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