My information interview is with a guy name Tom Johnson. He is a partner in a Mortgage Broker Company. He has been in the mortgage business for eight years. Tom is in his early fifty with light gray hair and with an out spooking kind of personality. The interview was set in his big office. The office is decorated with dark cherry wood furniture looks elegant and simple. This room is also face the saddleback mountain; the view of the mountain looks absolutely beautiful.
After I introduced myself to Tom, he had me set right across from him. He told me that the company had just move to this location for two years and they were located at Irvine for three years prior. His company’s name is ABC Bancorp. He was invite to joint the business by coincidence. He had been in clothing business for more than twenty years. Through out his career, he has always been in sales. He though that the mortgage business is no different, it requires sales skill. He had start from bottom up and put in long hours.
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My preferred skills are math, physical coordination, analysis, people skills, listening, showing understanding, and attention to detail. One of the weak part of skill necessary for mortgage business is communication skill. That’s something I have to practice to get better at.