Ultimate interview : master the art of interview success with 100s of typical, unusual and industry-specific questions and answers
Williams, Lynn2018
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In preparing for an interview, it's useful to understand what organizations are looking for in a candidate. Ultimate Interview offers insight into how employers decide what they are looking for in a job candidate, how they use this to draw up the questions, how selection procedures work, why employers conduct interviews and what's likely to happen at the average interview.
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Edition:
Fifth edition.
Imprint:
London : Kogan Page, 2018.
Collation:
viii, 238 pages ; 25 cm.
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Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1.Know your enemy -- Understanding interviewers -- What do they want? -- What sort of things are they looking for? -- What will happen at the interview? -- What sort of questions will they ask? -- How do they know what they're looking for? -- 2.Prepare yourself -- What you need to know before the interview -- What should you prepare? -- Exhibit 1 Evidence that you meet their needs -- Exhibit 2 Reassuring answers and explanations -- Exhibit 3 Industry knowledge -- Exhibit 4 The reasons you want this job -- 3.Standing out -- How to be an outstanding candidate -- Why are these qualities so important? -- 4.Answering questions -- What the interviewer will ask and what you need to tell them -- Make a good impression -- Three cardinal rules -- 5.Starting the interview -- What to expect from the interview and how to begin confidently -- 6.Questions they ask everybody -- Standard questions you should prepare for 7 Behavioural questions --Contents note continued: Some questions dig deeper than others What are the important points? -- 8.Questions for practical jobs -- Core question, `Are you reliable'? -- Professional knowledge -- 9.Questions for creative jobs -- Core question, `Will you deliver?' -- Professional knowledge -- 10.Questions for clerical and administrative jobs -- Core question, `Are you efficient?' -- Professional knowledge -- 11.Questions for sales and marketing jobs -- Core question, `Can you sell?' -- Professional knowledge -- 12.Questions for technical jobs -- Core question, `Can you do the job?' -- Professional knowledge -- 13.Questions for management jobs -- Core question, `Will you get results?' -- Professional knowledge -- 14.Questions for customer relations jobs -- Core question, `Are you customer focused?' -- Professional knowledge -- 15.Questions for school and college leavers -- What to do if you don't have experience -- Transferable skills -- Professional knowledge --Contents note continued: 16.Tackling the difficult questions -- Handling questions about perceived areas of weakness -- Inappropriate and illegal questions -- 17.Dealing with tricky questions -- What to say when there's no clear answer -- Dealing with critical or negative questions -- Questions about salary -- Answering closed questions -- 18.Answering off-the-wall questions -- What is the interviewer really asking? -- Questions asking you to work something out -- `Psychological' questions -- 19.Your questions for the interviewer -- What to ask at the end of the interview -- 20.Variations on the theme -- Different types of interview and how to deal with them confidently -- Screening interviews -- Telephone interviews -- Video interviews -- Panel interviews -- Serial interviews -- Assessment centres -- Informal interviews -- Second interviews -- 21.The interview: Future trends -- Tasks and tests that are already in use and how to prepare for them The interview -- future trends --Contents note continued: Making a presentation -- Showing your portfolio -- Technical and attainment tests -- Physical tests -- Job-replica exercises -- Group exercises -- Psychometric tests -- Future possibilities -- 22.Looking the part -- Making a good impression from the start Appearance -- Behaviour -- Overcoming nerves -- 23.What happens next? -- What to do after the interview -- While you're waiting for their decision -- If they don't make you an offer -- If they do make you an offer -- 24.Interviews in a nutshell -- The three essential questions you need to know about -- Main question 1 Can you do the job? -- Main question 2 Will you do the job? -- Main question 3 Will you fit in?.
ISBN:
9780749481384
Dewey class:
650.144
Language:
English
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BRN:
343973
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Computers and Business | 650.144 WIL | Onloan - Due: 04 Oct 2024 |