Whether you're searching for your first job, changing careers, or looking for advancement in your current line of work, this title shows you how to use your skills and experiences to your advantage and land that job. Covering how to prepare for an interview, it explores realities of the job market with scenarios that you can expect to encounter.
Whether you're searching for your first job, changing careers, or looking for advancement in your current line of work, this title shows you how to use your skills and experiences to your advantage and land that job. Covering how to prepare for an interview, it explores realities of the job market with scenarios that you can expect to encounter.
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.
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Introduction 1
Part I: And the Interview Winner is ... You! 7
Chapter 1: Job Interviews Are Show Biz. Seriously! 9
Chapter 2: Tryouts: Getting Past Screening Interviews 29
Chapter 3: 21st-Century Video Interview 39
Chapter 4: Interviewing on the Global Stage 51
Chapter 5: A Chorus Line of Interviews by Type 57
Part II: Backstage Researching and Rehearsing 77
Chapter 6: Research Is Your Ticket Inside 79
Chapter 7: Your Close-Up: Personality Tests 89
Chapter 8: Showing You the Money 101
Chapter 9: Costuming Yourself for a Starring Role 119
Chapter 10: Beat Stage Fright with the R-Word: Rehearse 133
Chapter 11: Looking Good with Questions You Ask 143
Chapter 12: Closing the Show 149
Part III: Actors' Studio: Casting Your Character 165
Chapter 13: Opening Acts for Younger Talent 167
Chapter 14: Selling Scripts for Career Switchers 173
Chapter 15: Star Turns for Prime-Timers 181
Part IV: Lights, Camera, Talk! Answering Questions191
Chapter 16: What Can You Tell Me About Yourself? 193
Chapter 17: What Do You Know about This Job and Our Company?213
Chapter 18: What Are Your Skills and Competencies? 217
Chapter 19: How Does Your Experience Help Us? 225
Chapter 20: What Education Do You Have? 233
Chapter 21: What about Your Special Situation? 243
Chapter 22: How Should You Answer a QuestionableQuestion? 259
Part V: The Part of Tens 267
Chapter 23: Ten Tips to Avoid Rotten Reviews 269
Chapter 24: Ten Tricky Questions to Watch Out For 273
Chapter 25: Tens of Lines on the Cutting Room Floor 279
Appendix: Questions by Career Fields and Industries285
