MSSB Training
I talked with a MS guy and he said when he started they shipped them to NY for a month for training. I doubt this is the case now but other than going through the prereq exams and passing them what is the rest of the training like? Do you travel to NY or NJ for any training or is it online? Or does that not exist anymore and everything is done within branches?
I am on the SB side. You do to NJ for 2 weeks during your first four month of training. Then if you qualify you go for a week your second year and a week your third year. It’s only two straight weeks. The vets here tell me it used to be 6 straight weeks.
It’s not final yet but if I get hired it would be on the SB side. So I would go to NJ within the first few months for 2 weeks. That’s pretty cool…I bet you learn a lot of valuable information. I think you are right though it used to be a month or so. I think MS people went to Manhattan for a month or so back in the day. Thanks for the response.
was 3 weeks in Tower 2 of the World Trade Center back in the day. The training was mediocre but the partying was great.
That sounds like a good time…good networking as well I assume?
Yeah I hear the partying is great, even in Warren, NJ where you go now. Of course you go to the city for it on the weekend you’re up there.
Everyone I talk to tells me the stories of how it is like one big frat party. I'm heading up next week for my 2 weeks so when I get back I'll give you the scoop and the crazy stories, haha.Things get pretty crazy for the Jones Guys at KYC. Here’s some of the Jones guys and their “frat party” atmosphere:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTTZ1Dn4BBc
It’s one week in NJ now, not two.
[quote=BerkshireBull]Things get pretty crazy for the Jones Guys at KYC. Here’s some of the Jones guys and their “frat party” atmosphere:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTTZ1Dn4BBc
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THAT was funny!
So I start next Monday…no mention of any traveling so far. They have indicated that they just aren’t sure what the program will look like because they are confident that there will be at least a few changes during my four month training. I have heard of some performance based training where if you are in the top tier than they reward you with some additonal training back east…
I got the offer…I start Monday…they said little under 3 weeks in NJ at the end of all the exams and licenses.
from left to right /Volt, Spiff, Windy, Windy's boyfriend, Windy's ex-boyfriendThings get pretty crazy for the Jones Guys at KYC. Here’s some of the Jones guys and their “frat party” atmosphere:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTTZ1Dn4BBc
[quote=BerkshireBull]Things get pretty crazy for the Jones Guys at KYC. Here’s some of the Jones guys and their “frat party” atmosphere:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTTZ1Dn4BBc
from left to right /Volt, Spiff, Windy, Windy’s boyfriend, Windy’s ex-boyfriend[/quote]
Ron!!! You didn’t tell us that you filmed your prospecting techniques!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yioJQFrqMXM
from left to right /Volt, Spiff, Windy, Windy's boyfriend, Windy's ex-boyfriend[/quote] I thought the 2 on the right were Volt's boyfriend, ex-boyfriend.[quote=BerkshireBull]Things get pretty crazy for the Jones Guys at KYC. Here’s some of the Jones guys and their “frat party” atmosphere:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTTZ1Dn4BBc
Is the MSSB “offer” presented in a take-it-or-leave-it format? Or, is it negotiable?
What would you negotiate? Vacation time?
Vacation?? I’m not familiar with that word! Actually, the question was about the amount of salary offered.
Between all the training and traveling to NJ I don’t think anyone can take a vacation for at least 6 months to a year. Then after all the training and the exams you have to produce 480,000 in assets within the first three months of production. SO taking a vacation is putting yourself in a major disadvantage with the potential for losing your job. If you don’t hit certain numbers in production your on the street so unless you hit a huge account that sets you up for the year over 10 mil…then you aren’t taking a vacation from my understanding.
[quote=BerkshireBull] Things get pretty crazy for the Jones Guys at KYC. Here’s some of the Jones guys and their “frat party” atmosphere:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTTZ1Dn4BBc
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Dude - that was hilarious!
Probably not, especially if you aren't bringing anything to the table(exisiting book, huge network) even then, they are going to overpay for a prospector(especially when only 20% make it).Vacation?? I’m not familiar with that word! Actually, the question was about the amount of salary offered.
There is nothing special about the training in my opinion. I went through the Warren, NJ route for two weeks. It was kool-aid mixed with group pop quizzes on the ABC's of prospecting. Winner goes to the quickest hand that is raised. Temper your expectations, sit in back and laugh at the other jokers in the room. The partying rumors are overrated as well. By the 2nd or 3rd night everyone just hangs out in the hotel bar called TK's. It was a comedy show for me. Poor saps. Enjoy the nice bus ride to and from campus every morning and evening. Its a real joy.It’s not final yet but if I get hired it would be on the SB side. So I would go to NJ within the first few months for 2 weeks. That’s pretty cool…I bet you learn a lot of valuable information. I think you are right though it used to be a month or so. I think MS people went to Manhattan for a month or so back in the day. Thanks for the response.
what are the ABCs of prospecting? That sounds like a EDJ thing… HAMBURGER…
I cant even remember. It was some thing they chanted over and over again.... "Discovery, Acknowledge, Receptivity Test, Trial Close, Handle Objection, Close." "Feel, Felt, Found...." The people who memorized it all and knew the answers never made it back to year two.what are the ABCs of prospecting? That sounds like a EDJ thing… HAMBURGER…
so u started on the Nov 9 date…on the SB side? so did I…in Atlanta
Ha. Was not expecting that. Literally just laughed out loud. Good stuff.Things get pretty crazy for the Jones Guys at KYC. Here’s some of the Jones guys and their “frat party” atmosphere:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTTZ1Dn4BBc
Any MSSB guys know what the new training program will look like for 2010? Still two weeks in Warren, NJ or training in Dallas?
1 week in Warren.
Thanks, Stealth. I start in February and am looking forward to it. Is the training primarily the Smith Barney training that was already in place or is it a new program combining the two previous training programs? How much of the week is prospecting versus products?
P.S. I’d appreciate visiting with someone who is in the first few months (post licensing) of the MSSB program. Please PM me if you are open to a conversation. Thanks.
^ I have a colleague who will going to Warren this month and will start production in Feb.
Are you starting as an employee with MSSB in Feb, or is that the start of your production?I start with MSSB in February. I am already licensed so I'm not sure exactly how that will work. It looks like I might join an existing class.
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