u/Reasonable-Grand6036

Hi all! I just got P and C licensed and I’ve applied to multiple jobs that have turned me down including Allstate and Liberty Mutual. I understand I don’t have any experience in the industry yet but how long does it normally take to find a first job and would I have a better chance if I got my Life and Health license as well? Right now, I’ve had a couple interviews for commission based pay only. Has anyone else started out that way and were you successful or should I wait until a salary and commission based place gives me a chance? I don’t have any money saved up to quit my current job esp if I’ll have to buy my own leads. Any advice would be appreciated. I just want to figure out where to go from here. Thanks!

Hi, what are your thoughts on where and how to put your insurance license info on a resume? Do you need to put the license number? I read a couple articles that said to include it in the header next to your name but i wasn’t sure how to format it. I also read to include it in the summary but I have no experience in this field yet so would that be necessary? thanks!

Hello all! So I passed my P and C exam and submitted an application for my license and now for the most stressful part- the resume. I had NO idea how big of a gap I had in my work history which was due to medical issues during pregnancy and taking care of a special needs child. I have had customer service roles which is required for most insurance jobs but I realized they were all from 15 or more years ago! So basically all I have to work with is 4 years taking care of clients with mental/physical disabilities, a 6 years work gap (YIKES!) and the next 4 years as a school bus driver and a couple self employed/free lancer jobs that do involve customer service but they aren’t fulltime consistent jobs. One is a seasonal baker which I’ve done for the last 15 years but only, well, seasonally and the other is casual intermittent pet care for the last 5. Do I have a chance of putting together a decent resume that will make it past the dreaded AI bots or won’t be thrown in the trash as soon as they read the first line? Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks 😁

Hi, I’m trying to fill out an application to get my P and C license but it wants business information. I don’t have a business and don’t understand why I would when I don’t even have a license yet. why are they asking for this mandatory info and what do I put for it? can I use my personal phone and address? Thanks!

Hi, last year we bought the home we have been renting for the last 10 years. Now that we own it, I CANT stop obsessing over how much needs done and updated. Dont get me wrong, I love our home and it has always felt like home but everywhere I look, there’s things I want/need to do and everything is SO expensive or time consuming! I got a quote just to knock out a kitchen wall to open it up a little and since it’s a load bearing wall, that alone is $17,000! We really need new siding and that’s another $15000 not including downspout,etc. We are already at our max for the mortgage payment so I don’t understand how anyone affords this kind of thing. I don’t believe in making payments on everything either and that’s what they always try to get you to do. Either way, I know we can’t get everything done right away but I guess what I’m asking is how do I not obsess over everything that needs done?! I bring myself to tears and it’s all I can thing about sometimes and I just want to be able to enjoy our home and the things we’ve done to it already instead of obsessing but I feel like I’ve gotten stuck in this and can’t get out! Is this normal and has anyone else been through this and doing better with it? Thanks!