Job interviews

Cover; How to use this book if you have an interview TOMORROW; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of worksheets; Preface; How to make the most of this book; List of 225 questions; About the author; Acknowledgements; 1 The interview game: Getting started; 2 Planning to succeed: The secrets of interview preparation; 3 Opening questions: Breaking the ice; 4 Unpacking your CV: Presenting your work experience; 5 Probing your learning: Your personal knowledge bank; 6 Getting your key messages across: Communicating the things that matter; 7 What kind of person are you?: Personality questions. 8 Motivation -- what drives you?: What energizes your working life?9 Making an impact: How long before you get cracking?; 10 Revealing your 'edge': Sharpening up your evidence; 11 Competency-based questions: Behavioural questions; 12 Difficult questions: Can you take the heat?; 13 Wildcard questions: Questions that mess with your head; 14 Towards the finishing line: Your questions and closing statements; 15 The decision: Last questions, offers, and rejections.--

'I would recommend this book for anyone who is anxious about interviews or who wants to improve their interview performance'Phoenix, May 2012 ; ; Drawing on 25 years' experience of training recruiters and his work as one of the UK's best known career strategists, John Lees, author of How to Get a Job You'll Love, takes you step-by-step through the interview process. ; ; The 3rd edition of Job Interviews: Top Answers To Tough Questions not only analyses 225 of the most typical (and demanding) interview questions, but shows you how to prepare yourself thoroughly for the whole range of topics and approaches that an interview might throw at you. ; ; This book prepares you for one of the most important aspects of career transition: how to answer the toughest job interview questions effectively. This advice will help you whatever kind of job you are chasing - public or private sector, mainstream employer or not-for-profit organization. ; ; This book is intended to be used to enhance your job search efforts either as a stand-alone product or in combination with How To Get A Job You'll Love and Why You? CV Messages to Win Jobs, also by John Lees. ; ; This guide is practical and hands-on, recognising that you have a limited amount of time available for interview preparation. Use it by practising your answers, and preparing your evidence. Listen to yourself and, in the process, determine what works and what doesn't. If you don't have the evidence to support the claims you've made in your CV, and if you haven't prepared enough to cope with probing questions, you've made the classic mistake of trying to do the work of the interview room itself. The real work is in the preparation you do now, anticipating questions and practising your responses. ; ; 225 of the most common interview questions ; A 'fast-track' preparation option if your interview is TOMORROW! ; More sample answers to challenging questions ; Insights into the employer mindset when vacancies are thin on the ground