Great Answers to Tough Interview Questions (Paperback)

by Martin John Yate (Author)

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"'The best book on job-hunting generally' Financial Times"

Product Description
This guide takes you through the whole job-hunting process, from putting your CV together to negotiating your salary to the most dreaded interview questions. You'll find plenty of the tough, sneaky, mean and low-down questions that interviewers love to throw at you, such as: Why should I hire you? What are your outstanding qualities? Why do you want to work here? What is your greatest weakness? How much money do you want? "Great Answers to Tough Interview Questions" aims to give you the best answers to these and many more, and even deals with the worst you can expect in "The stress interview". With additional references to e-mail and the Internet, you'll find it useful whether you are trying to land your first job, returning to the workplace or looking to take another step up the career ladder.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd; 5th edition (April 1, 2001)
• ISBN-10: 0749435526
• ISBN-13: 978-0749435523
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,386,631 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Packed with Knowledge!, May 13, 2005

By	Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract.com" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

You may feel waves of regret as you read this book and imagine how your life might have been different if you had studied it earlier in your career. With actual examples of resumes and a brilliant score of responses to difficult queries, this is an excellent guide for job hunters, complete with corporate fashion tips. Author Martin John Yate delivers savvy advice in plain language. With warnings about the dangers of "windbag" statements, industry jargon and hostile body language, Yate provides a no-nonsense tour through the job-hunting process. The text includes a great worksheet for developing and tracking job leads and contacts. Unfortunately, the author sometimes is gung-ho about specific points so some sections are repetitive. But overall, we recommend these insights to all job seekers.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very handy; a must-have, August 26, 2004

By	B. Deidier "Renard" (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I used to be terrorized by interviews. After a couple rejections, you end up asking yourself what is wrong with you.

This book taught me to view things from the perspective that there was nothing wrong with me. I simply didn't know how to answer tough questions. Great Answers to tough interview questions will certainly help boost your self confidence.

This book is like a tool box. Some questions use to terrify me, in some cases I could think about a question I was asked at an interview for months and still not know what to answer. Now, I can put myself in place of the interviewer because I know exactly what he wants to hear and how I can come out and shine out of a difficult question.

You will never be shaking before an interview again once you have read this.

5.0 out of 5 stars More than just great answers, May 31, 2008

By	Jonathan Gable - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have owned this book since 2003. Fortunately or unfortunately, I have made very good use of it several times since then.
In addition to the praise from other reviewers for the tips on how to answer the trickiest questions in a smart and professional way, I have found the first two parts, "The Well-Stocked Briefcase" and "Getting to Square One" to be just as helpful.
The first part makes it absolutely clear what you have to do to get a new job: work full-time at getting a new job! It also explains how to organize your jobhunt like a pro, using all the media and resources available.
The second part is really the hardest step in the process: painting a picture of yourself on the phone that creates interest, responding to objections and actually securing appointments for multiple interviews.
Yate's style is that of a good coach -- no nonsense, no excuses, but lots of encouragement.
I agree that Yate hammers certain points repeatedly, but maybe there's a reason for that, folks 8^) Overall the money I spent on this book has repaid itself many times over. Buy it, read it, do what it says, and good luck!