The first interview book from the What Color Is Your Parachute? career guru Richard Bolles.
The first interview book from theWhat Color Is Your Parachute?career guru Richard Bolles.
Interviews instill fear in many a job-hunter, but this empowering guide from legendary career expert Richard N. Bolles reveals that interviews are really just conversations to determine if the work-and workplace-is a great fit for both parties.
For the first time, Bolles combines his decades of experience with the latest studies and job-market research to create an all-in-one guide for the whole interview process, from pre-interview research to elevator pitches, ""tell me about yourself"" questions, and salary negotiation. This slender handbook provides just the essentials- the three most important things you need to know about interviews, the five questions you must have answers for, and an ingenious summary of how to succeed. With this guide in hand, you'll walk into interviews with confidence, armed with the means to impress-and hopefully land your dream job.
By:
Richard N. Bolles
Imprint: Ten Speed Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 127mm,
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 118g
ISBN: 9781607746591
ISBN 10: 160774659X
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 01 May 2014
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
The Three Most Important Things About Job Interviews Boiling Things Down to Their Essence The First Most Important Thing to Know About Interviews The Second Most Important Thing to Know About Interviews The Third Most Important Thing to Know About Interviews Summary Before the Interview The Crucial Part of the Interview Researching the Organization Before the Interview Researching the Job Before the Interview Researching the Interviewer(s) Before the Interview Researching Salary Ranges Before the Interview Practicing “The Elevator Speech” How to Dress? During the Interview Types of Interviews A Telephone Interview (Audio Only) Face to Face with a Group (All At Once) Face to Face with a Group (One At a Time) Face to Face with One Person A Skype Interview (Audio and Video) The Beginning of the Interview How Should You Greet the Interviewer? The Interview Is a Two-Way Conversation Your First Key Concern in the Conversation Your Second Key Concern in the Conversation How to Deal with “Tell Me About Yourself” The Middle of the Interview What Is Your Greatest Weakness? What Is a Bad Employee? How Am I Doing, So Far? Time to Describe the Job • Indulge Your Curiosities Your Impressions The Closing of the Interview If They Say No If They Say Maybe If They Say Yes: Possible Job Offers from the Employer Full-Time Work Offer • Part-Time Work Offer • Project Work Offer Zero-Hour Work Offer • Get It in Writing • At-Will Employment After the Interview The Thank-you Note or Notes If You Got the Job: Keep On Job-Hunting If You Didn’t Get the Job: Why You Didn’t Appendix A: Handicaps You Are Handicapped, Eh? Everyone Is Handicapped Real Handicaps: What You Can’t Do and What You Can Do Phantom Handicaps: Only in the Eyes of Some Employers Handicap vs. Prejudice The Key Employer Prejudices Appendix B: Salary Negotiation The First Secret of Salary Negotiation The Second Secret of Salary Negotiation The Third Secret of Salary Negotiation The Fourth Secret of Salary Negotiation About the Author Index
RICHARD N. BOLLES is considered to be the father of the modern career development field and is the author of the best-selling job-hunting book of all time, What Color Is Your Parachute?, which has sold more than10 millioncopies in twenty languages. He has keynoted hundreds ofconferences and has been featured in the New York Times, Fortune, Fast Company, the Economist, Bloomberg Businessweek, and the Wall Street Journal. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Marci.
