Knock 'em dead job interview : how to turn job interviews into job offers / Martin Yate.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yate, Martin John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employment interviewing--United States.

Job hunting--United States.

Interviews--Technique.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Savannah, Georgia : Jumpingdude Media, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If you are like 99.9% of all other professionals, you have less experience turning job interviews into job offers than you have with any other essential professional skill. Knock 'em Dead Job Interview will turn this weakness into strength, giving you a set of invaluable skills that you will still be using to sustain your professional growth and stability throughout the balance of your career. You'll learn how to prepare for job interviews and pick up tips for answering over 300 of the most frequently asked interview questions, including behavioral questions. You won't get canned answers, but rather an explanation of the thinking behind each question, and a preparation methodology that ensures you'll always know how best to answer truthfully and effectively. With answers to hundreds of questions, every page is packed with tips and tactics that will work for you at any job interview. You'll learn how to prepare psychologically for interviews, how to turn phone interviews into face-to-face interviews, and how to dress for success on the big day. You'll learn how to follow up effectively and negotiate the best possible job offers, and you'll also get 100 questions to ask that help you evaluate both the job offer and your potential new boss. With no filler and never a word wasted, Knock 'em Dead Job Interview shows you how to turn job interviews into job offers and paychecks, increasing your professional success and financial stability. This is advice that you'll value for a lifetime, could you use it?

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction: The Law of Survival""; ""Part One: How to Turn Job Interviews Into Job Offers""; ""Chapter 1: The Five Secrets Behind Every Hiring Decision""; ""Chapter 2: The Foundations of Career Success""; ""Chapter 3: Understand What You�re Selling and What Your Customers are Buying""; ""Chapter 4: How to Ace the Telephone Interview""; ""Part Two: Before the Interview""; ""Chapter 5: Dress for Job Interview Success""; ""Chapter 6: Body Language""; ""Chapter 7: The Curtain Rises on the Job Interview""

""Part Three: At the Interview""""Chapter 8: Why Interviewers Do the Things They Do""; ""Chapter 9: How to Knock �em Dead: Great Answers to Tough Interview Questions""; ""Chapter 10: Questions of Manageability and Teamwork""; ""Chapter 11: How to Handle Stress and Illegal Questions""; ""Chapter 12: Welcome to the Real World""; ""Chapter 13: Strange Venues for Job Interviews""; ""Chapter 14: The Graceful Exit""; ""Chapter 15: How to Ace the Psychological Tests""; ""Part Four: Sealing the Deal""; ""Chapter 16: Out of Sight Can Mean Out of Mind""; ""Chapter 17: Negotiating the Job Offer""

""Appendix: Age Discrimination in a Youth-Oriented Culture""""General Index""; ""Index of Interview Questions and Answers""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 1, 2014).

ISBN:

0-9839734-4-X