Brilliant Answers to Tough
Interview Questions
Smart Answers to Whatever They can Throw at You
2nd Edition

By Susan Hodgson
November 2005
Financial Times / Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0273704877
241 pages, Illustrated, 5 ½" x 8 ½"
$32.50 Paper Original

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What everybody worries about before the interview is what they are going to be asked, and how they should answer it. This book is packed with over 200 of the most commonly asked interview questions - the tricky ones, the hidden meaning ones, the sly ones and the downright tough ones. And for each question, the book offers one or more ideal answers, to show you exactly what the employer wants you to say - and how to say it.

Features
" Over 80% of the book is questions and answers.
" Now over 200 questions - over 20 more than the last edition.

Contents
1. Look before you leap
what to do before the interview and how to survive on the day
2. More than an educated guess
how to show employers what your education really taught you
3. All work
making your employment history work for you
4. Your kind of company
what you need to know and how to let them know you know
5. The personal touch
all about your personality, your skills and your interests
6. Choice, change and chance
your career decisions - what will interviewers want to know and why?
7. Onwards and upwards
why are you the right person for this job, your next job and wherever else you want to be?
8. Are you confident that you are competent?
competence-based or behaviour interviews - make them work for you
9. Your Achilles' heel
dealing with your weak spots, difficult questions, embarrassing pauses and horrible interviews
10. A level playing field
equal opportunities, positive thinking and the selection process
11. Turning the tables
your questions answered - you in control
12. Summing up
learning from every interview, planning for your next encounter and dealing with unusual interviews
Index of Questions

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