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.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

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, and rules of composition and grammar.
• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

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.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Negotiate prices or other sales terms.
• Coordinate activities with suppliers, contractors, clients, or other departments.
• Appraise property values.
• Advise real estate clients.
• Prepare sales or other contracts.

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

• 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