William Pitt Sotheby's Getting Started with your career

After joining William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, your first few days will focus on getting you set up on our company systems. We will encourage you to meet with your new manager to determine your business plans and personal marketing goals.

  • Week One: Get Set Up for Business

    Your Office Manager will assist you with the following:
    - Transfer yout license or submit your new application along with other paperwork to our corporate office, so they can set you up for website passwords/logins, personal websites, business cards, anme badges, etc.
    - Contact the local MLS to make sure you experience a seamless transisiton.
    - Set up your email and voice mail.
    - Schedule an appointment for a professional photograph.
    - Schecule an appointment with our senior administrator who will introduce you to "Agent Connect", our company's intranet site.
    - Upload your new listings to more than 25 real estate websites including Yahoo.com, Realtor.com, NYT.com, Trulia.com, and sothebysrealty.com.
    - Create a customized business plan and website strategy to help you develop your business.

    Starting your career with William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty

  • Week Two: Develop Your Business Presence

    - Create personalized postcard announcements to mail out to names in your spehere of influence.
    Additionally, countless e-cards can be sent out electronically.
    - Upload your personalized mailing list to our robust direct mail and email marketing systems.
    - Create your own individualized website with your photo, professional achievements, differentiations, and links to your listings.
    - Send press releases to all media outlets in your market.

    Starting your career with William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty

  • On-Going Training:

    - Comprehensive Manager and Agent Training
    - New Agent Training: An intensive 4-day course covering real estate basics including listing presentations, company tools and resources, website, social media, guest speakers and more.
    - Set up your email and voice mail.
    - Tools Training: A 2-day course, offered monthly, covering proprietary tools and resources including social media and marketing.
    - Prospecting and Understanding Luxury Clients on our proprietary Sotheby's Members site.
    - Lunch and Learn: Monthly seminars held in each office, with trainer providing hands-on learning.
    - Business Planning: One-on-one meetings with Manager.
    - Sotheby's International Realty Training Institute (members.sothebysrealty.com)
    - William Pitt Webinars on Social Media, Business Building, Tools Training, etc.

    Starting your career with William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty

  • In order to obtain a Real Estate License in Connecticut you must:

    - Be at least 18 years of age at the time you apply.
    - Educational Requirements - Salesperson applicants are required to have sixty (60) hours of Real Estate Principles & Practices instruction, which must be completed after October 1, 1994 to be accepted.
    - Real Estate Salesperson License application fee of $80; initial license fee of $350.
    - Examination fee of $52.

    Keep in mind that is important to know the requirements, fees and procedures that are currently in effect, since these can change frequently.

    For more information visit www.ct.gov/dcp or call the Connecticut State Real Estate Commission at 860.713.6150.

    Please note that Connecticut licensing is reciprocal with Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Tennessee.