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    Handling mortgage objections – the modern way
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    Handling mortgage objections – the modern way

    With empathy, structure and focused customer concern and service. It’s not a battle like it was in the 1990s; now we’re helping the customer to make a decision The Market Collapsed My first foray into mortgage and insurance sales was in late 1988, just as the double tax relief loophole came to an end.

    Paul Archer · 1 Jan 20226 min read
    Addressing recruitment and retention challenges with apprenticeships
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    Addressing recruitment and retention challenges with apprenticeships

    “If anyone gives me an opportunity to further my knowledge and career development, I’ll always take it”, says Sarah Heath-Marshall, Community Protection Officer at Walsall Council.

    Credit Service Association · 1 Jan 20224 min read
    Avoiding death by voiceover PowerPoint
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    Avoiding death by voiceover PowerPoint

    11 Tips to Help Advance Your Online Live Training Think about using your LMS to store delegate names and creating a training path for them. This path would include many other resources which are part of the journey rather than extras.

    Paul Archer · 1 Oct 20213 min read
    From apprentice to risk analyst – how to fast-track a successful career in the debt collection industry
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    From apprentice to risk analyst – how to fast-track a successful career in the debt collection industry

    Credit Services Association (CSA) is the UK trade body for the collections and debt purchase sector and an apprenticeships training provider offering specialist programmes in credit, collections, compliance, counter fraud and debt advice. CSA member company Lowell is one of Europe’s largest credit management companies with a mission to ‘make credit work better for all’.

    Phoebe Backhouse · 1 Oct 20215 min read
    What makes a good operational risk manager?
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    What makes a good operational risk manager?

    “You’re not supposed to be sycophants; you’re supposed to be sceptical. (…) And having you in this building has made this workplace better. It keeps us honest, makes us work harder.

    Bea Stafford · 1 Oct 20216 min read
    How to show your competence – One of the three secrets to trust
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    How to show your competence – One of the three secrets to trust

    One of the advisers I most admired in my career was a broker called Joss. Behind her desk, in eye view of her clients, was a collage of thank you cards from all her satisfied clients. All her new clients would see these, read a few and immediately feel comfortable with Joss and her competence.

    Paul Archer · 1 Oct 20213 min read
    Summer School 2021 – All places are free
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    Summer School 2021 – All places are free

    Over the next 2 months 2be Development Consultancy will be running online workshops as part of their Summer School Programme. All workshops under the Summer School are free to attend. To book your place(s) email office@t-cnews.com. There are 10 different workshop titles to choose from.

    Jeff Abbott · 20 Jul 20215 min read
    Networking: working in the 2020s?
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    Networking: working in the 2020s?

    “It’s not what you know, but who you know”. The 2020s are delivering a significant update to that seemingly timeless cliché. Building business relationships continues to be relevant despite all the technology at our disposal. Ultimately, we are dealing with someone behind a computer or an app: not just talking to an algorithm.

    Phil Ingle · 1 Jul 20218 min read
    It’s time for ‘extraordinary’
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    It’s time for ‘extraordinary’

    We all love that team member who just gets it. The one who is on the same page as you, who knows where the business is heading and does all that they can (effortlessly) to help it get there!

    Michelle Hoskin · 1 Jul 20216 min read
    Home or Office? Is the mixed model right for you?
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    Home or Office? Is the mixed model right for you?

    In this article I want to address the elephant in the room – will the mixed model work for you?

    Jacci Wright · 1 Jul 20215 min read
    Culture and what drives it and the role of L&D
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    Culture and what drives it and the role of L&D

    Let’s get the elephant on the table – you can’t TRAIN your way to a good culture. That statement gives you the immediate option not to read any further if you think I am so wrong you can’t be bothered to read on.

    Adrian Harvey · 1 Jul 20213 min read
    Specialist Apprenticeships
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    Specialist Apprenticeships

    The cost effective way to boost your credit, collections, compliance, counter fraud, and debt advice capability by Fiona Macaskill, Director of Learning & Development, Credit Services Association. Credit Services Association (CSA) is the only UK trade body for the collections and debt purchase industry with more than 250 member companies, employing approximately 11,000 people.

    Fiona Macaskill · 1 Jul 20217 min read