How to hire a home agent

How to hire a home agent, step by step

Here's a step-by-step home agent hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a home agent job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new home agent
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your home agent job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a home agent for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   A home agent's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, home agents from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of home agent salaries for various roles:

   Type of Home Agent	Description	Hourly rate
   Home Agent	Real estate brokers and sales agents help clients buy, sell, and rent properties. Although brokers and agents do similar work, brokers are licensed to manage their own real estate businesses... Show more	$7-17
   Realtor	A realtor is responsible for processing real estate transactions and assisting clients with their concerns and inquiries about a specific property. A realtor should always work for their clients' best interests, ensuring that proposals work within the client's specified budget and property goals... Show more	$12-25
   Licensed Realtor	A real estate agent is responsible for helping a client sell, rent, or buy a property such as land, houses, and buildings according to what they want. They are the ones who give accurate guidance and advice to clients on how they can sell or promote their property in the market... Show more	$12-25

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Service
   • Inbound Calls
   • Windows
   • Outbound Calls
   • Troubleshoot
   • Customer Inquiries
   • Customer Care
   • Telephone Calls
   • Quality Standards
   • Customer Issues
   • Payment Arrangements
   • Customer Complaints
   • Place Orders
   • Billing Issues

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage customer transactions in POS system.
   • Continue to manage a high volume of customer calls relate to HMO, PPO and POS concerns.
   • Used many integrate systems to troubleshoot customer issues in a timely and efficient manner
   • Deliver their groceries into their home.
   • Polish, dry and clean vehicle windshields, windows, lights, mats and exterior body, by hand.
   • Load printers and troubleshoot printer functionality for ticket delivery.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your home agent job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A home agent salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, home agents' average salary in wyoming is 51% less than in vermont.
   • Seniority. Entry-level home agents earn 58% less than senior-level home agents.
   • Certifications. A home agent with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a home agent's salary.

   Average home agent salary

   $11.53hourly

   $23,972 yearly

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   Entry-level home agent salary

   $15,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

4. Writing a home agent job description

   A home agent job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a home agent job description:

   Home agent job description example

   Calling all creatives with an eye for design and details! Zazzle's Reno Customer Care team is seeking an amazing group of seasonal agents to assist with processing basic image corrections on designs needing adjustment for quality printing.
   
   Reporting to the Site Supervisor and based in Reno, NV, Seasonal Image Correction Agents will be a crucial part of our 2022 Holiday season. The Seasonal Image Correction Agent will work directly and primarily with our Image Control tool to efficiently execute adjustments to designs with quality control concerns before they are sent to print. You will join Zazzle's Validation Team, providing support by processing basic to intermediate design corrections for orders in which a quality control concern has been identified. This helps ensure that all orders translate to a printable product of the highest quality.
   
   This is a seasonal assignment that is expected to start October 24th, 2022 and go through December 23rd 2022, at a pay rate of $15.50 per hour.
   We are currently looking for the following shift for this role:
   Monday through Friday, 12:00 PM - 8:30 PM
   
   We can only make hires in Nevada for this position, and candidates must live in the Reno/Carson City NV, USA area to be considered.
   
   Now, for a bit more about us. You might have heard of Zazzle, and we bet someone you know has used Zazzle. But for the uninitiated, Zazzle is a destination where you can design, sell, and customize thousands of products and designs. Our mission is to enable our users to create almost anything imaginable. We have millions of customers and over 900,000 independent designers on our platform, we're profitable, and we're (secretly) a global juggernaut that's growing like crazy. We have fun, and we lead with empathy. In fact, leading with heart is one of our values.
   What You Will Do:Follow instructions for identified issues Resize text and imagery to fit within defined safe print areas Format images to have balanced borders and space Ensure consistency in orientation, spelling, and placement Add drop shadows/creating contrast for legibility Ensure prints are full bleed/there is no blank space Identify and escalate more complex issues for advanced resolution Establish consistency across multiple products in the same order which share themes/artwork Assist in the quick resolution of high priority orders to ensure turnaround time is not impacted
   What You Bring to Zazzle:0-2 years professional experience, and a High School DiplomaTechnological awareness and familiarity with computers and basic design Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel), Google Drive (Sheets, Docs, etc.) Problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve or escalate issues to a supervisor before they arise.Excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing.Ability to learn swiftly, receive constructive feedback objectively and put requested improvement into action effectively.Ability to work in a self-driven, self-motivated environment with minimal supervision Must be a team player, have a can-do attitude, and work well with others!Familiarity with Zazzle's marketplace and design toolset is a huge plus.Creative thinker, problem solving mind-set, with an eye for high quality designs.
   We celebrate and embrace the uniqueness and creativity of our teammates, designers, makers, and partners! We strive to continuously build a diverse and inclusive culture and community that empowers all of our teammates to be authentic and achieve their true potential. You'll be joining Zazzle at a very exciting time in our growth and playing a significant role in our success. This is a true opportunity for your own personal growth, an opportunity to be innovative and creative, and truly make a difference in our future.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right home agent for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your home agent job on Zippia to find and recruit home agent candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit home agents, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new home agent

   Once you've found the home agent candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new home agent first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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