Competency-based interviews : how to master the tough interview style used by the Fortune 500s / Robin Kessler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kessler, Robin, 1955-

Series:

Competency-Based

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employment interviewing.

Core competencies.

Self-presentation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Pompton Plains, NJ : Career Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

People interviewing for jobs today often fail because they are using yesterday's strategies. Technology is becoming more sophisticated and virtual assessment centers are being used to assess how strong candidates are in key competency areas. Global competencies are being used to help organizations choose people for international assignments or simply to work on diverse international teams.The best employers are constantly changing the way interviews are done. This newly revised edition of Competency-Based Interviews offers you a new and more effective way to handle the tough new interviews so that you will emphasize the knowledge, skills, and abilities that you have and that employers demand.Preparing for a competency-based interview will give you the strategy you need to: * Be selected for the most competitive positions * Win the best job at a new organization * Get a great first job or internship * Be chosen for that critical promotion in your current organization * Take control of your career path * Increase your salary * Secure more interesting assignments and more interesting work

Contents:

""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""What�s Different?""; ""What Are Competencies?""; ""What Are Competency-Based Interviews?""; ""Chapter 1 Understand Competency-Based Interview Systems""; ""What�s Changed?""; ""Comparing These Two Types of Interviews""; ""Chapter 2 Identify Key Competencies""; ""Chapter 3 Know What Interviewers Are Trained to Look For""; ""What Have Interviewers Always Been Looking For?""; ""How Are Interviewers Taught to Avoid Legal Problems?""; ""How Are Interviewers Trained Differently for Competency-Based Interviews?""

""Chapter 4 Expect Competency- Based Behavioral Questions""""What Are Competency-Based Behavioral Questions?""; ""How Does This Work?""; ""Communication Tips for Stronger Answers""; ""Chapter 5 Prove Competencies With Examples""; ""Let�s Get Ready""; ""Focus on Organizations That Match Your Values""; ""Giving Good Answers to Competency-Based Interview Questions""; ""Avoiding Potential Problems""; ""Recap""; ""Chapter 6 Present Yourself as a Strong Candidate""; ""Nonverbal Communication""; ""Competency-Based Interviews and Nonverbal Communication""; ""Other Nonverbal Tips""

""Chapter 7 Consider Other Important Interview Tips""""Answer Other Common Questions Showing Competency Strengths1""; ""Competency Gaps""; ""Interview Questionnaire: True or False?""; ""Chapter 8 Look at Case Studies for Ideas to Make Your Interviewing Stronger""; ""Chapter 9 Understand How a Typical Competency- Based Interview Flows""; ""Interview�Introduction""; ""Interview�Body""; ""Interview�Conclusion""; ""Chapter 10 Learn From Other Interviewees""; ""Chapter 11 Stay Current With Interview Technology and Practices""; ""Social Media and the Internet""; ""Skype and Webcams""

""Assessment Centers and Virtual Assessment Centers""""Communication and Technology""; ""Answering Case-Study Interview Questions""; ""Technology Changes""; ""Chapter 12 Develop Global Competencies for the Future""; ""Intercultural Competencies""; ""Chapter 13 Send a Thank-You Note, Follow Up, Get the Offer, and Negotiate""; ""Send a Thank-You Note""; ""Follow Up""; ""Negotiate""; ""Chapter 14 Actively Manage Your Career in Competency- Based Organizations""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 15 Use Competency- Based Resumes to Get Your Next Interview""

""Why You Should Write a Competency-Based Resume""""Steps to Writing a Competency-Based Resume""; ""Other Competency-Based Resume Tips""; ""Chapter 16 Think Long -Term and Make Change Work for You""; ""Appendix A List of Core Competencies""; ""Appendix B Competencies for Case Studies""; ""Appendix C Examples of Illegal Interview Questions""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Competency-based interviews. c2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781601635945

160163594X