Gatlinburg Real Estate Blog

I recently wrote about our search to fill a new full time position in our office and about the large number of people who applied. Our small, free, CraigsList.com ad produce the first applicants within 15 minutes of when it was posted and a total of over 30 prospects within 24 hours after which we withdrew the ad. The last couple of days have been spent reviewing all of the resumes, speaking over the telephone with several people, and then personally interviewing the best qualified candidates. After this review, although there were many very qualified job seekers, I can state unequivocally that we have selected a remarkable person for the job of listing coordinator. Giulia Luzzana is tremendously talented, very pleasant, and will be a huge asset to our company. With solid computer knowledge as well as real estate experience we could not have found a better person for the job. We often remark that due to economic conditions, we are currently in a Buyer's Market. We are most cert...

I recently wrote about our search to fill a new full time position in our office and about the large number of people who applied. Our small, free, CraigsList.com ad produce the first applicants within 15 minutes of when it was posted and a total of over 30 prospects within 24 hours after which we withdrew the ad. The last couple of days have been spent reviewing all of the resumes, speaking over the telephone with several people, and then personally interviewing the best qualified candidates. After this review, although there were many very qualified job seekers, I can state unequivocally that we have selected a remarkable person for the job of listing coordinator. Giulia Luzzana is tremendously talented, very pleasant, and will be a huge asset to our company. With solid computer knowledge as well as real estate experience we could not have found a better person for the job. We often remark that due to economic conditions, we are currently in a Buyer's Market. We are most cert...

I ran a simple ad online yesterday to advertise an opening in our Gatlinburg real estate office and in less than 24 hours we had nearly 30 applicants. This is a full time position and it is Monday - Friday which is somewhat unusual in our area but I was still bowled over my the number of inquiries. Folks willing to drive over an hour 1 way and to work for much less than their education and experience would indicate they should get means that all the talk of unemployment is not just talk. We are withdrawing the ad this afternoon because we have more inquiries than we can review and have found some truly outstanding candidates for this position. If only selling Gatlinburg real estate were this easy...

I ran a simple ad online yesterday to advertise an opening in our Gatlinburg real estate office and in less than 24 hours we had nearly 30 applicants. This is a full time position and it is Monday - Friday which is somewhat unusual in our area but I was still bowled over my the number of inquiries. Folks willing to drive over an hour 1 way and to work for much less than their education and experience would indicate they should get means that all the talk of unemployment is not just talk. We are withdrawing the ad this afternoon because we have more inquiries than we can review and have found some truly outstanding candidates for this position. If only selling Gatlinburg real estate were this easy...