The Ultimate Interview Book
1st Edition
Published on 3. March 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-7494-4310-8 (ISBN)
Description
Interviewers need candidates with specific skills, so interview questions are tailored to the specific job on offer. Every interview will present the candidate with a different set of questions.
Uniquely among interview guidebooks, The Ultimate Interview Book organises common interview questions according to specific job types, so that candidates can focus on the questions most relevant to their situation.
Each section looks at the thinking behind the questions, and suggests an effective method of answering. With additional advice on researching the background to a vacancy, and how skills and characteristics can be assessed and developed, this book is a must-have for all serious job hunters.
Job types include: * management * sales & marketing * creative * practical * administrative * clerical
* scientific & technical.
Uniquely among interview guidebooks, The Ultimate Interview Book organises common interview questions according to specific job types, so that candidates can focus on the questions most relevant to their situation.
Each section looks at the thinking behind the questions, and suggests an effective method of answering. With additional advice on researching the background to a vacancy, and how skills and characteristics can be assessed and developed, this book is a must-have for all serious job hunters.
Job types include: * management * sales & marketing * creative * practical * administrative * clerical
* scientific & technical.
Reviews / Votes
"Williams highlights the importance of effective preparation and provides advice on how to answer difficult questions." People Management "If you're not certain about your interview skills, this book will help you enter the interview room with confidence...reading it can only enhance your chances of success." Accounting Technician "This guide collects the hundred plus questions typically asked during a job interview, provides suggested answers with supporting rationales." Book News "A useful addition to most career libraries...useful in providing some 'ready-made' interview questions for those recruiting new staff." Newscheck "The book is thorough, well written in an engaging, straight forward and direct style for both applicants and practitioners alike." Carolyn Parry, Careers Adviser, University of Wales writing in Phoenix "Good guides" The SunMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 1 mm
Width: 1 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight
1 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7494-4310-8 (9780749443108)
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Person
Lynn Williams is a career counsellor and trainer who runs workshops on CV writing and interview techniques. She writes regularly for a wide range of publications on job search and career issues and is also the author of Readymade CVs, Readymade Job Search Letters and 30 Minutes to Write the Perfect CV, (all published by Kogan Page).
Content
Chapter 1: Know Your Enemy: Understanding Interviewers Chapter 2: Prepare Yourself: What You Need to Know before the Interview Chapter 3: Answering Questions: What the Interviewer Will Ask and What You Need to Tell Them Chapter 4: The Welcome and Opening Questions: What to Expect from the Interview and How to Begin Confidently Chapter 5: Questions for Practical Jobs: Key Question, 'Are You Reliable?' Chapter 6: Questions for Creative Jobs: Key Question, 'Will You Deliver?' Chapter 7: Questions for Clerical and Administrative Jobs: Key Question, 'Are You Efficient?' Chapter 8: Questions for Sales and Marketing Jobs: Key Question, 'Can You Sell?' Chapter 9: Questions for Technical Jobs: Key Question, 'Can You Do the Job?' Chapter 10: Questions for Management Jobs: Key Question, 'Can You Get Results?' Chapter 11: Questions for Customer Relations Jobs: Key Question, 'Are You Customer Focused?' Chapter 12: Questions for School and College Leavers: What to Do if You Don't Have Experience Chapter 13: Tackling the Person-Specific Questions: Handling Difficult Questions Chapter 14: Your Questions for the Interviewer: What to Ask at the End of the Interview Chapter 15: Interview Extras: Tasks and Tests They Might Include and How to Approach Them Chapter 16: Variations on the Theme: Different Types of Interview and How to Deal with Them Confidently Chapter 17: Looking the Part: Making a Good Impression from the Start Chapter 18: What Happens Next? What to Do after the Interview
Chapter 1: Know Your Enemy: Understanding Interviewers
Chapter 2: Prepare Yourself: What You Need to Know before the Interview
Chapter 3: Answering Questions: What the Interviewer Will Ask and What You Need to Tell Them
Chapter 4: The Welcome and Opening Questions: What to Expect from the Interview and How to Begin Confidently
Chapter 5: Questions for Practical Jobs: Key Question, 'Are You Reliable?'
Chapter 6: Questions for Creative Jobs: Key Question, 'Will You Deliver?'
Chapter 7: Questions for Clerical and Administrative Jobs: Key Question, 'Are You Efficient?'
Chapter 8: Questions for Sales and Marketing Jobs: Key Question, 'Can You Sell?'
Chapter 9: Questions for Technical Jobs: Key Question, 'Can You Do the Job?'
Chapter 10: Questions for Management Jobs: Key Question, 'Can You Get Results?'
Chapter 11: Questions for Customer Relations Jobs: Key Question, 'Are You Customer Focused?'
Chapter 12: Questions for School and College Leavers: What to Do if You Don't Have Experience
Chapter 13: Tackling the Person-Specific Questions: Handling Difficult Questions
Chapter 14: Your Questions for the Interviewer: What to Ask at the End of the Interview
Chapter 15: Interview Extras: Tasks and Tests They Might Include and How to Approach Them
Chapter 16: Variations on the Theme: Different Types of Interview and How to Deal with Them Confidently
Chapter 17: Looking the Part: Making a Good Impression from the Start
Chapter 18: What Happens Next? What to Do after the Interview
Chapter 2: Prepare Yourself: What You Need to Know before the Interview
Chapter 3: Answering Questions: What the Interviewer Will Ask and What You Need to Tell Them
Chapter 4: The Welcome and Opening Questions: What to Expect from the Interview and How to Begin Confidently
Chapter 5: Questions for Practical Jobs: Key Question, 'Are You Reliable?'
Chapter 6: Questions for Creative Jobs: Key Question, 'Will You Deliver?'
Chapter 7: Questions for Clerical and Administrative Jobs: Key Question, 'Are You Efficient?'
Chapter 8: Questions for Sales and Marketing Jobs: Key Question, 'Can You Sell?'
Chapter 9: Questions for Technical Jobs: Key Question, 'Can You Do the Job?'
Chapter 10: Questions for Management Jobs: Key Question, 'Can You Get Results?'
Chapter 11: Questions for Customer Relations Jobs: Key Question, 'Are You Customer Focused?'
Chapter 12: Questions for School and College Leavers: What to Do if You Don't Have Experience
Chapter 13: Tackling the Person-Specific Questions: Handling Difficult Questions
Chapter 14: Your Questions for the Interviewer: What to Ask at the End of the Interview
Chapter 15: Interview Extras: Tasks and Tests They Might Include and How to Approach Them
Chapter 16: Variations on the Theme: Different Types of Interview and How to Deal with Them Confidently
Chapter 17: Looking the Part: Making a Good Impression from the Start
Chapter 18: What Happens Next? What to Do after the Interview