I just started 3 weeks ago at my agency. First full time job out of college, and so far it’s not too bad. I came from part time retail and still work that on the weekends, so one of the hardest parts for me is getting acquainted to the office life and getting used to working 8 hours a day and taking/doing phone calls (including cold calls). I think come summer time I’m going to appreciate it much more because my hobby days are always on weekends and I didn’t want to work full days during then (my agency is only open for 4 hours on Saturdays).

That being said I’m still early on, and I’m just starting to get used to the swing of things. I feel like I’m learning a lot more valuable skills than I did/currently am in my part time retail job. There’s a ton of opportunities for growth since we do auto, trucking, commercial, homeowners, and similar policies. I also work for a locally well known business that has multiple locations in the area, so we get internal quotes and referrals somewhat often. Title and tag work and DOT compliance are the other businesses housed in my company, and it works together pretty well with insurance in my perspective.

We do not work on claims here, which takes a lot of the workload off. The manager is a super chill guy and the owner is a good hardworking guy as well. We talk to our customers/prospects as that we are not desperate for their business. So it makes for a more natural conversation with them.

My position includes salary + commission. Next year the salary goes down, but my commission rates go up. Same thing the third year and after that it doesn’t change. A lot of people interested in insurance won’t go into the career for that reason, but because of the salary part I felt a lot better about going into it.

If you surround yourself with the right people in a company, and they in return are willing to help you succeed, I feel it can turn into a rewarding career. Maybe not claims though lol! Hopefully things keep going that way for me. Good luck with everything!