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Job Interviews for Dummies

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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

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!

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.

I love this book. It is something I read before every interview, and I am 6 for 6. It does a very good job of giving you an overview of questions to expect during an interview, and also good ways and bad ways to answer those questions. Whether you are preparing for your first interview, or you have been through a million interviews, I think this book is definitely a worthwhile read. I plan to buy a copy of this book for each of my friends who are soon to be in the job search process.

FYI: I am a 20 yo college junior.

I have always been terrified of interviews and found this book to be of GREAT help. Highly recommended!

I am graduating this year and am still a rookie in job interviewing. This book has been such an enormous help to me in preparing interviews.

I was always nervous during my interviews, I did not know what to expect on an interview. After reading this book I feel more confident; it gives you model answers to the questions, professional appearance tips, how to deal with different kind of interviewers, and many more.... I GOT A JOB!!!

Some very helpful tips on how to give a good show. I only wish they had a longer section on suggested answers to common questions.

Wow, what a phenomenal resource! I'm a recent college grad and I had no clue of what to do for job interviews. This book covers absolutely every possible situation that could arise during the job search.

I read this resource, applied for job postings, and received a call for a phone screening for an open position. Because of the information in Job Interviews for Dummies, I did great on the phone screening and was called in for a second interview. Once again because of the points covered in this resource, I was able to properly prepare myself and walked into the interview 100% confident. I absolutely aced it! At one point even the interviewers were open-mouthed amazed at some of the questions I asked THEM!

It must have been a landslide victory over the other interviewees, for they immediately told me they were very interested in me, kept me in the loop through the whole interviewing cycle, and immediately called me as soon as they could to make an offer! It was the first official "interview" I ever had, and with a simple $17 investment I'm now making more than TWICE the amount of money as my entry-level job I was at before! Every College Graduate must have this resource!

Thank you Joyce Lain Kennedy!

It is a nice book but there are better books on Job Interviews.
I sugest "Knock em Dead". I was looking for a theoric overview.
This book deals with job interviews as it was a play