Most of us work in smaller offices where we don’t have access to experienced HR personnel to help with hiring and training new employees. Naturally, this means that most of the responsibility falls on you when you’re thinking about adding people to your team. But despite this essential task, many loan officers admit that they don’t really have a strategy for bringing new team...

Employers are often encouraged to “hire slow and fire fast,” but this can be difficult for loan officers working in small teams. Many professionals instead hire quickly in order to fill an empty position, only to realize a few months later that the employee isn’t a good fit for the company. The constant turnover rate of employees can end up draining your time and resources,...