Job Interviews for Dummies (Paperback)

Written for all job seekers – new entrants, midlevel people, very experienced individuals, and technical and non–technical job seekers – Job Interviews For Dummies is packed with the building blocks of show–stopping interviews. These range from strategies and techniques to sample dialogue and research tips. Interviewing for a job is kind of like a stage performance, and if you want metaphorical standing ovations, then follow the guidelines offered in these pages.

In this book, you′ll explore the basics of interviewing, from how to dress to how to answer all sorts of questions – questions about you, your interest in the company, your experience, you education and training, your skills, your age, and questions they shouldn′t ask but sometimes do anyway. You′ll also uncover information about

• Practicing for your interview, and why it′s so important
• Recognizing the mind games of job testing
• Wooing reviewers who give you references
• Identifying various interviewing scenarios you should expect
• Answering questions to sell yourself.
• Understanding the new interviewing technology, such as telephone interviews and video transmissions.

On the stress scale, interviewing for a job ranks with making speeches before a vegetable–throwing crowd. Stress is such a big issue that some interviewees take tranquilizers or beta blockers to reduce it. A better way exists: Master the job–interviewing process. Get the winning ways down pat, and you′ll have a special kind of insurance the rest of your working days. This guide can help.

Grasp the 8 concepts that’ll make you an interview star

"The answer to any job seeker’s prayers."
—Gregory J. Walling, Partner, Walling, June & Associates – Executive Recruiters

Do interviews make your mouth go dry and your stomach do flipflops? Relax! Now revised with new tips, new examples, and expanded coverage of Internet research tools, this friendly guide shows you step–by–step how to prepare for a "ShowStopper" interview – and put on an Oscar–worthy performance that’ll land you an offer.

Praise for Joyce Lain Kennedy

"The dean of careers journalists. . . . Her expansive knowledge . . . enables her to reach both the novice and experienced job seeker."
– Robert J. Calvert Jr., Editor, Career Opportunities News

"If all new college graduates had a Joyce Lain Kennedy to guide them . . . there would certainly be fewer unfocused, frazzled, jobless people."
– Dr. Drema K. Howard, Director, Career Resource Center, University of South Florida

"Joyce Lain Kennedy is at the top of her field."
—Richard L. Knowdell, CEO, Career Planning and Adult Development Network

Discover how to:

• Research, rehearse, and get prepared
• Seize opportunities to sell yourself
• Handle tricky questions with flair
• Negotiate a great salary
• Shine in telephone and video interviews
• Avoid interview bloopers