Demand is high, but agencies have trouble finding prospects with realistic expectations.
OYSTER BAY, NY – Most agencies affiliated with American Marketing Group networks are considering hiring advisors in the next year but are not confident they can find the right candidates.
In conjunction with Travel Advisor Day, a new survey of TRAVELSAVERS and NEST consultants provides insights into one of the profession’s biggest current challenges: an advisor shortage. While 69 percent of agencies plan to or may hire advisors in the coming year, only seven percent say it’s easy to find qualified applicants.
High Demand
Of the agencies hoping to hire advisors this year, two-thirds are looking to fill more than one position. About one-third of the agencies that are hiring report that they would like to bring on as many good candidates as they can find.
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