Having told us How to Write a Winning CV in his previous book, and thus helped us get our foot in the door, Alan Jones now tells us in Winning at Interview that the first thing we require is a change of attitude. He argues that if we treated job hunting like a game, we would notice that the eventual winner is not necessarily the best person for the job. "Indeed," Jones says, "the best person for the job is often eliminated in the first half ... [T]he winner of the game will always be the player who has played the game the best." Knowing how to play the game is the secret of success."

In 13 short chapters, Jones takes us through the interview process, from preparation to post-interview. Jones illustrates, among other things, how an ill-thought-out reply to a seemingly innocuous question like "How was your journey?" can destroy your chances of getting that much sought-after job.

Winning at Interview is a concise, easy-to-read, well-structured book, which shows us that, at the end of the day, all we need is the ability to persuade others to buy what we have to sell. This book and its predecessor succeed in showing us how. --Aruna Vasudevan

Synopsis
Everything you need to know about getting the interview in the first place, answering impossible questions, and covering all the angles on the job offer itself.