Tony Beshara

The Acing the Interview

How to Ask and Answer the Questions That Will Get You the Job

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

At some point, most people have been caught off guard by tough interview questions. This book helps you take charge of the situation! In Acing the Interview, the employment expert Dr. Phil called "the best of the best" gives job seekers candid advice for answering even the most unexpected questions, including: You really don't have as much experience as we would like?why should we hire you? How many hours in your previous jobs did you have to work each week to get everything done? What do you consider most valuable?a high salary, job recognition, or advancement? The book also arms business professionals with questions to ask prospective employers that could prevent them from making a big job mistake, such as: What would you say are the worst parts of this job? What are the major problems facing the company and this department? Why aren't you promoting from within? Taking you through the entire process, from the initial interview to evaluating a job offer, and even into salary negotiation, Acing the Interview is a no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners guide to interview success.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: AMACOM
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 546g
• ISBN-13: 9780814401613
• ISBN-10: 0814401619
• Artikelnr.: 23084599

Autorenporträt

Tony Beshara (Dallas, TX) is a 30-year veteran of the placement and recruitment field, and owner of Babich and Associates, a job placement firm. He has appeared numerous times on the nationally syndicated Dr. Phil Show. He is the author of "The Job Search Solution" (978-0-8144-7332-0).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Prologue vii
PART I Today's Hiring Authority and You 1
Chapter 1 What Today's Job Seekers Need to Know About Themselves and Their
Competition 3
Chapter 2 What Today's Job Seekers Need to Know About Today's Hiring
Authorities and Their Companies 15
Chapter 3 How and with Whom to Get an Interview 27
Chapter 4 Important Reminders About Interviews 55
Chapter 5 Acing the Initial Interview 67
Chapter 6 Supporters: Great Assets or Your Worst Nightmare 85
PART II The Four Types of Qualifying Questions 95
Chapter 7 Can You Do the Job? 97
Chapter 8 Do I/We Like You? 123
Chapter 9 Are You a Risk? 139
Chapter 10 Can We Work the Money Out? 169
Chapter 11 Illegal Questions 177
PART III Asking Your Own Questions of Yourself, Your Recruiter, and Your
Potential Employer 181
Chapter 12 Questions to Ask Yourself Even Before the Interviewing Process
183
Chapter 13 Questions to Ask Before the Initial Interview 193
Chapter 14 Questions to Ask in the Initial Interview 197
Chapter 15 Questions to Ask Yourself After Each Interview 211
Chapter 16 Questions to Ask in Interviews Beyond the Initial Interview 215
Chapter 17 Questions You Can Ask at the Time of an Offer 227
Chapter 18 Questions You Must Ask Yourself When You Get an Offer 249
Chapter 19 Reference Checking Your Next Employer 255
Epilogue 259
Appendix Some Important Lists for Job Hunters 261
Index 271
About the Author 279