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Jim, maybe you and your friends should read what you posted for us. You are the ones that seem so bitter ready to attack if anyone says something you dislike. You can't threaten, intimidate, and bully anyone who disagrees or questions a matter. You all were so nasty to me. Your boss lady called me huffing and puffing stating that if she hjas to call Nationwide telling them that I had concerns about daily vs. cat certifications, then I wouldn't ever have a chance to work for Nationwide. HOW DOES THIS SOUND TO YOU? Maybe this is everyday business to you but not to me.

I've only taken your certification classes, so I can't speak of your training facility. However, with the outlandish conduct your company has displayed towards me and this blog, I wouldn't recommend a frog take your classes.

Everyone has the right to express their opinion and experiences. Again, if you don't like what you read, then don't participate.

P. S. I must say that I"m happy your attorney didn't send me emails today threatening to sue me.



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Kudos to you JAustin. We, as an industry, appreciate your professional and upmost ethical approach and demeanor.

cgragg,

why are you referring to me as my school and my friends and my classes?

I live in Nevada.

Jdacree, you are correct concerning the uses for this forum however remember that some teach differently than others and you can't dictate how a person chooses to deliver their lesson. You can only choose how you react and/or respond to their lesson.

Virtually any school is set up to benefit the owner. The benefit comes through the fees charged. Obviously the school that has the best reputation for teaching subjects taht put people to work is going to have the largest gross.

I have some experience in training schools. I spent about 3 weeks of my life giving free classes and found out a profit school would be like stealing money from people; BECAUSE 40 to 80 hours of training is almost a waste of time; UNLESS the person goes out that same week and brings the product back to you to work out all the kinks etc. I have said many times on this forum it takes about 5 years are 10,000 hours of OJT and I will never change my mind. I think it will take at least 100 files that have been submitted and rejected several times for a new person to get their feet underneath them. Tis will be about 600 to 1,000 hours and the new person will be about 1/5 the way to the goal post. I have been very vocal on this subject and I would like to hear from one living person who has made a living with 3 or 4 three day classes. I would welcome some person who has been to these rip off,s to give me the story to tell on this site. You will be anonymous as well as the schools. I have seen some material from an individual that he passes out and he can teach you a lot in 5 days, but you need to go direct to a storm to practice.

There are some great points in the thread about learning to become an adjuster.

It seems there are two schools of thought battling it out here:
1- A training school is the way to get started.
2- Being mentored is the way to get started.

It seems silly to think that one can learn adjusting in just a few days, but it is hard to find a mentor (helpers don't usually speed things up.)

Any other suggestions?

You can do  alot by self study, purchase a college text book on property & casualty Insurance, practice estimation on your own house. Go to building supply stores and see what goes into a house, get a book on framing measure all your friends roofs the tape measure way. Contact me

I'm a new adjuster who attended training classes to gain my Texas license and some certs. I first went to US Staffing where I completed three of their courses and an assesssment testing. I also went to Worley's annual convention to network and gained a earthquake certification. I found both to be very beneficial.

I agree that you aren't going to become a great adjuster by attending a number of 3 to 5 day classes. I also agree that the best way to learn is to be on a storm site and actually scoping losses. I have learned more in the two storms that I've been deployed on so far this year with US Staffing than I could have learned in a year of classes. There is no substitute for the real thing.

Fact is though, taking those classes gave me an example of what life as an adjuster may look like and I gained contacts that allowed me to get my foot in the door of this very competitive industry. But you can't just attend a class and assume you will have work. It merely begins by taking the class then you need to persue deployment.

I realize that two deployments does not make me a "successful adjuster". But my success as an adjuster is a much more attainable goal today than last year at this time and in large part has been made possible because I started by taking training classes at US Staffing. I am looking forward to my next deployment with them as well.

I will help you. Using Skype I will conduct conference calls and answer your questions. My Skype name is Dolittle52. I will invite Ray Hall, Ol Ghost, Tom Toll and Charles Lollar to participate. Experienced, successful adjusters, all.

This is not a free offer.

Ray,
I'll give you a call. Thanks!

Chuck,
I appreciate your offer, and anyone trying to get started would be silly not to take you up on it.
With only 11 years as an adjuster, I freely admit I don't know everything despite handling auto, residential and commercial losses as an adjuster, file reviewer and team lead.

I'd love to talk sometime if you're up to it; I enjoy learning from veteran adjusters.

We all have different experiences; that's part of what makes the job great- one can never know it all!

Surely there are more suggestions for the new guys.
Schools alone don't get you there.
It is tough to get a mentor.

Ray's suggested self-study of college Property and Casualty textbooks as well as practicing estimatics at home.
Chuck's suggested conference calling with some veterans.
Both solid advice.

It is one thing to get deployed; it is another altogether to be prepared.
Without proper preparation, a rookie can expect to have claims pulled after 7-10 days if they're not up to snuff.

What other methods would you suggest to a new adjuster to help get started?
How else to be prepared for deployment?


~Beau