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Knock 'Em Dead 2002

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I've taught at colleges where graduating students were offered placement services as well as having to interview people myself for a job. The contents of this book are of more value than the entire program at the college. Filled with brilliant ideas for how to organize and prepare your resume as well as how to get an interview and how to answer the interviewer's questions it is a valuable resource for the job seeker.

I especially like the way that the book details how to handle situations where the interviewer asks right up front how much you are expecting to make, or when your years of experience don't match the number they are looking for, or when your education is not at the level they are looking for and similar situations. Things that are an interview killer are covered in detail as well as how to get past them unscathed.

Better than any placement program I've seen, some of the most detailed advice that you will find anywhere, and up to date with modern technology and techniques, this is your best source for competent advice on how to actually get the job you want. Don't send another resume, make another phone call or go to another interview without reading it first.

I still use my 1993 edition of this book. I was striking out for weeks and weeks, no months and months before I bought this book. After reading it just once I was ten times more prepared to answer questions more accurately, but not shoot my own foot when the answer I had was not the best one. Heck, this book helped me get a job as an engineer, yet I had no training.

After reading Knock 'em Dead my confidence was very high, I was honest that I didn't have all the skills but knew how to express my capabilities and values without sounding desperate (which I was) or arrogant. Without this book, you are a part of the herd. With this book, you are the leader of the pack. Read this book and Knock 'em Dead at your next interview. Thank you Mr. Yates for giving me the keys to the start of my successful career!

I bought this book back when I was graduating from College in 1994 and followed all of its suggestions. It gives you a great framework to follow for success and shows you all the basics. Since that first job, I have been working in the staffing industry, helping people find jobs all day long, and now reccommend this book to everyone I find who is looking for a job. It is worth every penny. Buy this book and squash the competition in your interview. Hint: Most hiring managers have read this book or a similar book (especially the interview questions part), so should you.

In my church, I work with young people training them how to get ready for the world of work and with older people helping them to find work when that unforseen happening of losing their job occurs. Martin Yate's book (I started with it in 1998) has a number of bright ideas (The executive briefing) and good examples of the suggestions that he gives. And he gives a whole bunch (more than 200) questions employers might ask along with an inciteful description of how they might be answered. While the reader is not expected to memorize the 200+ questions, they can learn a very effective pattern on how the employer's questions can be answered. In a field where only a small percent of the interviewers really know what they are doing, this book gives the interviewee who really works with it a real leg-up on dealing with his/her situation. My congrats to Mr. Yate for a really fine product!

I bought my copy in 1995 at a low point in my job hunt -- 10 months looking (I was already employed), a few interviews but no offers yet. I happened to have an interview lined up for the following week and did not want to blow it -- again! I used the information on how to answer common interview questions and was offered the job. I actually wrote the author a thank you letter afterwards. Two years later I was promoted and had to start hiring people. I turned to his book "Hiring the Best" for help and would also recommend that to anyone job hunting to get inside the interviewer's head. Now, I am getting ready to job-hunt again and plan to use "Knock 'Em Dead" once more.

It's not every day that you run across a book that actually lives up to its reputation. This one does, and more. Martin Yate's Knock `Em Dead series has spawned numerous bestsellers. Here's the original, in an all-new, updated edition. The core of the book is a catalogue of strategies for answering the wide array of questions you could be asked during a job interview. The book also includes plenty of other job-hunting advice. If you don't get the job after following this book's advice, it can't be because you flunked the interview. We from getAbstract recommend this book to all job-hunters and to those who think they may be out looking anytime soon.

I had a different attitude in interviews and meeting with CEO `s during my life.But this book changed my style, made me look different , answered a lot of worrying questions and opened my eyes on so many hidden tactics in winning a job.

I read the book during applying to a job and when I was placed second best I used the last chapters techniques & advise and was ranked first.So I got the job I always dreamt of!!!

Thanks to Martin Yate.

I tried to contact him on line to his address in the book but could not reach him.If you ever reach him send him my regards.

I beleive this book is important to every one who is looking to get a job and to every one who is hiring people.

Abdelfattah Toukan
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This book transformed me from being "just another applicant" to a "we must hire this guy" star. Not only does it tell the reader the "right" answer to hundreds of interview questions, but it also explains what employers really look in prospective employees and how to show employers that you have what they want. It helps you deal with tough interviewers and incompetent interviewers (there are many of these). After reading and studying this book, I got interviews from about 90% of the companies that I sent resumes to, and received an excellent job offer from virtually every company that I interviewed with. Before reading the book, I got occasional interviews and hardly ever got job offers.

Just don't tell my present employer that I read this book. It's almost like cheating in the job search game!

This book is the best book on making a lasting impression at an interview. If you have the skills for a job, this book will allow you to convey it to the interviewer. I recommend this book for interviewers too. It lets you know all the do's and don'ts and how to react to them.