Careers are taking off at Newcastle Estate Agents

The importance of helping staff to climb the career ladder, and indeed kickstart their career, is being emphasized by one of the north east’s leading lettings and estate agents.

Newcastle-based Seekers prides itself that a large proportion of its staff have worked their way to the top, and has recently announced that it will take on two apprentices to start their journey in property.

General Manager, Amy Gibson, said: “I believe that strength is developed through experience and as General Manager, I find recalling scenarios from my previous roles allow me to work with staff members to push the business forward .

“It is extremely important to reward and promote existing staff members for their hard work and dedication, this is mutually beneficial.”

Amy joined Seekers in 2014 as a Property Consultant in the Lettings Department then moved into Property Management, and has since been promoted to Office Manager and then General Manager in 2019.

Amy said: “I’m extremely grateful for the opportunities given to me and I love that how at Seekers we are always trying to be one step ahead.

“We never sit still and wait for things to just happen!”

There are a number of success stories from colleagues all across the company, from individuals who have climbed their way to Directorate level, or those who started part-time work as a student and have since furthered their career within the business.

SUCCESS STORY: Mark Smith, Operations Director

Mark joined Seekers on a part-time basis whilst studying at university. After graduating he became a full-time Lettings Negotiator and was later promoted to Lettings Manager.

As the business continued to grow it became apparent that there was a need for a General Manager to oversee the full scope of day-to-day operations, and Mark took up this position for a period before becoming Operations Director.

Mark said: “Our team really buy into the culture of continual improvement that we seek to instil and I love to hear ideas about how we can adjust processes and procedures to improve the level of service we provide.

“We are always on the lookout for new opportunities and will always look to promote from within to take advantage of them.”

SUCCESS STORY: Kyle Dickson, Lettings Manager

Kyle started in 2019 as a Property Consultant in our Lettings Team, and was promoted to Lettings Manager in less than 6 months, using management experience from elsewhere to get a foothold in the property industry.

Kyle said: “There are no two days that are the same and everyday I get to experience something different.’’

“I am surrounded by fantastic people, and I’ve never really experienced a team atmosphere like it anywhere else before - everyone just pulls together to get the job done.”

SUCCESS STORY: Gareth Thompson, Property Management Manager

Gareth joined Seekers in 2019 as a Property Consultant covering checkouts over the summer. Within just a few months, Gareth had moved over to Property Management and was made Manager of the department.

Gareth said: “I love that at Seekers my ideas are always heard and I am able to implement things that I wouldn’t necessarily be able to do elsewhere.

“It feels much more like a collaboration here – everyone works as one big team.”

SUCCESS STORY: Anna Rogers, Accommodation Manager

Anna started her journey with Seekers in 2020 as a Property Supervisor, after seven years of working in hospitality. After a successful six months, she was promoted to Senior Property Supervisor, and has since taken up the role of Accommodation Manager.

Anna said: “The best element of working for Seekers is definitely the flexibility of workload, as we are responsible for our own diary management along with client and tenant management.

“I enjoy being able to plan my working days to suit the way in which I work to perform best, and the trust between staff and management allows me to power on with the tasks in hand and be more proactive.”

SUCCESS STORY: Jen Humphreys, Senior Property Consultant

Jen joined the Lettings Team at Seekers as a part-time consultant whilst at university in 2019. She since graduated and became a full-time member of staff, and was promoted to Senior Property Consultant earlier this year.

Jen said: “The best thing about working for WR is the close-knit team as everyone works well together and it makes the atmosphere great in the office.”

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