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Interviewed Jun 2010 in New York, NY (took 2 days)

When first going in to interview with them, I met with the Head Broker at the Manhattan Office. He took his time out to sit with me for about an hour to talk about my resume, and the firm's capabilities. They ask a lot of questions and encourage you to ask as well.

After the first visit, they brought me in another time to explain more about the firm, complete a personality test, and let me talk with a couple of their brokers. Overall, they did a very thorough job of having me understand exactly what they were expecting, and what I should be expecting.

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Why would I choose to work with someone as young as yourself, when I can work with someone who has been in the business 20 years and has sold several buildings already?

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Reason for Declining

I was offered a job at another firm, otherwise I would have chosen to work with them.

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Personality Test.

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Jan 2009 (took 2 weeks)

Seemed like a very nice place to work. Talked with several employees who assured me the culture was great and the salary was rewarding if you were able to make it through the first year of almost no pay. The interview process was very well organized and included a couple rounds of talking to people and personality tests to assure i was a "good fit". They kept me well informed throughout the process.

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What makes you think that you will be a good fit?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Personality Test and a Background Check.

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3.0

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2010 in Los Angeles, CA (took 6 days)

Pretty straightforward and upfront. A sales manager sat me down and told me it would be 60+ hours per week to start off with, cold calling some 300 prospects a week. He asked about relevant sales experience, and asked direct questions about whether it would be a problem for me to do all that cold calling. Definitely seemed to expect me to know a good deal about the company going in. Clearly a lot of interviews going on, something of a cattle call.

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How do you expect to handle the pressure of making a lot of cold calls if you don't have much experience at it?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jul 2008 in Elmwood Park, NJ (took 2 days)

I found the job information on the monster.com (or something similar - cannot remember exactly at the moment) and found out who the regional manager was at the office that I was interested in working for by visiting their website directly. Then I cold called him directly & got lucky by getting directly through to him when I asked for him by his name. I told him that I was interested in working for the company & that I wanted to personally drop off my resume that day. He said he might be busy and may not be able to meet with me, but that i can give it a shot.

I lived about an hour away from the office, but I drove directly to the office that afternoon & tried to meet him with my resume... However, he was busy & was not available to see me that day, so I left my resume with the receptionist. I believe this was Thursday. Then I got a phone call personally from the regional manager the following Monday saying... "I didn't know that you lived an hour away from our office... and drove all the way down to drop off your resume. Why don't you come on by this week to meet with me in person."

After about an hour of one on one interview with him personally in the conference room & the rest was history... I got my NJ real estate license over the summer & went through their 3 month in office training followed by 5 day bootcamp training in LA and passed the test. Then my job began...

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How are you going to be able to pay for your living expenses for the next year or so?

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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Nov 2008 in W Los Angeles, CA (took 3 days)

First, you attend an "information session." Here, you meet the regional manager (your potential boss). He will explain to you what the job is like and try to scare you out of applying. The tatic here is to try to weed out the applicants that are weak, easily intimidated, and ill-suited for the position. Up front they will you that you will not make any money for 12-18 months and that you Must have enough money or means of support during this time (this is the truth). During the information session you will be sized-up to see if you are worthy of an interview. You must dress professsional. If you are going to the West Los Angeles office MEN MUST WEAR A TIE, NO EXCEPTIONS!

After the information session you may schedule a one on one interview with the regional manager if after learning more about the company/position you decide that you like it. The interview is simple. Be confident. Be prepared to answer questions and give detailed examples of your passed experienced. Prove that you are not easily intimidated and demonstrate a great personaly and the Regional Manager will give you a pass...