Truth Behind Entry Level Positions: Survivors explain…

Yes, there are survivors of entry level positions.
Can you see yourself surviving the demands of your employers to climb the corporate ladder?
A few of my colleagues and I reflected on our first encounters with the entry level position career move.
Their names will remain anonymous, but you can figure out where I am going with this. Sadie has just received an entry level position as a real estate broker trainee in Charlotte, North Carolina. She waited until she received her two year degree in business administration, tackled the courses, and is still considered a ‘trainee’.
I think she has taken a lot on her shoulders in order to live in the Queen City (Charlotte, North Carolina) and work under mentorship in the real estate firm. According to Sadie, she can make a 6-figure income once the real estate market stabilizes. No sweat there, but why is she really in this position?

“You HAVE to work your way up. Entry level positions make you work hard. I actually enjoy the rush of working my way up a ladder. It makes you appreciate where you have been and where you’re going in your career.” – Sadie M., a real estate broker trainee, Charlotte, N.C. **
Apparently, money is a little to worry about when you are looking for a CAREER. If you did not read my previous post about soon-to-be grads, check it out here:
https://www.collegerecruiter.com/insightblog/archives/005214.php#more.
A steady income has gripped the attention of recent college graduates, but Sadie says she’s in the right place. I can agree with her. She will have an advantage over the rest of her peers when employers review her success as a real estate broker. Once she gave me her testimonial, I shot an questionnaire email to my best friend in New Jersey. He started as an entry level mortgage trainee almost like Sadie’s current position.
This is what he sent me in our email…
“Entry level positions are a foundation in many businesses. When I started, I felt like an ant in the big ol‚Äô ant pile. My paycheck sucked. At one point, I wanted to work at a burger joint. One day upper management took all of the entry level heads to lunch. While at the lunch, upper management said we should consider how far we wanted to go in our career.
They said entry level positions are grooming opportunities to test out employees without risking too much. You know what happened? I started working my butt off to make management look at me. My appraisals were favorable after 2 years in the mortgage loan company. My income is up to me, my dreams are right in front of me, and I am learning more about who I am. Entry level positions are the bread and butter to success. A fast food joint has nothing on the possibilities I recognized in my field.” – Justin R., a mortgage loan officer, Newark, N.J. **
There is nothing more I can say about this. In a way, these two shut me up about the challenges of entry level work.
**Use of pseudonyms are used to protect the privacy of these employees and their respective employers.