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