Phillip Dinh
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I accepted a job offer but did not sign the final documents yet. This sales job would have good upward mobility and it's very likely I can reach a 30/hr salary within 4-5 months.
On the other hand, I was pitched by an Aflac Regional Director, it was a video conference and he kept overselling the company for over an hour, but he made some good points but did not really explain exactly how I would be prospecting. I'm told that they get leads by "adverse selection" and there is a "71%" conversion rate with the leads. Also, he talks about how having Aflac insurance can only be an asset like there would be no cons at all, he literally did not give a single con. He also pitched that I would be making around $100k first year and am guaranteed to make a lot of money per quarter because I have a trainer helping me and their bonuses are contingent on me hitting certain thresholds.
I am very skeptical of all these claims. Also, what would the sales training be like? Is the trainer going to encourage me to sell to my "warmest market" (friends,families, people I do business with)? If they are going to encourage this, then I need to know now so I can stay far away from them. If I were to type Aflac on my maps, I could see literally 25 Aflac agencies within a 28-mile radius, so this seems to be profitable, but also very competitive.
Anyway, should I try my hand at the Aflac agent position? Also, do all insurance recruiters pretend that we're handpicked candidates? I have never been rejected from an insurance position that I applied for. Regardless of my skepticism and probably tons of Aflac posts in the past, I wanted to create a new one because maybe things have changed? I don't know, can someone educate me or give their two cents please.
On the other hand, I was pitched by an Aflac Regional Director, it was a video conference and he kept overselling the company for over an hour, but he made some good points but did not really explain exactly how I would be prospecting. I'm told that they get leads by "adverse selection" and there is a "71%" conversion rate with the leads. Also, he talks about how having Aflac insurance can only be an asset like there would be no cons at all, he literally did not give a single con. He also pitched that I would be making around $100k first year and am guaranteed to make a lot of money per quarter because I have a trainer helping me and their bonuses are contingent on me hitting certain thresholds.
I am very skeptical of all these claims. Also, what would the sales training be like? Is the trainer going to encourage me to sell to my "warmest market" (friends,families, people I do business with)? If they are going to encourage this, then I need to know now so I can stay far away from them. If I were to type Aflac on my maps, I could see literally 25 Aflac agencies within a 28-mile radius, so this seems to be profitable, but also very competitive.
Anyway, should I try my hand at the Aflac agent position? Also, do all insurance recruiters pretend that we're handpicked candidates? I have never been rejected from an insurance position that I applied for. Regardless of my skepticism and probably tons of Aflac posts in the past, I wanted to create a new one because maybe things have changed? I don't know, can someone educate me or give their two cents please.
