- Paperback: 72 pages
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (17 Sep 1998)
- Language French
- ISBN-10: 075130526X
- ISBN-13: 978-0751305265
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 12.2 x 0.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 553,953 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Most people working in a business will get involved in interviewing at some point in their career. Even if interviewing potential new recruits is not part of our regular work activity, we can get asked onto a panel because we have special skills, or because it is seen as good work experience. This booklet could be particularly useful for the irregular interviewer who needs to remind themselves of essential skills, especially where formal training is not provided.
The book covers all the bases. There is a section on preparing for the interview which includes material on selecting interviewees and preparing questions as well as honing listening skills. Where the interview itself is concerned you'll find pointers on topics like reading all-important body language, using tests, and how to open and close an interview. And there is plenty of advice on assessing interviews and making final shortlists as well as help on dealing with those who have not been given the job. --Sandra Vogel
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Learn all you need to know about interviewing for recruitment from preparing suitable questions and structuring an interview to analysing information and reaching a decision. Interviewing Skills not only shows you how to choose a new person to fill a post or interview colleagues for a promotion but also provides practical techniques for you to use when interviewing. Power tips help you to handle real-life situations and develop first-class interviewing skills that will dramatically improve results. This innovative series covers a wide range of management and personal development topics. Each title is a comprehensive yet compact source of easy reference for all those in or aspiring to a position of responsibility with a focus on developing and enhancing professional management practice.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was obviously written by someone who doesn't actually interview candidates for a living. I was looking for a book that would help me to explain to line managers how to interview candidates in a rigorous and fair (i.e. non-discriminatory) fashion. This book has lots of pretty pictures but the content is very poor. The advice is frankly patronising, for example "Get plenty of rest so that you can be alert during an interview" and "Offer refreshments to candidatesin order to help put them at ease".
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Good Compact Reference
7 Feb 2006
Format:Paperback
This is a good guide for people new to recruiting and interviewing candidates for jobs. Although I like some of the other books in the series better, this one is filled with useful tips on the interviewing process, and emphasizes important areas such as preparation, active listening, shortlisting candidates, and asking good (and relevant) questions. The author also discusses some of the pitfalls (especially legal) of interviewing, which is extremely useful. I discounted the book one star for the illustrations, some of which are good, but several of which are confusing at best.
The DK Essential Managers guides are an excellent and easily accessible resource, and I recommend them.
The DK Essential Managers guides are an excellent and easily accessible resource, and I recommend them.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Quick, concise and informative!
18 Sep 2002
Format:Paperback
This book is great for anyone who is faced with having to hire or interview a potential employee. The book is short, but rather informative and gets straight to the point. The images are helpful as body language is demonstrated and the tools in the book offer quite a lot of information you can use.
Good read for the interviewer
20 April 2010
Format:Kindle Edition
This book is ideal for a hiring manager, or someone that doesn't have a lot of experience interviewing people. This book is a wonderful guide on creating the best job description possible, and then focuses itself on the interview. I liked that this book has many ideas for how to construct an interview and red flags to be on the look out for. If you don't have an HR department that can assist you in choosing the right person, and the right questions to ask, this book would be ideal for you to pick up and read. Many suggestions are clearly drawn out, even things as simple as how to sit down at the interview, how to make someone comfortable, how to read basic body language.
Looking for some tips on making yourself a good interviewer, pick this book up, it is definately a quick read that has much valuable information inside the cover.
Looking for some tips on making yourself a good interviewer, pick this book up, it is definately a quick read that has much valuable information inside the cover.
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