Once your agency starts to take off, it’s time to hire more producers to keep your growth momentum going. While you want to hire someone with experience, don’t be afraid to think outside the box and change the insurance industry with innovative hiring. You took a chance on yourself and your agency; now it’s time to take a chance on the rest of your team.
It may seem scary and uncertain to take a risk and hire outside of the insurance industry, but we all have to start somewhere, so why no be the leader that helps bring in a new era of producers and agents. As long as the persons have the drive and potential to become great insurance agents, there’s no reason not to hire outside the industry.
The younger generations, millennials and gen Z, are an untapped resource that can bring a new perspective on how we operate and open up new opportunities to reach new clients. Millennials, in particular, are looking to rethink the entire work industry, how we look at customer service, sales, and marketing. There is a lot to gain from hiring younger generations for your agency.
Hiring young professionals for your agency won't be hard. There are aspects of the insurance industry that appeal to the younger generations, like being a recession, and now, pandemic resistant industry. Having young professionals on your team will also open up new avenues for reaching younger clients, who are famously underinsured. It's a win-win growth strategy.
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