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