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House purchase sparks new career

When Ashleigh Gomer decided to buy a home from a Teesside builder little did she know that it would spark a whole new career.

Ashleigh, 22, decided to buy a home with her boyfriend last year after falling in love with a three bedroom property being built by Persimmon Homes Teesside.

The couple waited several months for their home to be built at Whitewater Glade, in Stockton-on-Tees, and regularly visited the site to check on progress.

Ashleigh was so impressed with the service she received from the housebuilder’s sales advisors that she quickly decided it was the career for her when she spotted a notice in the marketing suite advertising for new trainee advisors.

Ashleigh said: “Persimmon Homes Teesside has certainly swept me off my feet. My house is everything I had hoped it would be and more and now so is my career.

“I had graduated from Teesside University with a degree in media studies. However I knew that I did not want to pursue that type of career, although I did want to work with people.”

She has now qualified as a sales advisor after undergoing an intensive training programme and is based at Hazeldene, in Ingleby Barwick, which has a stunning collection of properties suitable for first-time buyers, growing families and downsizers alike.

Ashleigh added: “I love my job. My training has been very thorough and I really enjoy working at Hazeldene. Now I am qualified, I am really looking forward to my career taking off.”

Christine Cooper, sales and marketing director for Persimmon Homes Teesside, said: “It is wonderful to find someone who not only fell in love with one of our homes, but with the company too and wants to make her career with us.

“Ashleigh is a perfect example of how well our training programme works. She now has a thorough knowledge of all aspects of a house sale from beginning to end and has a real overview of the whole process.

“We are thrilled at how she has come along and it shows how the company’s investment in young people can give them the stepping stones for a successful career.”

For more information visit www.persimmonhomes.com

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