Top 10 Military Spouse Friendly Employers 2009: RE/MAX
3) RE/MAX International
Claim to fame: “Nobody in the world sells more real estate than RE/MAX”
What they do: A network of nearly 96,000 agents sells property globally (seriously, they just opened offices in Jamaica and India)
Why we love them: Two words: Operation RE/MAX. The program helps military spouses train for and find careers in the real estate industry
How to apply: www.operationremax.com
Real estate can be a perfect fit for military spouses, since the skills learned in one community are easily transferred to another community, RE/MAX CEO Margaret Kelly said. Not to mention that the community is quite mobile.
“The real estate business is all about relationships,” Kelly said. “Military personnel have strong relationships within their units, and their friends and associates always need assistance with a move. It’s a built-in clientele.”
That mobility extends to employment: When spouses face a PCS, they often can simply switch offices and continue their careers. That includes a range of support positions, from clerical workers, technology specialists and bookkeepers to agents.
“We hire military spouses not only as a show of support for those military families who sacrifice so much, but also because military spouses make exceptional employees,” Kelly said. “Like any employer, we look for someone who wants to contribute, someone who is efficient and someone who we can count on day to day. We've found that military spouses fit the bill.
“They know the value of hard work, and have great organizational skills and discipline,” she said.
Want to see who grabbed the No. 4 spot?
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