This practice Real Estate Officer job interview is from an actual civil service interview. 

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Job Description

Under the close supervision, a Real Estate Officer performs the less-difficult tasks related to the appraisal, acquisition, sale, and management of real property and the leasing and management of commercial space. Real Estate Officers secure commercial leases of average difficulty, make simple appraisals, and perform routine negotiations for the purchase, sale, lease, rental, or donation of lands improvements but no authority to commit funds, and easements.

Practice Real Estate Officer Job Interview

• Please describe how your background, experience, education, and training have prepared you for this position of Real Estate Officer. Focus on the aspects of your experience that apply to the position of Real Estate Officer.
• As a Real Estate Officer, you will be required to negotiate for the acquisition of real property and other real property rights on behalf of the State.  Please describe any experience that you have had in negotiating for the acquisition of real property and other real property rights.
• Real Estate Officers are required to process and complete various types of agreements including licenses, leases, and Rights of Entry.  Please describe any experience you have had in working with these types of agreements
• Part of the responsibilities of a Real Estate Officer is to collect past due rents.  Your supervisor has recently given you an assignment to collect on one licensee; that licensee has six different agreements with varying amounts of past due amounts.  What are the steps you would take in prioritizing these various accounts? 
• As a Real Estate Officer you have been given the task to relocate the tenants occupying a 4-plex residential apartment to allow for the expansion of an existing fleet maintenance facility.  What are the guidelines you would use and the steps you would follow to complete this assignment?
• You are a Real Estate Officer assigned to a relocation project for a new State facility.  You have been assigned to be the State’s representative at the public meeting to discuss the project.  You have been advised that a vocal community group opposed to the project will be at the meeting.  Have you been in this type of situation before?  Please describe your experience with public meetings and vocal opposition.
• Tell us about an assignment where you used your analytical skills to provide recommendations to management.  Use an assignment that might apply to the job you’re interviewing for.   Emphasize where you identified business issues, priorities, solicited input (as necessary), identified options, and how you came to the recommendations.  What was the impact of your recommendations?
• Give us an example of your ability to work independently.  Provide a relevant example.  The more complex the assignment, the better.
• Is there anything else about your background, experience, or education pertaining to the position that you would like to add?  Summarize by emphasize your qualifications as they apply to this job.   Also cover anything you missed from your opening.  Don’t forget any education or formal training.