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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  destructive stress or strain
B  behavioral interviews
C  performance coaching
D  gain-sharing
Question #2
A  profit-sharing
B  unstructured interviews
C  performance assessment/performance review
D  constructive stress or eustress
Question #3
A  job discrimination
B  stressor
C  bonus pay
D  performance management system
Question #4
A  stress
B  merit pay
C  management development
D  employee value propositions
Question #5
A  strategic human resource management
B  work-life balance
C  reverse mentoring
D  mood contagion
Question #6
A  moods
B  person-organization fit
C  base compensation
D  mentoring
Question #7
A  emotional intelligence
B  coaching
C  person-job fit
D  360-degree appraisals
Question #8
A  job rotation
B  human capital
C  multiperson comparison
D  emotions
Question #9
A  training
B  organizational citizenship behavior
C  human resource management
D  leniency
Question #10
A  organizational commitment
B  critical-incident technique
C  Competitive advantage 
D  socialization
Question #11
A  assessment center
B  financial resources 
C  job involvement
D  recency bias
Question #12
A  employee engagement
B  strategic management 
C  behaviorally anchored rating scale
D  biodata methods
Question #13
A  halo effect
B  graphic rating scale
C  situational interviews
D  job satisfaction
Question #14
A  behavioral interviews
B  performance coaching
C  cognitive dissonance
D  stereotype
Question #15
A  unstructured interviews
B  self-serving bias
C  performance assessment/performance review
Question #16
A  fundamental attribution error
B  validity
C  performance management system
Question #17
A  management development
B  attribution
C  external recruitment
D  reliability
Question #18
A  realistic job previews
B  recruitment
C  reverse mentoring
D  employee value proposition
Question #19
A  mentoring
B  psychological contract
C  selection
D  job specifications
Question #20
A  coaching
B  traditional recruitment
C  perception
D  job description
Question #21
A  job rotation
B  job analysis
C  internal recruitment
D  collective bargaining
Question #22
A  training
B  human resource planning
C  labor contract
D  social recruiting
Question #23
A  socialization
B  labor union
C  workplace privacy
D  validity
Question #24
A  wrongful discharge
B  reliability
C  permatemps
D  onboarding/orientation
Question #25
A  realistic job previews
B  employment-at-will
C  work sampling
D  independent contractors
Question #26
A  comparable worth
B  assessment center
C  selection
D  termination
Question #27
A  early retirement incentive programs
B  sexual harassment
C  biodata methods
D  traditional recruitment
Question #28
A  situational interviews
B  bona fide occupational qualifications
C  internal recruitment
Question #29
A  behavioral interviews
B  affirmative action
C  employment-at-will
D  social recruiting
Question #30
A  termination
B  strategic human resource management
C  unstructured interviews
D  bonus pay
Question #31
A  person-organization fit
B  validity
C  early retirement incentive programs
D  merit pay
Question #32
A  person-job fit
B  reliability
C  employee assistance programs
D  work-life balance
Question #33
A  base compensation
B  family-friendly benefits
C  realistic job previews
D  human capital
Question #34
A  selection
B  360-degree appraisals
C  human resource management
D  flexible benefits
Question #35
A  employee benefits
B  Competitive advantage 
C  multiperson comparison
D  traditional recruitment
Question #36
A  internal recruitment
B  financial resources 
C  stock options
D  leniency
Question #37
A  strategic management 
B  social recruiting
C  employee stock ownership plans
D  critical-incident technique
Question #38
A  recency bias
B  gain-sharing
C  work sampling
D  external recruitment
Question #39
A  assessment center
B  behaviorally anchored rating scale
C  recruitment
D  profit-sharing
Question #40
A  job specifications
B  biodata methods
C  strategic human resource management
Question #41
A  person-organization fit
B  job description
C  comparable worth
D  situational interviews
Question #42
A  job analysis
B  person-job fit
C  sexual harassment
D  behavioral interviews
Question #43
A  unstructured interviews
B  human capital
C  human resource planning
D  bona fide occupational qualifications
Question #44
A  validity
B  workplace privacy
C  human resource management
D  affirmative action
Question #45
A  permatemps
B  equal employment opportunities
C  Competitive advantage 
D  reliability
Question #46
A  independent contractors
B  financial resources 
C  realistic job previews
D  job discrimination
Question #47
A  strategic management 
B  selection
C  comparable worth
D  employee value propositions
Question #48
A  traditional recruitment
B  job specifications
C  validity
D  sexual harassment
Question #49
A  reliability
B  bona fide occupational qualifications
C  job description
D  internal recruitment
Question #50
A  social recruiting
B  realistic job previews
C  affirmative action
D  job analysis
Question #52
A  equal employment opportunities
B  traditional recruitment
C  job discrimination
D  workplace privacy
Question #53
A  employee value propositions
B  job discrimination
C  permatemps
D  internal recruitment
Question #54
A  social recruiting
B  independent contractors
C  strategic human resource management
D  employee value propositions
Question #55
A  strategic human resource management
B  comparable worth
C  person-organization fit
D  external recruitment
Question #57
A  person-job fit
B  bona fide occupational qualifications
C  human capital
Question #58
A  human resource management
B  job description
C  affirmative action
D  human capital
Question #60
A  creativity
B  a multi domestic strategy 
C  empowerment of employees 
D  a transnational strategy 
E  financial resources 
Question #61
A  a vision
B  strategic management 
C  a functional strategy 
D  strategy analysis 
E  a mission 
Question #63
A  co-opetition. 
B  downsizing. 
C  vertical integration.
D  globalization. 
E  diversification. 
Question #64
A  transnational strategy. 
B  turnaround strategy. 
C  globalization strategy. 
D  downsizing strategy.
E  multi-domestic strategy. 
Question #65
A  Retrenchment 
B  Restructuring 
C  Concentration 
D  Divestiture
E  Diversification 
Question #66
A  strategy 
B  sustainable competitive advantage
C  competitive analysis 
D  SWOT analysis 
E  strategic intent 
Question #67
A  globalization 
B  differentiation 
C  focused differentiation 
D  cost leadership
E  focused cost leadership 
Question #69
A  A mixed message
B  Dysfunctional communication 
C  Disruptive communication 
D  Information filtering 
E  Noise 
Question #70
A  Active 
B  Collaborative
C  Passive 
D  Assertive 
E  Accommodative
Question #71
A  delivery vehicle. 
B  an ear. 
C  an email. 
D  a memo. 
E  a communication channel.
Question #72
A  filtering. 
B  nonverbal communication.
C  credibility. 
D  persuasion. 
E  communication. 
Question #73
A  win-lose
B  win-win 
C  collaborative 
D  lose-lose 
E  competitive 
Question #74
A  filtering. 
B  credibility
C  persuasion.
D  communication
E  nonverbal communication.
Question #75
A  constructive feedback 
B  destructive feedback 
C  substantive conflict 
D  space design 
E  active listening
Question #76
A  status effect 
B  richness of channel selection 
C  mixed message
D  space design
E  filter 
Question #77
A  the person sending the message uses two languages. 
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 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 resolution 
B  avoidance 
C  conflict
D  feedback 
E  mediation