Top Notch Interviews: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques from the First Call to Getting the Job You Want

222 Pages·2010·1.37 MB·English

by  Brian Davis

TOP NOTCH
INTERVIEWS
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Brian Davis
TOP NOTCH
INTERVIEWS
Tips, Tricks, and Techniques From the
First Call to Getting the Job You Want
Franklin Lakes, NJ
Copyright © 2010 by Brian Davis
All rights reserved under the Pan-American and International Copyright
Conventions. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form
or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording,
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invented, without written permission from the publisher, The Career Press.
Top NoTch INTervIews
EditEd by NicolE FahEy
typEsEt by EilEEN MuNsoN
Cover design by Jeff Piasky
Printed in the U.S.A. by Courier
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Davis, Brian, 1970-
Top notch interviews : tips, tricks, and techniques from the first call to getting
the job you want / by Brian Davis.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60163-114-5 1. Employment
interviewing.
2. Job hunting. I. Title.
HF5549.5.I6D383 2010
650.14 4--dc22
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2010003396
For Stacy,
Miranda,
and Mitchell
Let your own discretion be your tutor.
Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.
—William Shakespeare,
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (Hamlet, III, ii)
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Foreword 9 N
Chapter 1: Career Transition Preparation 13
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Chapter 2: Interview Mechanics 75
Chapter 3: Phases of the Interview 93 E
Chapter 4: Different Types of Interviews 139
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Chapter 5: Follow Up 167
Appendix: Review 187
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Index 211
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About the Author 217
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Foreword
I have run a successful international recruiting company,
interviewed thousands of candidates, read dozens of books
on interviewing, and attended numerous seminars on
recruiting, interviewing, and career transition. Through all
my years of experience in the recruiting industry and leading
a global recruitment company, I have yet to find a single
source that really teaches candidates how to win interviews.
There are countless resources available that teach you how to
get an interview or what to do after the interview. However,
none of these resources detail what to do during the critical
time you spend actually sitting across from the interviewer.
There just is not much material out there that addresses
this crucial aspect of the hiring process. Therefore, in an
effort to assist anyone faced with an upcoming interview, I
have decided to impart my years of experience to you with
the hopes that you can win interviews and land your dream
career.