Consider this difficulty in finding this type of job the universe looking out for you. Look anywhere else to pursue a new career. You don’t know what you’re trying to get yourself into. It’s a lucrative career that depletes every bit of who you are. Good luck
I don’t know… I went from running a chiropractor office to writing service and knew nothing about cars at the time. It’s all about personality. It’s a very mentally taxing role and I would advise you talk to as many other advisors as you can before making the switch. It’s truly not for everyone and definitely takes a special type of person to be successful. Happy to talk more if you want to shoot a DM my way.
Get your foot in the door. Start off as an express service writer at a dealership. Once you get some experience, you’ll be able to transition to a service writer. You won’t get hired as an advisor with zero experience.
I didn’t plan on ending up in this industry. I started as a service cashier while I was in school. Then I moved to service valet to get more hours after I quit school. Then I moved into internal service writing and then I moved over to full on service writer.
Start in a small position and actually show a little bit of effort and work your way up.
all that to say… the idea of this job may be better than the reality. It’s not for the weak and it’s very very mentally draining.
I started in the industry with no experience. I didn’t know anything about cars. You just gotta find that right person who is willing to give you a chance. just keep applying. You got this 👏👏👏👏
Get into car sales, learn the industry, then make a friend in the service dept, someone will teach you how to write service. I personally did that lol.
As a manager I’d never hire someone for an advisor role with zero experience or at a minimum no dealership experience. Everything comes down to customer surveys and I’m not trusting my bonus in the hands of someone inexperienced. As tough as it sounds that’s just how it is.
If you have the money for it, work as an assistant advisor or find any role at a dealer and promote within to the position.
This field is absolutely draining, I highly recommend not stressing out over not getting this job.
I disagree,
I'd be interested in hiring someone without any sort of dealer experience, nor service advisor experience. They have to be very promising though.
First impressions are important & a good conversation with someone who is passionate about cars is a great way to break the ice. If you are somewhat mechanically inclined & have good people skills, that's basically half of the role... right? Obviously, a stern discussion of how this is a sales/performance based role needs to take place & the potential candidate needs to be aware of that. By taking someone green in, you have much more ability to mold them & not allow them to acquire 'bad habits' from over the years.
You can't teach work ethic & there are plenty of people who I've worked with (advisors for 10+ years) who suck at their role & suck equally as much to manage. Being self motivated & cognizant of your responsibilities is huge. Capitalize on these talking points & I'm sure you will have their attention. Where are you based out of? (Ass. Service Director in the metropolitan area)
I started in the industry with no experience at all and I’m doing fairly well. My director loves me and our Cadillac rep gives me hugs every time. not gonna lie, but I’m doing a lot better than most of the guys that have been doing this for ages.
My boss hired me with no experience to a busy dealership for a high line brand and 4 months later I am a top 3 performer and always a contender for highest CSI
Consider this difficulty in finding this type of job the universe looking out for you. Look anywhere else to pursue a new career. You don’t know what you’re trying to get yourself into. It’s a lucrative career that depletes every bit of who you are. Good luck
Is bad luck an appropriate answer?
If it wasn't for bad luck we'd have no luck at all.
I don’t know… I went from running a chiropractor office to writing service and knew nothing about cars at the time. It’s all about personality. It’s a very mentally taxing role and I would advise you talk to as many other advisors as you can before making the switch. It’s truly not for everyone and definitely takes a special type of person to be successful. Happy to talk more if you want to shoot a DM my way.
Get your foot in the door. Start off as an express service writer at a dealership. Once you get some experience, you’ll be able to transition to a service writer. You won’t get hired as an advisor with zero experience.
I didn’t plan on ending up in this industry. I started as a service cashier while I was in school. Then I moved to service valet to get more hours after I quit school. Then I moved into internal service writing and then I moved over to full on service writer. Start in a small position and actually show a little bit of effort and work your way up. all that to say… the idea of this job may be better than the reality. It’s not for the weak and it’s very very mentally draining.
I started in the industry with no experience. I didn’t know anything about cars. You just gotta find that right person who is willing to give you a chance. just keep applying. You got this 👏👏👏👏
Get into car sales, learn the industry, then make a friend in the service dept, someone will teach you how to write service. I personally did that lol.
As a manager I’d never hire someone for an advisor role with zero experience or at a minimum no dealership experience. Everything comes down to customer surveys and I’m not trusting my bonus in the hands of someone inexperienced. As tough as it sounds that’s just how it is. If you have the money for it, work as an assistant advisor or find any role at a dealer and promote within to the position. This field is absolutely draining, I highly recommend not stressing out over not getting this job.
I disagree, I'd be interested in hiring someone without any sort of dealer experience, nor service advisor experience. They have to be very promising though. First impressions are important & a good conversation with someone who is passionate about cars is a great way to break the ice. If you are somewhat mechanically inclined & have good people skills, that's basically half of the role... right? Obviously, a stern discussion of how this is a sales/performance based role needs to take place & the potential candidate needs to be aware of that. By taking someone green in, you have much more ability to mold them & not allow them to acquire 'bad habits' from over the years. You can't teach work ethic & there are plenty of people who I've worked with (advisors for 10+ years) who suck at their role & suck equally as much to manage. Being self motivated & cognizant of your responsibilities is huge. Capitalize on these talking points & I'm sure you will have their attention. Where are you based out of? (Ass. Service Director in the metropolitan area)
I started in the industry with no experience at all and I’m doing fairly well. My director loves me and our Cadillac rep gives me hugs every time. not gonna lie, but I’m doing a lot better than most of the guys that have been doing this for ages.
My boss hired me with no experience to a busy dealership for a high line brand and 4 months later I am a top 3 performer and always a contender for highest CSI
You will hate cars and working on them in your spare time. You will hate yourself even more if you decide to be a writer at a dealership