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Real Estate Sales Agents

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Practice prompts based on occupational tasks

These Applyace practice prompts use O*NET tasks for real estate sales agents. They are not reported employer questions. If you have not done a task, explain your approach and learning needs instead of inventing experience.

  1. 1. Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.

    Describe a real example of this task. What was your responsibility, and what happened?

  2. 2. Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other.

    How did you decide which approach or tools to use? Explain the tradeoffs.

  3. 3. Confer with escrow companies, lenders, home inspectors, and pest control operators to ensure that terms and conditions of purchase agreements are met before closing dates.

    What could go wrong during this task? Describe how you would check your work.

  4. 4. Advise clients on market conditions, prices, mortgages, legal requirements, and related matters.

    Explain a time you coordinated this work with someone else. How did you communicate?

  5. 5. Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds, and leases.

    How would you handle an unfamiliar part of this task? Identify what you would need to learn.

  6. 6. Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.

    What evidence would show this task was completed successfully?

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Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.

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Questions to ask the interviewer

  • Which of these occupational tasks takes the most time on your team?
  • How do you measure success in the first three months?
  • Which tools, training and support are available for this role?

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