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