subject: How to Start Your Career as An Auctioneer [print this page] Auctioneer is the one who conducts sales by auction. If you have ever been to any auction, you might have found it an exciting experience. You can adopt this as a side job or full time career. Some tips are given below to help you become a successful auctioneer.
- The first point before starting any job or profession is to collect the necessary information about the profession. How things work? What are the key points you need to keep in mind for successful career? It is important to collect vital information first before indulging yourself into any kind of profession. There are many TV channels that telecast programs based on auctions, take help from those. Check your local newspaper for any local auctions that you can attend just for the sake of getting some useful information. Your focus should be on the facts behind the scenes along with the visible scenario.
- Although college degree might not help you a lot, it is still of great importance for anyone in any profession. Whatever your qualification is, you need to gather some information about the National Auctioneer's Association to get yourself enroll for the auctioneer training program. You can visit their office in person or you can take help from the NAA's website. Joining NAA's training program is a necessary step, if you want to learn the facts and figures about the profession properly. It will cost you few hundred dollars a year to get the membership of the training program.
- After completing the training program, the first thing you need to do is to visit some local auction houses and offer your help voluntarily. You need not to bother, if you are asked to do some ordinary work like confirming people's bid, taking down their information etc. You need to keep yourself determinant and focused and on some time you may be asked to work as an auctioneer.
- If you think that you are not ready to join any training program rather you want to join work instantly, you need to work on the things for which you have better understanding and knowledge. For instance, if you think you are good in dealing cars, as you have enough knowledge about different makes of the cars. After knowing your strengths and weakness, you can join other auction houses in your locality or you can start your own auction house. You can take help from the NAA's website, which have a lot of detail regarding how to start your own auction house.
By keeping above tips in mind, you can become a successful auctioneer. But remember, any profession or field you chose to start requires a lot of hard work and commitment. Whatever the circumstances and whatever the hardships, you need to stand firm on your decision to be a successful person in life.
