The Everything Practice Interview Book,9781593371333

The Everything Practice Interview Book

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ISBN13: 9781593371333
ISBN10: 1593371330
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-10-30
Publisher(s): Adams Media Corp
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Summary

The Everything Practice Interview Book helps readers formulate answers to questions such as: - How were you of value to your previous employer?- Would you rather work on a team or on your own?- What would you like to accomplish here if we hire you?- Can you define this position as you understand it?- Would you rather be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond?

Table of Contents

Top Ten Things Not to Say on a Job Interview viii
Introduction ix
Preparing for the Interview
1(18)
Understanding Job Interviews
1(4)
Learning about Yourself
5(3)
Learning about Your Prospective Employer
8(2)
Doing Your Research
10(3)
Take Time to Rehearse
13(2)
Access Your Network
15(1)
Dealing with Anxiety
16(1)
What to Do about Low Confidence
17(1)
The Night Before and Morning of the Interview
18(1)
First Impressions Count
19(18)
What to Wear to the Interview
19(5)
What to Bring to the Interview
24(1)
Getting to the Interview on Time
24(2)
Arriving for Your Appointment
26(1)
The Interview Begins
26(2)
Body Language
28(4)
Making Your Exit
32(1)
Interviewing over a Meal
33(3)
Interviewing in a Foreign Country
36(1)
Revealing Your Personality
37(18)
Why the Personal Questions?
37(2)
Questions and Answers
39(16)
Discussing Your Skills and Abilities
55(18)
Hard Skills
55(1)
Soft Skills
56(1)
Skills You Haven't Used Professionally
57(1)
Questions and Answers
58(15)
Highlighting Your Accomplishments
73(18)
Listing Your Accomplishments
73(1)
Discussing Your Accomplishments
74(2)
Questions and Answers
76(15)
Questions about Your Education
91(18)
How You Spent Your College Years
91(2)
Questions and Answers
93(16)
Discussing Your Work History
109(18)
How to Present Your Past
109(2)
Questions and Answers
111(16)
Your Interpersonal Skills
127(20)
An Employee Balancing Act
127(1)
How Do You Resolve Conflicts?
128(2)
Questions and Answers
130(17)
Did You Do Your Homework?
147(18)
Proving Your Knowledge
147(1)
Highlight Skills That Fit the Company
148(2)
Questions and Answers
150(15)
What Would You Do If You Were Hired?
165(18)
What You Can Bring to a Company
165(1)
What the Company Expects of You
166(2)
Questions and Answers
168(15)
Questions about Special Situations
183(18)
I Hope They Don't Ask Me That
183(1)
How to Answer Difficult Questions
184(2)
Questions and Answers
186(15)
Dealing With Illegal Questions
201(20)
Who Decides What Questions Are Illegal?
201(1)
The Rules Regarding Specific Issues
202(3)
Questions and Answers
205(16)
Behavioral Interviews
221(24)
What Are Behavioral Interview Questions?
221(1)
Why Employers Ask Behavioral Questions
222(1)
How to Answer Behavioral Questions
223(1)
Questions and Answers
224(21)
Do You Have Any Questions?
245(12)
Why You Should Ask Questions
245(1)
Preparing Your Questions
246(2)
Questions You Should Ask (And Not Ask)
248(9)
What to Do after the Interview
257(14)
Thank-You Letters
257(8)
What to Do If You Don't Want the Job
265(4)
Waiting for a Decision
269(1)
The Job Offer-Finally
270(1)
Appendix A: Resources 271(10)
Appendix B: Glossary 281(6)
Index 287

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