Job Interviews for Dummies (For Dummies Series) [Paperback]

Joyce Lain Kennedy (Author)

Book Description

Series: For Dummies Series | Publication Date: June 1996

This is a guide to job interviews. The book contains tips and techniques for research and preparation, rehearsing, asking the right questions and how to anticipate and answer questions. It also includes scenarios of different interview situations.

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From the Back Cover

Does preparing for a job interview make your stomach turn? Do your palms sweat when the receptionist calls your name or do you get tongue-tied when you try to explain a six-month gap in your resume? Well, fear no more!

Job Interviews For Dummies^TM is your common-sense, hands-on reference that guides you through the trauma of interviewing and provides you with the tools and techniques you need to guarantee an interview that's a "ShowStopper." This friendly reference outlines the basic steps for researching and preparing for an interview with plenty of expert tips and suggestions. With this book as your job search companion, you'll be ready to tackle today's tough market with confidence.

Inside, you'll discover how to:

• Conduct research and prepare for your interview the right way
• Rehearse (but not too much) your presentation for a flawless performance
• Anticipate and correctly answer questions you might be asked
• Put your best foot forward in an interview by dressing to impress and arriving on time
• Deal with tricky issues like periods of unemployment, lack of experience, and inappropriate questions
• Negotiate the best salary once the offer has been extended to you
• Use the Internet and other online resources for researching companies prior to the interview

About the Author

Joyce Lain Kennedy’s twice-weekly "Careers" column appears in more than 100 newspapers nationwide. Her other books include For Dummies® guides to resumes and cover letters. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc; 1 edition (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568848595
• ISBN-13: 978-1568848594
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,987,148 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joyce Lain Kennedy is a nationally syndicated careers columnist appearing in newspapers and on Web sites across the country. The author of seven career management books, she has more than 30 years of experience in the career field.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the price of admission, December 16, 2000

By 

Joe Buchberger (Tampa, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Job Interviews for Dummies (Paperback)

This book's theme is that job interviewing is really performance art and how you can use it to get job offers. Throughout the book the case is made that the job interview should be approached much like an audition for a part in a play. Some of the most important traits needed to win the part are appearance, performance skills and confidence, and this book goes over them in an entertaining and easily readable fashion.

One thing I liked is the way each topic is covered and then tips are given to illustrate the ShowStopper way as well as the Show Flopper way, with breakout boxes discussing areas that are judgment calls in which the experts are divided and it's up to you to decide how one approach or another best fits your situation.

Doing your homework prior to the interview is stressed heavily, as is the obvious value of correcting any deficiencies you may have in your skill set or educational background. The ultimate answer to difficult questions about your qualifications or lack thereof is to either have those skills now or be working on getting them, so you can walk onstage with the confidence needed to land the part.

Joe Buchberger

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hope other applicants don't read this book!, September 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Job Interviews for Dummies (Paperback)

Job Interviews for Dummies is loaded with all the inside scoop information you need to successfully land that dream job! (Provided you're qualified for it). In fact, about the only thing Job Interviews for Dummies cannot tell you, are those rapport building, ice breaking conversation topics for your particular interviewee...does he/she like golf, dogs, etc. You'll have to figure those out on your own!

Job Interviews for Dummies clearly spells out what you should expect, and how you should prepare in order to have a successful job interview.

I highly recommend it!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read, September 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Job Interviews for Dummies (For Dummies Series) (Paperback)

This book is definately worth reading if you are having bad luck getting hired because of lousy interviews or if you need some more self confidence. It offers good techniques for getting what you want out of an interview, namely the job that you are looking for with the benefits that you want. It's worth reading if you are in the market for a new job.