Question by : What of the courses listed would be good to take for becoming a Real Estate Agent?
1) Finance & Business Technology:
In the first year of Finance & Business Technology, students taking this program will obtain technology and office skills as well as accounting basics. They will learn what is necessary to work in today’s office and have a well-rounded knowledge of everything from the Microsoft Office Suite to handling basic accounting functions and the administrative activities of an office. Second year students will have the opportunity to pick either the Finance track or the Business Technology track. Students choosing Finance will obtain more advanced accounting skills and software. Students choosing Business Technology will learn more office skills and procedures.

Students are assigned to a computer workstation. Students work independently, collaborating with team members, and completing various assignments related to business applications and accounting. Students also work with various software applications, apply communication skills, obtain office skills and procedures, and develop information processing skills.

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Question by Mathe D: is this resume / cv ok? good? bad?
PROFILE

A dynamic highly-motivated, confident and ambitious SALES REPRESENTATIVE with excellent people-skills and genuine interest in the customers well-being.
Infects those around him with enthusiasm for work and challenges.
Articulate and energetic communicator with great listening skills and deep personal interest in the customer.
EDUCATION

European School of Economics, London, 2006-2007
Goethe Gymnasium, Vienna, 1998-2006
Volkschule Mondweg, Vienna, 1994-1998
WORK EXPERIENCE

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Article by Tim Williams

By retaining the services of a sales recruitment agency you will save yourself the time in that you do not need to interview a large number of applicants (many of whom will not be at all suitable for a sales role), nor do you need to tie up staff resources in organizing advertisements in the media, be it online or in the newspapers careers section. The sales recruitment agency will arrange the advertising of the position and screen future applicants on your behalf.

The agency will then provide those whom they regard as the best job applicants for the employer to meet. Needless to say there is a fee involved for this service and as a general rule it will represent a percentage of the annual salary offered or negotiated for the new recruit. A sales recruitment agency will often seek to establish an on-going relationship with an employer and to do this will usually provide additional services by way of the following:

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Good negotiation skills can make the difference between a successful deal and an unsuccessful deal. It can be the difference between getting a bargain and being ripped off. Here are some negotiation tips for getting the best deal on a property in Elk Grove CA.

Tip #1 – Position Yourself as the Chooser

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I recently reread Jim Collins’ book, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t and found that many of his ideas can help you improve performance of your sales team.

Collins’ book answers the question: How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness? Using tough standards, Collins and his research team identified a set of elite companies that made the leap to great results and sustained those results for at least fifteen years. The research team contrasted the good-to-great companies with a carefully selected set of “comparison” companies that failed to make the leap from good to great.

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I was thinking about having a go at this meditation malarky but not quite sure where to start other that close your eyes and breath. any suggestions. 10 points to the best explaination – and no copy/pastes.

Except for the following:
1) feet on floor.
2) back straight and sitting sitting up tall.
3) arms close to body.

PLEASE HELP! I missed a month of school and I am trying to make up my work!
Thank you guys.

Whenever I shave in the morning I usually nick my neck pretty well. It’s pretty sensitive. What are some ways I can still get a close shave every other day but not cut up my neck?

(here is it!! constructive feedback much appriciated!! )

I currently have three major interests in my life; computers, maths and music, and I feel that the combination of these three bring all their own strengths and creativity. I engage wholeheartedly in these areas both in my school courses and out of school, bringing great knowledge of all three to my skills. I hope to carry them on into the course I will choose and the extra-curricular opportunities at university.
Computers have been a major part of my life from a very young age and have a wide knowledge of the use and construction of PC’s. Since the age of 4 I have been regularly using computers, and extensively building my own from the age of 10. Website design has also captured my imagination through the pure creativity of being able to create anything and being viewed by millions of people from around the world. Using the self taught knowledge of PHP and HTML, I have created many websites such as online ecommerce stores, online game clan websites, and full featured blogs and image gallery scripts. Creating over 100,000 hits a month I have been extremely successful in this field. This knowledge brings a defined logical pattern and structure. With a wide knowledge of computers and the works in conjunction with my interest in mathematics brings great capabilities of understanding the wide use of mathematics within computer sciences. I have always been interested in the world of mathematics, always wanting to solve problems. Having studied pure maths and applied maths I understand the intricate use and the ‘real world’ use of mathematics. I am intrigued by the understanding of ‘imaginary numbers’ and have looked into this idea within my spare time.
Another huge aspect of my life has been music. At the age of 7 I took up playing trumpet and played in many bands, ultimately graduating to first trumpet after only a few years of playing, having played advanced pieces such as “William tell” and Tchaikovsky’s “1812 overture” . With the ability of being incredibly eager to learn and take the lead tile I have taken on many solos in the process. I can now play grade 8 piece of music with ease. 9 years later I took up playing piano, self taught, showing I have self-motivation and determination. Having a direct inspiration from my love of classical music, bringing a unique style to my music, I take great pride in writing and composing my own music. And have been asked on many occasions to have a professional recording showing great talent and ability to learn quickly and efficiently.
Along side computers mathematics and music, there is an extensive entrepreneurial side to me using my knowledge of computers and internet running and controlling many successful online businesses. My main job has been a self-employed eBay business selling antique stamps to around the world, also controlling hugely successful ecommerce websites, which in total brings a comfortable and stable income for me. This shows that I have natural ability for organization and responsibility.
Other hobbies I take part include stamp collection which I have been very interested in for over 10 years. Sailing has also been with me from a very young age, I have participated in some races in the local sailing club, and this taught me to appreciate the evident need for teamwork. I also keep fit by running 4 miles a week; I feel that keeping fit is a very important for ones physical and mental health. I have volunteered for local charity shops giving me valuable experience in the work place.
From the course I chose to complete at university I will hope to expand my knowledge on the skills I have already learnt and hope to learn many more skills in the process. I also hope to carry on my extra-curricular studies, and bring great member to any team.

Questions are a key part of effective communication skills. Particularly in business your ability to carry out your role effectively is in large part influenced by your questioning skills.  We are all naturally born to be very inquisitive. If you have children and think back to a time when they were young, you will know what I mean ! Frequently very small children ask questions naturally and persistently. It’s their way of learning. After all how can they increase their knowledge about how the world works without questioning ?  However over time we get taught to drop this habit. Parents will normally say things like “stop being so nosey,” or “stop asking so many questions.”

In our training module on questioning skills, we work on ;

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