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Robert Strauss
Professional Summary
Driven Agency Owner with 55 years of experience offering personalized, courteous service. Expert at managing insurance sales cycle, including prospecting and follow-up support. Skillful in advising current and potential clients on insurance coverage plans and processing applications, payments and corrections. Resourceful and versatile professional with reputation for consistently achieving aggressive sales goals. Work History
Self - Robert Strauss & Associates - Insurance Sales & Service Wheeling, IL
12/1965 - Current
U S Census Bureau - Administrative Clerk
Chicago Regional Office - SChaumburg, IL
08/2019 - 11/2020
Onboarded new census employees including training, filling out forms and hiring.
DBC Fulfillment Center Inc - Delivery 800 Flowers in @100 Suburbs Mundelein, IL
09/2015 - 12/2019
Recommended type and amount of coverage based on analysis of customers' circumstances using persuasive sales techniques achieving 100% results
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Customized existing insurance programs to suit individual client needs by analyzing auto, home, life and other various insurance products to individuals and affinity groups within assigned territory using consultative selling techniques
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Responded to customer calls within couple hours to swiftly resolve issues and answer questions
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Communicated with customers via phone and email to confirm deliveries and respond to inquiries
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Answered multi-line phone system by 3rd ring and transferred callers to appropriate department or staff member
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Created and updated physical records and digital files to maintain current, accurate and compliant documentation
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ad5tu0@r.postjobfree.com
Wheeling, IL 60090
Skills
● Insurance sales expertise
● Door-to-door sales experience
● Understands insurance benefits
● Financial Product Sales
● Business writing
● Scheduling
● Proofreading
Education
10/1961
Harlingen Air Force Base
Harlingen, TX
Basic Navigation
1960
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Bachelor of Arts: Business Administration
And Management -
Graduated 3rd in class out of 85 - had
choice of all 6 different assignments
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Continuing navigation - Bomb Nav.
school at Mather AF Base - Sacramento
California - Graduated 5th out of 35 -
had choice of all 5 different
assignments - chose Charleston AF
Base South Carolina - resigned as
Captain Instructor Navigator October
1965
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● Majored in Accounting
Paddock Publications - Selling Newspaper Subscriptions Arlington Hts, Illinois
03/1999 - 09/2015
At different businesses would contact people and sign them up for delivery - established In top 3 of sales people weekly. US Airforce - Instructor Navigator
Charleston, SC
09/1960 - 10/1965
Would be Primary Navigator on flights and be with new navigator to show what navigation methods to use to get to final destination - performed at 100%.
Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time
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Coordinated consistent on-time deliveries of damage-free goods -100% Daily
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Directly interacted with customers to deliver mail, packages and ordered goods
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Promoted safe driving at all times by observing all speed limits and keeping abreast of road conditions, weather and other factors
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Maintained accurate logs of all deliveries and trips, providing details to manager at end of each shift
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Operated vehicle safely in highly congested areas with no traffic violations or accidents
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Safely loaded items into delivery vehicle to minimize damage while in transit - results - no damage
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Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately
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● Minored in Electrical Engineering