Job interviews for dummies

Job interviews for dummies

Joyce Lain Kennedy

Book - 2012

An updated job hunter's handbook explains how to prepare for a job interview and present the right appearance, suggests ways to answer frequently asked questions, and tells how to decide if you really want the job and the proper ways of following up.

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Subjects
Employment interviewing.
Job hunting.
Published
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley c2012.
Language
English
Main Author
Joyce Lain Kennedy (-)
Edition
4th ed
Item Description
Previous ed.: 2008.
Includes index.
Physical Description
xviii, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781118112908
  • Introduction
  • Part I. And the Interview Winner is ... You!
  • Chapter 1. Job Interviews Are Show Biz. Seriously!
  • Chapter 2. Tryouts: Getting Past Screening Interviews
  • Chapter 3. 21st-Century Video Interview
  • Chapter 4. Interviewing on the Global Stage
  • Chapter 5. A Chorus Line of Interviews by Type
  • Part II. Backstage Researching and Rehearsing
  • Chapter 6. Research Is Your Ticket Inside
  • Chapter 7. Your Close-Up: Personality Tests
  • Chapter 8. Showing You the Money
  • Chapter 9. Costuming Yourself for a Starring Role
  • Chapter 10. Beat Stage Fright with the R-Word: Rehearse
  • Chapter 11. Looking Good with Questions You Ask
  • Chapter 12. Closing the Show
  • Part III. Actors' Studio: Casting Your Character
  • Chapter 13. Opening Acts for Younger Talent
  • Chapter 14. Selling Scripts for Career Switchers
  • Chapter 15. Star Turns for Prime-Timers
  • Part IV. Lights, Camera, Talk! Answering Questions
  • Chapter 16. What Can You Tell Me About Yourself?
  • Chapter 17. What Do You Know about This Job and Our Company?
  • Chapter 18. What Are Your Skills and Competencies?
  • Chapter 19. How Does Your Experience Help Us?
  • Chapter 20. What Education Do You Have?
  • Chapter 21. What about Your Special Situation?
  • Chapter 22. How Should You Answer a Questionable Question?
  • Part V. The Part of Tens
  • Chapter 23. Ten Tips to Avoid Rotten Reviews
  • Chapter 24. Ten Tricky Questions to Watch Out For
  • Chapter 25. Tens of Lines on the Cutting Room Floor
  • Appendix: Questions by Career Fields and Industries
  • Index

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