull your finger out and get writing more business


The trick is to meet them at a local pub... around lunch time.