Smart Woman's Guide to Interviewing and Salary Negotiation [Paperback]

Julie Adair King (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1995 | Series: Smart Woman's Guide

The Smart Women's Guide to Interviewing and Salary Negotiation walks the reader through the resume creating process step by step. It also addresses other key career issues of interest to women, including breaking through the glass ceiling, gender barriers, commanding a fair salary, and more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 2 edition (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156414206X
• ISBN-13: 978-1564142061
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #670,442 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #58 in Books > Business & Investing > Job Hunting & Careers > Interviewing

More About the Author

Julie Adair King is the best-selling author of many books about digital imaging, including Digital Photography For Dummies, Shooting & Sharing Digital Photos For Dummies, and Digital Photography Before & After Makeovers. When not writing, she teaches at various locations, including such noted photography schools as the Palm Beach Photographic Centre in Florida.
A native of Ohio and a graduate of Purdue University, King now resides with her furboy, Mocha the Wacky Wheaten Terrier, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Memorize it!!!, April 1, 1999

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This review is from: Smart Woman's Guide to Interviewing and Salary Negotiation (Paperback)

For those of us who don't interview often, this is a must read. Clearly written and organized. Smart tips for women, especially about placing a value on yourself as a product the company is investing in. WOMEN OF TODAY ARE NO LONGER THE "WORKER ANT" OF SOCIETY. Great tips on gathering concrete data (your work accomplishements, market rate, comparative performance data) to present in salary negotiations. But best of all, WHAT DO YOU SAY when aninterviewer says no to a request forsalary increase? If you don't know, or fumble, your chance may have just flown out the door. The author gives you an exact script that is very polite, straightforward, and assertive. I memorized it. After reading the book, I negotiated myself a salary at the top of it's market bracket in Los Angeles(no kidding). I came away from the negotiations A VALUABLE employee, not only in the company's mind, but also in my own. The author also touches on this point: if you don't place great enough value on your product, neither will the employer-EVER. My husband is also reading it, and loves it as much as I do. GET THIS BOOK! I'm getting all three other titles she has written.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative and filled with tips everyone should know!, July 19, 1999

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This review is from: The Smart Woman's Guide to Interviewing and Salary Negotiation (Library Binding)

King really offers some GREAT suggestions and common sense tips for interviewing, whether it's your first time looking for a job or your hundredth time. She gives sound advice on how to handle sticky situations, especially--but not limited to-- those that may be presented to women in today's workplace. Want to know how to word something tactfully? She has information on that, too! I found this book to be the single most useful one I used during my job search, and I highly recommend it to anyone.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative!, August 24, 2000

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This review is from: Smart Woman's Guide to Interviewing and Salary Negotiation (Paperback)

Let's face it. Women have a hard time being aggressive. We are raised to be mild-mannered creatures who apologize a lot. To make things worse, we face discrimination in the work force. But, of course, that could change. I marvel at The Smart Woman's Guide to Interviewing and Salary Negotiation's intelligent and useful information on how to be confident and persuasive in a job interview.

There are many valuable steps one can take to land the job one wants and the salary one deserves. Of course, the book discusses dressing properly and speaking clearly and confidently during an interview - I have had plenty of information on how to achieve that. But the book also discusses gender discrimination, sexual harassment, stereotypes in the work force, and describes ways to negotiate the salary you deserve and how to demand a raise.

Job interviews aren't easy - in fact, they are rather fastidious. Which is why I highly recommend this book. Do you need some direction on how to achieve in life? Read the book. Trust me, it is money well spent.