In the past week, a news.com.au article has come to our attention that makes some pretty hefty (yet not without merit) claims about the training, or lack thereof, of some real estate agents. The article’s entire premise rests on the notion that real estate agents have less training than baristas.
First of all: we applaud the level of skill shown by a great barista, and verily, we couldn’t do what we do without them—a world without coffee is no world we want to live in (shudder!). We love great coffee, and Canberra is lucky enough to boast our very own World Champion Barista, Sasa Sestic—so we know what we’re talking about here.
The goal of a successful agency, of course, is to have World Champion Agents. And that brings us to the subject of training.
Firstly, we would point out that not all training needs to amount to a University degree. Continue reading