How to Quickly Level the Recruitment Playing Field

by | Aug 21, 2025

Lane Sutton is the talent brand strategist for Comcast, and he recently shared his thoughts on the importance of communicating your company’s story with recruiting prospects.

You can be the coolest company, coolest tech, or have the coolest recruitment marketing, but the company with the best story usually wins.

Story sells. Story convinces. Story tells the why and speaks for itself.

More than any perks or fun office culture.

People join companies for the leadership and the people with whom they’ll be working.

Agents want to hear about the career growth they can have, the impact they can make, and the new opportunities they’ll be exposed to.

They want to imagine themselves there and feel like they can fit in with the culture.

Having a great story and being a great storyteller levels the recruitment playing field.

With a bit of creativity and some passion for your unique place in the real estate industry, you can successfully compete against anyone.

 

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Creating Pacts to Avoid Distraction

Creating Pacts to Avoid Distraction

Notice the two parts to Nir’s formula: a pre-commitment and an external force to keep you accountable to that commitment. For recruiting setting goals and time-blocks in your schedule is not enough. Most people need some kind of external accountability, as well.

Look for Individuals Who Want to be Measured

Look for Individuals Who Want to be Measured

It’s not that people with a growth mindset don’t experience failure—they just see failure as an opportunity to learn new things, to be challenged, and to experience curiosity. This is an important topic to cover during interviews and follow-up conversations with your prospects. If you find someone who likes being measured, you’ve likely found someone who will push through the inherent failures of growing a real estate business and experience long-term success.