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

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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. 

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

Final Examination

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

Question #1
A  Put compelling pictures or simple charts on every slide.
B  Put all your information on the slides so you can just read them aloud.
C  Make sure that your preview takes up the majority of your presentation time.
D  Double-check every aspect of your supplementary materials.
E  Make sure that you start by telling the story of your company.
Question #2
A  using the FAIR test to evaluate what other people say
B  being open and transparent about the company’s confidential matters
C  using the pronouns “your” and “our” to discuss goals and needs
D  discussing only positives rather than focusing on negatives
E  keeping personal motivations hidden in the workplace
Question #3
A  apply the story line approach
B  develop effective slides
C  gather content for an effective review
D  use headings to create a storyboard
E  understand the needs of your audiences
Question #4
A  Keisha informs Roger that she expects to see an improvement in his output as soon as possible.
B  Marsha tells Eddie, a machine operator, to reduce the defective parts he produces by 60 percent.
C  Pablo tells Rachel, one of his sales people, that he expects a sharp improvement in her sales figures.
D  Jessica tells Halim that she believes he can turn things around for his next performance review.
E  Mark asks Ben to help ensure that the market share of the company increases.
Question #5
A  People are good at masking their feelings, but most people still manage to decode nonverbal signals.
B  People are not good at masking their feelings, but most people are incapable of decoding nonverbal signals.
C  People are not good at masking their feelings, but most people are inconsistent in their ability to decode nonverbal signals.
D  People are not good at masking their feelings, and most people are highly skilled in their ability to decode nonverbal signals.
E  People are good at masking their feelings, so most people are incapable of decoding nonverbal signals.
Question #6
A  parallel language
B  long paragraphs
C  inaccurate statements
D  generous white space
E  passive voice
Question #7
A  It encourages people to work as individuals instead of as teams.
B  It makes individuals less transparent.
C  It encourages people to demonstrate accountability.
D  It helps people understand serious business problems.
Question #8
A  making the message easy to navigate
B  making the message easy to read
C  identifying the primary message and key points
D  setting a positive and other-oriented tone
E  ensuring the communication is fair
Question #9
A  removing any redundant words
B  removing empty phrases
C  changing the passive voice
D  replacing a prepositional phrase with a verb
E  starting with “It is” or “There are”
Question #10
A  setting out the timeline by which the work should be accomplished satisfactorily
B  identifying a potential crisis and developing a strategy for avoiding it
C  designating tasks and work outcomes to certain employees
D  providing guidelines for how employees should communicate and cooperate with one another
E  encouraging employees to engage in networked communication to solve problems
Question #11
A  relevance
B  bias
C  adaptability
D  reliability
E  expertise
Question #12
A  a discussion forum
B  microblog
C  a social bookmarking page
D  a wiki
E  a blog
Question #13
A  High priority on hierarchy
B  Low priority on humane orientation
C  Low priority on future orientation
D  High priority on performance orientation
E  Low priority on egalitarianism
Question #14
A  avoid sharing bad news because they do not want to be blamed
B  take responsibility for bad events even if they are not at fault
C  view the delivery of bad news opportunistically
D  take quick actions to rectify the problems described in a bad-news message
E  avoid talking to superiors at all for fear that they will be criticized
Question #15
A  completing a self-inventory
B  developing hobbies relevant to the job you are applying for
C  researching the needs of your potential employer
D  speaking to people who have the position you are interested in
E  working on your weaknesses
Question #16
A  are not found in university libraries
B  are more expensive than primary research
C  provide outdated information
D  contain sparse business-related information
E  take time to navigate
Question #17
A  Companies view social media as having a negative effect on employee productivity and consider it a distraction.
B  Companies are aware they can control and restrict employees from engaging in social media.
C  Companies understand employees use social media for the sole purpose of self-expression.
D  Companies understand employees use social media for the sole purpose of improving the company’s business.
E  Companies respect the rights of their employees to use social media tools for both personal and professional use.
Question #18
A  to reduce isolation
B  to save money
C  to encourage sharing of opinions
D  to resolve conflict more easily
E  to avoid time zone differences
Question #19
A  reforming
B  performing
C  storming
D  norming
E  forming
Question #20
A  Lean back and lower your shoulders to convey self-confidence while presenting.
B  Use your facial expressions to connect with your audience and show enthusiasm for your topic.
C  Go through your presentation quickly because most audiences have a short attention span.
D  Speak in a steady tone and avoid dramatic modulation of your voice as much as possible.
E  Avoid gesturing with your hands, arms, body, and head as it is distracting.
Question #21
A  analysis of the medium
B  message structuring
C  idea analysis
D  message review
E  inductive structure
Question #22
A  Precision in most business reports is the result of using the right documentation system.
B  It is important to strike a balance between objectivity and positivity in a report.
C  Preview statements help decision makers judge the quality of the data provided in business reports.
D  A title page should be used in a business report to preview the report’s most important contents.
E  A business report should always use as many bulleted or numbered lists as possible.
Question #23
A  depersonalization
B  manipulation
C  attribution
D  validation
E  reciprocation
Question #24
A  Routine messages are not important, so audience analysis is unnecessary.
B  Most routine messages do not contain much content, so little audience analysis is needed.
C  Top management is usually the audience for routine messages, so audience analysis is vital.
D  Routine messages are not composed very often, so audience analysis must be thorough.
E  The audience is likely to respond positively to routine messages, so little audience analysis is needed.
Question #25
A  active listening process
B  verbal communication process
C  interpersonal communication process
D  review process
E  thought process
Question #27
A  The information found on the Internet tends to be of uniformly good quality.
B  Speeches and presentations provided in video and audio format have no usefulness for business research.
C  None of the information sources on the web are informed and accurate.
D  Industry sites list a variety of sources that may be more current than the information in business databases.
E  It is not necessary to document information sources found on the web.
Question #28
A  avoiding the use of cause-effect statements
B  eliminating choppy bulleted lists
C  using direct quotations rather than paraphrases
D  providing supporting details for your conclusions
E  designing the report for ease of use
Question #29
A  Internal persuasive messages emphasize self-centeredness, whereas external persuasive messages emphasize reader needs.
B  Internal persuasive messages tend to be slightly more indirect and implicit than external persuasive messages.
C  Internal persuasive messages focus on promoting ideas, whereas external persuasive messages focus on promoting products.
D  While internal persuasive messages raise a need, external persuasive messages provide a rationale.
E  Internal persuasive messages use the you-voice, whereas external persuasive messages that use the I-voice.