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So I had a job interview today with a place that I was not expecting to like at all. And I ended up being pleasantly surprised and they offered me a job.
It's for a Sales Assistant position, and although I will have firm deal presented to me by the end of the week. It looks like it will be $35k base, with 1% of the commisions from the brokers I work with. Right now I am making $36k base with fixed incentives that add up to $3k a year...pretty pathetic, as I was promised the incentives would be a lot more. I'm just not sure that there offer is enough to make the jump. Because it's based on commissions, it will vary from month to month, but probably be anywhere for an extra $500 to $1000 each month.
The big thing about this place is that it's a relatively young firm, with a very specific investment focus...a very risky investment focus. One of two things are going to happen...this place and their philosphies are going to take off and they are going to expand at a very rapid rate (which they claim is happening now) or this is totally going to tank and I may be out of a job in 6-9 months. In some ways, it's kind of like the dot com industry was... they either struggled and didn't make it or they did very very well.
The other big issue is the commute. It took me just under an hour to get there today with no traffic. This place is VERY far from my house... They were willing to work with me as far as the commute goes and allow me to come in later/leave later or come in earlier/leave earlier to beat the traffic. Which I thought was pretty cool and showed that they really were interested in me.
The interview lasted about an hour and a half... I talked with the COO, one of the brokers, and one other guy who apparently doesn't really work for them, but is the cousin of the President of the firm and he helps him out with a lot of these types of things (recruiting, etc.) It's really a small firm - they have five brokers, the COO/CCO, the President, his cousin (who doesn't really work there - LOL), one Sales Assistant and two receptionists/admin people. They are getting rid of one of the receptionists and replacing her with me (or looking to, anyway). They are looking to expand and hire more brokers.
I was told I'd probably be assigned to 3 or 4 brokers to begin with... Not really sure how that works out and how the other Sales Assistant is going to feel about that. And in a hushed voice was told that probably the brokers who aren't assigned to me will probably want to work with me once they get to know me as opposed to anyone else... I guess five years experience in this position is pretty attractive. Plus as they hire more, then I'll probably get more assigned to me. For me, that means another 1% cut...
I was constantly being told how mature and articulate I was for my age. It was a little embarrassing - I'm not good at accepting compliments. I really liked the people, though, and I will wait on a formal offer. I am going to have to try and negotiate a little more base...this is a risky move for me, and I need a little more cushion to feel comfortable making a move.
In other news, the job interview I went on last week sucked... but that's okay. Even had it gone better, I still think after today, it would have been knocked out of the running. That was for a Financial Advisors position, and way too risky of a move for me to make right now... I don't think I am prepared enough to make that kind of jump.
On Monday, I got a $37 ticket for not wearing my seatbelt. I was so pissed. Cops were stopping traffic to check, and I was SO close to my house. Whatever. Lesson learned. I usually wear my seatbelt, but for whatever reason, I hadn't buckled it yet and I wasn't expecting to get stopped and fined for it.
Every since I hit 100,000 miles on my car, I've needed so much service. I had to take it in today to get my brakes fixed...again. There goes $400 I didn't have. Crap.
It's for a Sales Assistant position, and although I will have firm deal presented to me by the end of the week. It looks like it will be $35k base, with 1% of the commisions from the brokers I work with. Right now I am making $36k base with fixed incentives that add up to $3k a year...pretty pathetic, as I was promised the incentives would be a lot more. I'm just not sure that there offer is enough to make the jump. Because it's based on commissions, it will vary from month to month, but probably be anywhere for an extra $500 to $1000 each month.
The big thing about this place is that it's a relatively young firm, with a very specific investment focus...a very risky investment focus. One of two things are going to happen...this place and their philosphies are going to take off and they are going to expand at a very rapid rate (which they claim is happening now) or this is totally going to tank and I may be out of a job in 6-9 months. In some ways, it's kind of like the dot com industry was... they either struggled and didn't make it or they did very very well.
The other big issue is the commute. It took me just under an hour to get there today with no traffic. This place is VERY far from my house... They were willing to work with me as far as the commute goes and allow me to come in later/leave later or come in earlier/leave earlier to beat the traffic. Which I thought was pretty cool and showed that they really were interested in me.
The interview lasted about an hour and a half... I talked with the COO, one of the brokers, and one other guy who apparently doesn't really work for them, but is the cousin of the President of the firm and he helps him out with a lot of these types of things (recruiting, etc.) It's really a small firm - they have five brokers, the COO/CCO, the President, his cousin (who doesn't really work there - LOL), one Sales Assistant and two receptionists/admin people. They are getting rid of one of the receptionists and replacing her with me (or looking to, anyway). They are looking to expand and hire more brokers.
I was told I'd probably be assigned to 3 or 4 brokers to begin with... Not really sure how that works out and how the other Sales Assistant is going to feel about that. And in a hushed voice was told that probably the brokers who aren't assigned to me will probably want to work with me once they get to know me as opposed to anyone else... I guess five years experience in this position is pretty attractive. Plus as they hire more, then I'll probably get more assigned to me. For me, that means another 1% cut...
I was constantly being told how mature and articulate I was for my age. It was a little embarrassing - I'm not good at accepting compliments. I really liked the people, though, and I will wait on a formal offer. I am going to have to try and negotiate a little more base...this is a risky move for me, and I need a little more cushion to feel comfortable making a move.
In other news, the job interview I went on last week sucked... but that's okay. Even had it gone better, I still think after today, it would have been knocked out of the running. That was for a Financial Advisors position, and way too risky of a move for me to make right now... I don't think I am prepared enough to make that kind of jump.
On Monday, I got a $37 ticket for not wearing my seatbelt. I was so pissed. Cops were stopping traffic to check, and I was SO close to my house. Whatever. Lesson learned. I usually wear my seatbelt, but for whatever reason, I hadn't buckled it yet and I wasn't expecting to get stopped and fined for it.
Every since I hit 100,000 miles on my car, I've needed so much service. I had to take it in today to get my brakes fixed...again. There goes $400 I didn't have. Crap.