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Fresh Grad Lands Job as Real Estate Agent With Help from Professional Writers

People go to websites to get the information they desperately need.  They could be looking for an answer to a nagging question.  They might be looking for help in completing an important task.  For recent graduates, they might be looking for ways on how to prepare a comprehensive resume that can capture the attention of the hiring manager

Manush is a recent graduate from a prestigious university in California who is looking for a job opportunity as a real estate agent.  While he already has samples provided by his friends, he still feels something lacking in his resume.  Specifically, the he believes that his professional objective statement lacks focus and clarity. 

Thus, he sought our assistance in improving editing and proofreading his resume. 

In revising his resume, iwritegigs highlighted his soft skills such as his communication skills, ability to negotiate, patience and tactfulness.  In the professional experience part, our team added some skills that are aligned with the position he is applying for.

When he was chosen for the real estate agent position, he sent us this thank you note:

“Kudos to the team for a job well done.  I am sincerely appreciative of the time and effort you gave on my resume.  You did not only help me land the job I had always been dreaming of but you also made me realize how important adding those specific keywords to my resume!  Cheers!

Manush’s story shows the importance of using powerful keywords to his resume in landing the job he wanted.

Reviewer 1

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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:

Question #1
A  performance coaching
B  behavioral interviews
C  destructive stress or strain
D  gain-sharing
Question #2
A  performance assessment/performance review
B  profit-sharing
C  unstructured interviews
D  constructive stress or eustress
Question #3
A  bonus pay
B  stressor
C  performance management system
D  job discrimination
Question #4
A  stress
B  management development
C  merit pay
D  employee value propositions
Question #5
A  strategic human resource management
B  work-life balance
C  mood contagion
D  reverse mentoring
Question #6
A  person-organization fit
B  base compensation
C  moods
D  mentoring
Question #7
A  emotional intelligence
B  360-degree appraisals
C  person-job fit
D  coaching
Question #8
A  emotions
B  job rotation
C  multiperson comparison
D  human capital
Question #9
A  human resource management
B  leniency
C  training
D  organizational citizenship behavior
Question #10
A  Competitive advantage 
B  critical-incident technique
C  organizational commitment
D  socialization
Question #11
A  recency bias
B  assessment center
C  job involvement
D  financial resources 
Question #12
A  strategic management 
B  behaviorally anchored rating scale
C  employee engagement
D  biodata methods
Question #13
A  graphic rating scale
B  job satisfaction
C  situational interviews
D  halo effect
Question #14
A  cognitive dissonance
B  behavioral interviews
C  stereotype
D  performance coaching
Question #15
A  performance assessment/performance review
B  unstructured interviews
C  self-serving bias
Question #16
A  validity
B  fundamental attribution error
C  performance management system
Question #17
A  external recruitment
B  attribution
C  reliability
D  management development
Question #18
A  reverse mentoring
B  realistic job previews
C  recruitment
D  employee value proposition
Question #19
A  psychological contract
B  job specifications
C  mentoring
D  selection
Question #20
A  job description
B  traditional recruitment
C  perception
D  coaching
Question #21
A  job analysis
B  collective bargaining
C  job rotation
D  internal recruitment
Question #22
A  human resource planning
B  social recruiting
C  labor contract
D  training
Question #23
A  validity
B  workplace privacy
C  socialization
D  labor union
Question #24
A  reliability
B  wrongful discharge
C  permatemps
D  onboarding/orientation
Question #25
A  work sampling
B  realistic job previews
C  employment-at-will
D  independent contractors
Question #26
A  assessment center
B  selection
C  termination
D  comparable worth
Question #27
A  traditional recruitment
B  biodata methods
C  sexual harassment
D  early retirement incentive programs
Question #28
A  internal recruitment
B  bona fide occupational qualifications
C  situational interviews
Question #29
A  behavioral interviews
B  social recruiting
C  employment-at-will
D  affirmative action
Question #30
A  unstructured interviews
B  strategic human resource management
C  termination
D  bonus pay
Question #31
A  person-organization fit
B  validity
C  early retirement incentive programs
D  merit pay
Question #32
A  work-life balance
B  employee assistance programs
C  reliability
D  person-job fit
Question #33
A  base compensation
B  human capital
C  realistic job previews
D  family-friendly benefits
Question #34
A  flexible benefits
B  360-degree appraisals
C  selection
D  human resource management
Question #35
A  Competitive advantage 
B  multiperson comparison
C  traditional recruitment
D  employee benefits
Question #36
A  internal recruitment
B  leniency
C  stock options
D  financial resources 
Question #37
A  employee stock ownership plans
B  social recruiting
C  strategic management 
D  critical-incident technique
Question #38
A  work sampling
B  recency bias
C  external recruitment
D  gain-sharing
Question #39
A  behaviorally anchored rating scale
B  profit-sharing
C  assessment center
D  recruitment
Question #40
A  strategic human resource management
B  job specifications
C  biodata methods
Question #41
A  comparable worth
B  person-organization fit
C  situational interviews
D  job description
Question #42
A  job analysis
B  behavioral interviews
C  sexual harassment
D  person-job fit
Question #43
A  human capital
B  bona fide occupational qualifications
C  human resource planning
D  unstructured interviews
Question #44
A  affirmative action
B  validity
C  workplace privacy
D  human resource management
Question #45
A  equal employment opportunities
B  Competitive advantage 
C  reliability
D  permatemps
Question #46
A  realistic job previews
B  job discrimination
C  independent contractors
D  financial resources 
Question #47
A  selection
B  comparable worth
C  strategic management 
D  employee value propositions
Question #48
A  sexual harassment
B  traditional recruitment
C  validity
D  job specifications
Question #49
A  internal recruitment
B  job description
C  reliability
D  bona fide occupational qualifications
Question #50
A  job analysis
B  affirmative action
C  social recruiting
D  realistic job previews
Question #52
A  job discrimination
B  traditional recruitment
C  workplace privacy
D  equal employment opportunities
Question #53
A  job discrimination
B  employee value propositions
C  permatemps
D  internal recruitment
Question #54
A  social recruiting
B  independent contractors
C  employee value propositions
D  strategic human resource management
Question #55
A  comparable worth
B  strategic human resource management
C  person-organization fit
D  external recruitment
Question #57
A  bona fide occupational qualifications
B  human capital
C  person-job fit
Question #58
A  human capital
B  affirmative action
C  job description
D  human resource management
Question #60
A  empowerment of employees 
B  creativity
C  financial resources 
D  a multi domestic strategy 
E  a transnational strategy 
Question #61
A  a functional strategy 
B  strategic management 
C  a mission 
D  strategy analysis 
E  a vision
Question #63
A  diversification. 
B  vertical integration.
C  downsizing. 
D  co-opetition. 
E  globalization. 
Question #64
A  multi-domestic strategy. 
B  transnational strategy. 
C  turnaround strategy. 
D  downsizing strategy.
E  globalization strategy. 
Question #65
A  Retrenchment 
B  Concentration 
C  Restructuring 
D  Divestiture
E  Diversification 
Question #66
A  sustainable competitive advantage
B  strategic intent 
C  competitive analysis 
D  strategy 
E  SWOT analysis 
Question #67
A  focused differentiation 
B  focused cost leadership 
C  globalization 
D  cost leadership
E  differentiation 
Question #69
A  A mixed message
B  Information filtering 
C  Noise 
D  Dysfunctional communication 
E  Disruptive communication 
Question #70
A  Passive 
B  Active 
C  Assertive 
D  Collaborative
E  Accommodative
Question #71
A  delivery vehicle. 
B  a memo. 
C  a communication channel.
D  an email. 
E  an ear. 
Question #72
A  communication. 
B  filtering. 
C  credibility. 
D  persuasion. 
E  nonverbal communication.
Question #73
A  lose-lose 
B  collaborative 
C  win-lose
D  competitive 
E  win-win 
Question #74
A  filtering. 
B  nonverbal communication.
C  persuasion.
D  communication
E  credibility
Question #75
A  active listening
B  substantive conflict 
C  space design 
D  destructive feedback 
E  constructive feedback 
Question #76
A  status effect 
B  space design
C  filter 
D  mixed message
E  richness of channel selection 
Question #77
A  the person sending the message is from a different culture than the person receiving the message.
B  a person gives the original message in written form and receives the feedback orally.
C  a person uses both written and oral communication channels at the same time.
D  the person sending the message uses two languages. 
E  a person’s words communicate one message while actions, body language, or appearance communicate something else
Question #78
A  avoidance 
B  mediation 
C  conflict resolution 
D  feedback 
E  conflict