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JOB INTERVIEWS THAT MEAN BUSINESS
by GENE SOLTYS - March 30, 2002 at 23:52:15:
218 pages with copy, charts and examples.JOB INTERVIEWS THAT MEAN BUSINESS is a practical guide to prepare you for your next job interview. It covers your employment cycle from finding a job and securing an interview through following and ultimately negotiating your terms of employment. The objective is to increase your chances of doing each of these things successfully. By reading you gain the kind of understanding and confidence that only comes from knowing the hiring process and mastering the techniques that impress interviewers.
It follows the sequence formula of the actual cycle and gives the reader advice on....
How to find a job, how to get an interview, how to prepare for the interview, how to arrive and present yourself for the interview, what to say and not say during the interview, what to do and not do during the and how to interpret the messages sent by the interviewer. Also described is how to link the entire interview cycle into a smooth and complete presentation of your assets, avoid surprises and deal with the ones that come anyway. Be prepared to reply to what kinds of questions to expect and what to ask your interviewer. Learn how to enhance the impact of your interviewer by networking. How to follow up effectively and how to negotiate salary and terms of employment are all explained as part of the process.
Included is a chapter on technology and the interview that contains sections of videotaped interviews, satellite and computer supported interviewing, background checking, psychological testing, handwriting analysis and other means that employers use to evaluate your personality, character, honesty and aptitudes.
Legal matters such as discrimination and privacy are covered, with emphases on practical rather than adversarial advice. Also included is a chapter on covering the role sexual attraction might play at interview time and how to deal with it. While the primary emphasis is on mainstream candidates, a concluding chapter provides help for interviewees in the following categories.
Older workers, women returning to the job market, candidates interviewing after being fired, candidates new to the country, its culture and hiring procedures. It also includes categories for candidates competing for a position beneath the status they previously held, so you can convince others that you can accept less. Early retirees seeking a second career and students securing their first professional position are covered.
The purpose of this book is to prepare the reader for the important first meeting with the new employer and colleagues. Newfound knowledge helps make the most of the opportunity. From the moment you express interest to your acceptance of the job offer, this book will help you take the next step up the ladder. It is a "gold mine" of information.
This book is in its second edition and has a price of $12.95.
It is published by Random House in New York.
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