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Job interviews for dummies / by Joyce Lain Kennedy.

Kennedy, Joyce Lain. (Author).

Summary:

An updated job hunter's handbook explains how to prepare for a job interview and present the right appearance, suggests ways to answer frequently asked questions, and tells how to decide if you really want the job and the proper ways of following up.

Record details

ISBN: 9780470177488
ISBN: 0470177489
Physical Description: xvi, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2008]
Copyright: ©2008

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Previous ed.: Foster City, Calif.: IDG, 2000.

Formatted Contents Note:

Job interviews are reality shows. Really! -- Tailoring your qualifications for targeted job interviews -- Going wireless for your interview -- Interviewing on the world stage -- A chorus line of interviews by type -- Research is your ticket inside -- Your close-up: personality tests -- Showing you the money -- Costuming yourself for a starring role -- Overcoming stage fright: rehearse, rehearse, rehearse -- Looking good with questions you ask -- Outlining interview scenarios you can expect -- Closing the show -- When you're offered the part -- From i pods and tenting to jobs and paychecks -- Tips and scripts that sell a switch -- Spotlighting prime-timers over 50 -- What can you tell me about yourself? -- What do you know about this job and our company? -- What are your skills and competencies? -- How does your experience help us? -- What education do you have? -- What about your special situation? -- How should you answer an inappropriate question? -- Ten tips to avoid wretched reviews -- Tens of lines on the cutting room floor -- Ten interviewer personality types.