Job interviewing
Book - 2023
"Learn how to ace any job interview; discover proven methods to land more job offers; conquer common interview challenges"--Cover.
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- Published
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
[2023]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- xv, 348 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9781394192915
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where To Go from Here
- Part 1. Learning to Ace Any Job Interview
- Chapter 1. Accelerating Your Career with interview Skills
- Mastering the Simple Techniques to Ace Any Job Interview
- Preparing for success
- Projecting confidence
- Being authentic
- Understanding the interviewer's perspective
- Embracing Interviewing as a Life Skill
- Recognizing that job change is inevitable
- Staying ready to seize opportunity
- Bouncing back from layoffs
- Leveling the playing field
- Improving your hiring and mentoring skills
- Gaining presentation confidence
- Avoiding Common Mistakes
- Skipping preparation
- Lacking professionalism
- Selling yourself short
- Boring them with generic fluff
- Going negative
- Rambling
- Dodging questions
- Knowledge Is Power
- Chapter 2. Understanding the New World of Interviewing
- Keeping Up with Trends and Technology
- Looking at job market trends
- Charting the rise of remote work
- Focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Dealing with video interviews
- Evaluating AI for screening
- Keeping up with social media
- Knowing Your Rights
- Handling legal considerations
- Dealing with discriminatory questions
- Accommodating candidates with disabilities
- Dissecting the Interview/Hiring Cycle
- Sourcing candidates
- Resume screening
- Screening interviews
- Assessment
- Conducting interviews with the hiring team
- Making the hiring decision
- Checking references and credentials and managing other red tape
- Negotiating and accepting the offer
- Onboarding
- Following the New Interview-Etiquette Rules
- Rules to interview by
- Working with recruiters
- After the Interview
- Sending a thank-you note
- Writing an effective thank-you email
- A thank-you email example
- Dealing with the after-the-thank-you-email blues
- Chapter 3. Getting to Know the Players and the Rules
- Assessing Your Interviewers
- The screening recruiter
- The hiring manager
- The senior manager
- The team member
- The direct report
- The bar raiser
- Mastering the Various Interview Formats
- Traditional one-on-one
- Live on video
- Prerecorded video
- Phone interview
- Panel interview
- Group interview
- Case interview
- Informational interview
- Internal interview
- Part 2. Using the Big Interview Approach to Interview Preparation
- Chapter 4. Understanding Your Mission
- Knowing the requirements
- Identifying the priorities
- Spotting red flags
- Evaluating Your Fit
- Focusing on your strengths
- Knowing your weaknesses
- Researching the Opportunity
- Learning about the organization
- Getting to know your interviewers
- Investigating the work environment
- Researching salary ranges
- Chapter 5. Preparing to Impress
- Anticipating Questions
- Predict behavioral questions
- Identify other critical questions
- Drafting Your Speaking Points
- Don't script it
- Save time with frameworks
- Practicing the Right Way
- Recognizing the power of practice
- Perfecting your practice
- Learning to shift into Interview mode
- Moving past self-consciousness
- Gathering feedback
- Staying fit
- Chapter 6. "Tell Me About Yourself'
- Understanding Why They Ask
- Creating Your Elevator Pitch
- Benefitting from the Big Interview 3-Part Model
- Part 1. Who I am
- Part 2. Why I'm qualified
- Part 3. Why I'm here
- Putting it all together
- Avoiding Common Mistakes
- Know what not to do
- Keep it concise
- Focus on what's relevant
- Sell yourself
- Be human
- Practice
- Sample Answers
- New graduate
- Career changer
- Senior-level
- Part 3. Acing Common Questions
- Chapter 7. "Why Do You Want to Work Here?"
- Understanding Why They Ask
- Conveying Your Enthusiasm
- Handling Special Challenges
- When you're not sure
- Exploring multiple options
- Covering the Two Key Factors in Any Terrific WDYWTWH Answer
- Why this organization?
- Why this role?
- Chapter 8. "What Are Your Strengths and Weaknesses?"
- Understanding Why They Ask
- Selling Your Strengths
- Recognizing similar questions
- The proof-point approach
- Choosing your best strengths
- Avoiding common mistakes
- Sample answers: What are your strengths?
- Addressing Weaknesses
- Figuring out how to answer weakness questions
- Avoiding red flags
- Looking at Sample Questions and (Excellent) Sample Answers
- Example 1: Delegation
- Example 2: Too direct
- Example 3: Public speaking
- Chapter 9. "Where Do You See Yourself In Five Years?"
- Understanding Why They Ask
- Discussing Your Career Goals
- Keeping things general (for once)
- Avoiding red flags
- Sample Answers
- Example 1: Building a career
- Why I like it
- Example 2: Learning and development
- Why I like it
- Chapter 10. "Why Are You Looking for a New Role Now?"
- Understanding Why They Ask
- Accentuating the Positive
- Answering the Question
- Handling Common Challenges
- When you're currently employed
- When you're not employed
- When you've been out of work for a while
- Sample Answers to "Why Are You Looking Now?"
- Sample answer 1: Seeking a bigger role
- Why I like it
- Sample answer 2: Leaving after nine months
- Why I like it
- Sample answer 3: Layoff
- Why I like it
- Sample answer 4: Let go
- Why I like it
- Chapter 11. Mastering Behavioral Questions
- Understanding Behavioral Questions
- Defining the "behavioral" in behavioral questions
- Knowing why they're asked
- Making behavioral questions work for you
- Analyzing Common Behavioral Questions
- Examples by competency area
- Trending behavioral questions
- Tricky behavioral questions
- Preparing for Behavioral Questions
- Introducing the STAR format
- Crafting your greatest-hits stories with STAR
- Taking a Closer Look at STAR Examples
- STAR story example #1: Customer service hero
- STAR story example #2: Leadership challenge
- Chapter 12. Answering Tricky Questions
- Talking About Resume Red Flags
- Explaining gaps
- Discussing job-hopping
- Addressing unusual career moves
- Remembering to practice
- Fielding Questions About Compensation
- Preparing for compensation questions
- Talking strategically about money
- Staying Cool When You Don't Know the Answer
- Buy some time if you draw a blank
- Reframe and redirect
- Try the honest approach
- Chapter 13. Asking Smart Questions
- Recognizing the Power of Good Questions
- Asking (at least two) questions
- Keeping a closing statement in mind
- Preparing Informed Questions
- Asking about the day-to-day work
- Asking about priorities
- Asking about challenges
- Asking about work culture
- Asking for their perspective
- Avoiding the Wrong Questions
- Don't lead with money or benefits
- Don't be negative
- Don't put them on the spot
- Don't ask this question!
- My Go-To Questions List
- Questions to ask hiring managers
- Questions to ask any interviewer
- Part 4. Pulling Everything Together
- Chapter 14. Your Interview Success Plan
- Creating Your Prep Strategy
- Step 1: Analyze the job description
- Step 2: Research the company
- Step 3: Anticipate questions
- Step 4: Outline your bullet points
- Step 5: Practice round 1
- Step 6: Refine and adjust
- Step 7: Hold a dress rehearsal
- Step 8: Step up on interview day
- Step 9: Take a moment for post-interview analysis
- Step 10: Follow up
- Bonus step: Refresh the plan
- Outlining Your Key Speaking Points
- Focusing on "selling" yourself
- Working on your bullet points
- Practicing Like a Pro
- Starting practice NOW - just do it!
- Assessing how you come across on camera
- Eliminating nervous habits
- Reducing Interview Anxiety
- Recognizing what's scary about a job interview
- Preventing your nerves from becoming a problem
- Curing interview anxiety
- Preparing for curveballs
- Chapter 15. Mastering Nonverbal Communications
- Dressing for the job You Want
- General guidelines
- Gender presentation
- Improving Nonverbal Communications
- The challenge of self-analysis
- The value of practice
- Making Eye Contact
- Recognizing the importance of eye contact
- Improving your eye contact
- Editing Your Body Language
- Posture
- Facial expression
- Fidgeting
- Finding Your Voice
- Pace
- Filler words
- Pauses
- Tone and vocal variety
- Chapter 16. Overcoming Common Interview Challenges
- "Help! My Interview Is Tomorrow and I Need to Prepare Quickly"
- Brush up on best practices
- Analyze your fit
- Prepare for the most likely questions
- "I Haven't Interviewed in Years and I'm Rusty"
- Identify what's new
- Ace common interview questions
- Now, practice!
- "I Hate Selling Myself"
- "I Need to Convey 'Executive' Presence"
- The three C's
- Wardrobe
- Body language
- Vocal quality
- Language
- Answering key questions like a boss
- Putting it all together
- "I'm Changing Careers"
- Grab them with 'Tell me about yourself'
- Inspire them with "Why do you want to work here?"
- Become an expert on the job description
- Sell your strengths
- Play defense on weaknesses
- Show, don't tell
- Show that you're committed
- Make it stick with practice
- "I Don't Have Much Real Experience"
- Show your potential
- Get creative with your examples
- Practice
- "I just Got Laid Off!"
- Evaluate your options
- Identify your resources
- Update your resume and start your job search
- Work on your interview skills
- "English Isn't My First Language"
- Challenge 1: Self promotion
- Challenge 2: Speaking the same language
- Challenge 3: Accent
- Challenge 4: Nonverbal communications
- Challenge 5: Confidence
- Part 5. The Part of Tens
- Chapter 17. Ten Interview Tips from Hiring Managers
- "Never Lie to Me in An Interview!"
- "Showing Up is Not Enough"
- "Don't Trash-Talk Your Previous Boss"
- "Tell Me What You (and You Alone) Actually Did"
- "Always Follow Up"
- "Don't Stop Looking"
- "It's Okay to Negotiate"
- "It's Okay to Be Quiet"
- "Interview Them While They Interview You"
- "Be Prepared, but Not Too Prepared"
- Chapter 18. Ten Red Flags You're Interviewing at a Toxic Workplace
- They Say They're "Like a Family"
- You Notice a "This Is Just How We Do It" Mentality
- They Avoid Questions about Company Turnover
- They're Confusing Company Culture with Benefits
- They Immediately Dismiss Any Negotiation Attempts
- They Ask Inappropriate Interview Questions
- Your Future Manager Is "a Character"
- They Trash-Talk Former Employees
- They Don't Care to Answer Your Questions
- They Take Pride in Their "Fast-Paced" and "Demanding" Environment
- Chapter 19. Ten Tips for Landing More Interviews
- Invest Time In Analysis
- Use a Targeted Strategy
- Treat Your Job Search Like a Marketing Challenge
- Pay Attention to Your Application Materials
- Get Active on Linkedln
- Invest Time in Networking
- Start Doing Cold Outreach
- Always Follow Up
- Make Your Search Visible (If Possible)
- Make Your Social Media Profiles Private
- Index