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mortgage advisor?
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in Work & Study
ive applied for a few jobs in banks, with the aim of working my way up to become a mortgage advisor, as for now its something id love to do. i seem to have a natural passion for talking about martgages+properties, etc, and love the idea of helping people get on the property ladder
any hints, tips, ways to get into this profession, and any ideas of pay?
just a querie
thanx
any hints, tips, ways to get into this profession, and any ideas of pay?
just a querie
thanx
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You can work up, but expect to have to work hard, and more likely you won't manage to, tbh. And menial bank work is very badly paid, and the conditions are horrible; HSBC typically pay around £10,500pa for an in-branch advisor, and you're the one who gets all the abuse.
I think it's fairly telling that most money advice agencies, such as the CAB or CCCS, are filled with people who used to work in banks as advisors, and couldn't cope with the sales pressure anymore. Most people I know, at my work and GWST's work, say that they're doing it now to "cleanse their soul".
If you enjoy working with people to help them, have you thought of working in the money advice sector, helping people with debts and other money issues? It's the field I work in, and it's so much more rewarding than having to worry about commission and sales targets.