Do you enjoy sales? Alot of "Loan Officer" positions are based on sales nowadays... You may have a shot at a base salary +commission, but these are mainly commission positions. There are sales goals that must be met. If you are lucky enough to get a position in an area that hasn't been saturated w/ the type of lending you are interested in, you can make a pretty good buck. Areas can tend to "dry-up" w/ all the marketing & telemarketing going on currently...
If you are looking into Mortgage lending, get in tight w/ your local realtors....schmooze, schmooze, schmooze
The best advice for anyone getting into banking is:
BECOME AN AVID GOLFER ... I cannot stress this enough, all education aside, golfing will be one of your strongest tools
