Real Estate Sales Agents

People in this career often have these skills:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Administrative - Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
• Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Prepare sales or other contracts.
• Negotiate prices or other sales terms.
• Obtain property information.
• Coordinate activities with suppliers, contractors, clients, or other departments.
• Develop content for sales presentations or other materials.

• Appraise property values.
• Coordinate legal schedules or activities.
• Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs.
• Identify potential customers.
• Contact current or potential customers to promote products or services.
• Attend events to develop professional knowledge.
• Advise real estate clients.
• Schedule appointments with prospective customers.
• Explain technical product or service information to customers.
• Deliver promotional presentations to current or prospective customers.
• Develop professional relationships or networks.
• Verify customer credit information.
• Develop proposals for current or prospective customers.
• Recommend products or services to customers.
• Examine condition of property or products.
• Arrange delivery of goods or services.
• Train sales personnel.
• Contract real estate to clients.
• Direct fundraising or financing activities.
• Identify investment opportunities or strategies.

• Real Estate Brokers

• Advertising Sales Agents

• Loan Officers

• Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate

• Administrative Services Managers

• Insurance Sales Agents

• Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

• Travel Guides

• Travel Agents

• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers