Vantaggi
Metlife is one is the strongest insurance company out there that offers a wide range of products for its sales force. Its whole life life insurance, and annuities products are a couple of the best selling products with competitive pricing. As a financial service rep you will also receive significant trainings on the job, and the company cover all costs for 2 and a half years while you develop the client base. The pay scale and benefits I believe is slightly higher than its competitors, but only if you are a top producer. Overall, it is a great company to work for if you are an outgoing person with interpersonal and sales skills. Your compensation is technically unlimited if you are a top producer.
Svantaggi
However, do choose your firm/branch wisely, because all firms/branches are managed separately by their own Managing Director. Some MDs only cares about production and nothing else, so make sure you speak to the MDs and get a feeling of how the branch is run before accepting an offer. Most MDs do not have advanced degrees. They merely had great production as a producer and eventually received the promotion to agency sales directors then to MDs. These people do not have the management skills. They don't care about their producers. All they care is the production that you are bringing in. Turnover rate is very high in this industry since most people can't survive after a while.