CALL ON YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS

A SIMPLE phone call made all the difference when Adcock Prestige’s Charlotte Agace applied for her role selling real estate.

Principal Jason Adcock had made the decision to only interview people who bothered to give him a ring.

“Picking up the phone and calling me showed me that they were serious, they weren’t just firing off a text message to see what came back – they wanted … a chance to show me what they were made of,” he says.

“To me, one of the most important things is that the applicant shows that they have good people skills and can communicate with clients.

“In real estate we deal with people from all different walks of life, and the type of jobseeker who stands out to me is someone who is confident talking with anyone.”

Agace says she had researched Adcock Prestige and believed she was a good fit for the business.

“I thought the best way to (show him that) would be to telephone him directly and do a sales pitch on myself, and it worked,” she says.

“You won’t always be able to get the principal of an agency or a general manager on the phone, but you never know until you try.”