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Job Interviews For Dummies Paperback – December 27, 2011
Does the thought of interviewing for a new job send shivers down your spine? It doesn't have to! Whether you're searching for your first job, changing careers, or looking for advancement in your current line of work, Job Interviews For Dummies shows you how to use your skills and experiences to your advantage and land that job.
Following a half-decade characterized by an explosion of economic crises, global expansion, and technological innovation in the job market, today's job seekers vie for employment in a tough era of new realities where few have gone before. In addition to covering how to prepare for an interview, this updated edition explores the new realities of the job market with scenarios that you can expect to encounter, an updated sample question and answer section, coverage of how you can harness social media in your job search, information on preparing for a Web-based interview, and the best ways to keep your credibility when applying for several jobs at once.
- Out-prepare the competition
- Overcome your fear of interviewing
- Ask smart questions about the job and the employer
- Give the best answers to make-or-break questions
- Fit your qualifications to the job's requirements
- Dress like an insider
- Survive personality tests
- Interview across cultures
- Evaluate a job offer
- Negotiate a better salary
Whether you're fresh from the classroom, a prime-timer over 50, or somewhere in between, Job Interviews For Dummies quickly gets you up to speed on the skills and tools you need to land the job you want.
- Print length336 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherFor Dummies
- Publication dateDecember 27, 2011
- Dimensions7.38 x 0.76 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-109781118112908
- ISBN-13978-1118112908
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From the Inside Flap
Learn to:
- Survive web-based screening knock-outs
- Master the essentials of popular video interviewing
- Manage your social media presence to make a great impression
Deliver a show-stopping interview performance
Whether you're searching for your first job, advancement in your current field, or a career change, including a military transition, Job Interviews For Dummies shows you how to get your foot in the door and deliver a show-stopping interview every time! Updated with new realities of the current job market and scenarios you can expect to encounter today this guidebook is everything you need to interview your way to the job offer you want.
- Step into the spotlight find out how you can use appearance, body language, confidence, and performance skills to deliver a winning interview
- Check behind the scenes discover how to research employers, understand personality tests, dress the part, overcome stage fright, and speak up with the right questions
- Be guided by pros get trusted, career-tested advice on giving a Show Stopper's response to major questions employers in any career field ask
- Preview questions by career fields anticipate questions that can come up in a particular line of work, from administrative and education, to information technology and management
Open the book and find:
- Strategies and techniques that work
- Why "be yourself" can be poor advice
- 18 interviewing formats you may encounter
- Sample dialogue and research tips
- Questions to ask that will make you look good
- How to prepare for automated and web-based interviews
- An updated sample question & answer section
- Tips for negotiating salary
From the Back Cover
Learn to:
- Survive web-based screening knock-outs
- Master the essentials of popular video interviewing
- Manage your social media presence to make a great impression
Deliver a show-stopping interview performance
Whether you're searching for your first job, advancement in your current field, or a career change, including a military transition, Job Interviews For Dummies shows you how to get your foot in the door and deliver a show-stopping interview every time! Updated with new realities of the current job market and scenarios you can expect to encounter today this guidebook is everything you need to interview your way to the job offer you want.
- Step into the spotlight find out how you can use appearance, body language, confidence, and performance skills to deliver a winning interview
- Check behind the scenes discover how to research employers, understand personality tests, dress the part, overcome stage fright, and speak up with the right questions
- Be guided by pros get trusted, career-tested advice on giving a Show Stopper's response to major questions employers in any career field ask
- Preview questions by career fields anticipate questions that can come up in a particular line of work, from administrative and education, to information technology and management
Open the book and find:
- Strategies and techniques that work
- Why "be yourself" can be poor advice
- 18 interviewing formats you may encounter
- Sample dialogue and research tips
- Questions to ask that will make you look good
- How to prepare for automated and web-based interviews
- An updated sample question & answer section
- Tips for negotiating salary
About the Author
Joyce Lain Kennedy is a nationally syndicated careers columnist. CAREERS NOW appears twice weekly in newspapers and on websites across the United States. She is the author of seven career books including Resumes For Dummies, 6th Edition, and Cover Letters For Dummies, 3rd Edition.
Product details
- ASIN : 1118112903
- Publisher : For Dummies; 4th edition (December 27, 2011)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 336 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9781118112908
- ISBN-13 : 978-1118112908
- Item Weight : 1.1 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.38 x 0.76 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #976,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #403 in Job Interviewing (Books)
- #1,027 in Job Hunting (Books)
- #2,501 in Job Hunting & Career Guides
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About the author
Joyce Lain Kennedy is a nationally syndicated careers columnist appearing in newspapers and on Web sites across the country. The author of seven career management books, she has more than 30 years of experience in the career field.
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2025Excellent tips
- Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2014I tend to get nervous at job interviews or interviews in general and forget things.
This book has changed the way I approach job interviews and has helped me with mock interviews.
I have not gotten a job with this book but that is mostly because I have not applied for any but I had wowed some future employers with my interview skills!
- Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2014I purchased this book to assist me with the overall job interview process and to provide tips for improving my chances of winning the job I want. The book provided me with valuable up to date information that I believe will guide me through the process. Good read
- Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2023I love it
- Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2013Its 318 pages contain about 5 pages worth of content. The information is good, but the author tried to write the great American novel. Not the topic.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2015Got this for my teenage daughter to use with a school assignment. I think that its been very helpful to her because she is now at the age that she needs to start thinking about getting a job. Hope this will give her some insight into the interview process and what she needs to know to enter into the business world.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2015if you are looking for a job - or first time going into a interview - this is the book to help you through that - easy to read very common sense no strange semi crazy ideas (I had another book that told me to scream into a mirror before going into a interview to let my rage out. Needless to say it got returned) its exactly what you need for a crash course in interviews
- Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2020Great book, gave me lots of tips
Top reviews from other countries
- Katy GonzalezReviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2018
4.0 out of 5 stars Dummies book
I used this book to help me to get a job. It was hard to read, which I did not expect. I have referred to it again for hints and woukd recommend the book to others.
- B G C HarishReviewed in India on July 17, 2016
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it is really comprehensive guide for the job seekers, who want to blaze the trail in the crowded job market.
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