The Interview Book Your definitive guide to the perfect interview

by Innes, James

• ISBN13: 9780273776628
• ISBN10: 0273776622
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-09-27
• Publisher: Ft Pr

Summary

The UK#146;s bestselling guide to successful interviews is back with a second edition.

Author Biography

James Innes is the Founder and Chief Executive of The CV Centre – the UK’s leading CV consultancy. Following more than a decade of experience heading up The CV Centre, James is now widely considered to be one of the UK’s leading careers experts. He regularly participates at recruitment fairs and conferences as a sought-after guest speaker, as well as being interviewed on TV and radio. The CV Book sits alongside James’s other careers publishing which include the bestselling The Interview Book and The Interview Question and Answer Book both published by Pearson.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Plannning, preparation and organisation: a winning strategy

1 Why are interviews so important?

2 Researching the job

3   Researching the organisation

4   Travel arrangements and safety considerations

5   Mental preparation

6   Presentation

7 Body language

8 The big day

9 First impressions count

Part 2: Interview scenarios: expect the unexpected

10  Basic principles

11  Classic one-on-one interviews

12  Panel interviews

13  Competency-based interviews

14  Psychometric and aptitude tests

15  Presentations

16  Group interviews

17  Assessment centres

18  Distance interviews

Part 3: Interview questions – and their answers

19  Basic principles

20  The 10 questions you're most likely to be asked

21  Forty classic questions you must be prepared for

22  Twenty tough questions – can you take the heat?

23  Illegal questions – and how to dodge them

24  Special cases: from school leavers to retirees

25  Yet more questions

26  Ending the interview: your own questions

Part 4: The 15 most common interview mistakes

27  How to avoid them!

Part 5: After the interview: closing the deal

28  Following up

29  Negotiating the offer

30  References

31  Resigning

32  Handling rejection

33  Your new job

Part 6: My five top tips for interview success

34  How to guarantee interview success!