Job Interview Skills 101

by Enisman, Ellyn

• ISBN13: 9781587769108
• ISBN10: 1587769107
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-26
• Publisher: Hudson House Pub

Summary

Ellyn has coached students from leading colleges and universities and is the founder of www.col-legetocareercoaching.com, a professional coaching firm with a unique and successful approach to empowering college students and recent college grads to prepare for the job market. Book jacket.

Author Biography

ELLYN ENISMAN has over 27 years of experience in interview coaching, career counseling, corporate recruiting, employer relationship development, human capital management, human resource consulting, job placement, job search strategy coaching, interview skill workshops and more. Ellyn has held senior executive management positions in the staffing, corporate recruiting, and manufacturing industries. She has recruited, interviewed, hired, and has been instrumental in helping new college grads and college students succeed in their job search. Ellyn has coached students from leading colleges and universities and is the founder of www.collegetocareercoaching.com, a professional coaching firm with a unique and successful approach to empowering college students and recent college grads to prepare for the job market.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 3
The Interview 101 Program	p. 9
Types of Interviews	p. 15
On-Campus Company Information Session	p. 16
Company Interview	p. 18
Career Fair Interview	p. 19
The Telephone Interview	p. 22
The On-Site Interview at the Employer	p. 27
Finessing Your Interview	p. 29
Interview Styles and Strategies	p. 32
Recipe for a Winning Behavioral Interview	p. 35
The Situational Interview	p. 51
The Case Interview	p. 52
Brain Teaser Interviews	p. 56
Panel Interviews	p. 57
The Tag Team Interview, or, The Relay Race	p. 61
The Group Interview	p. 65
The Meal Interview	p. 68
The Virtual or Online Interview	p. 70
Testing	p. 71
Preparing for the Interview	p. 73
Arm Yourself With Information	p. 75
Know How To Sell Yourself	p. 85
You Are Interviewing the Company	p. 90
Dress For Success	p. 93
Some Specifics for Men	p. 96
Some Specifics for Women	p. 98
Final word	p. 99
You've Had Your Interview-Now What?	p. 101
Questions to Ask the Interviewer	p. 107
Tell Me About Yourself	p. 121
How to Overcome Rejection	p. 131
What Salary Are You Looking For?	p. 139
The Value of a Coach	p. 147
Final Note	p. 153
Appendices	p. 155
Sample Tables	p. 157
60 Possible Interview Questions	p. 159
Legal and Illegal Interview Questions	p. 165
Job Description Example #1	p. 169
Job Description Example #2	p. 177
Job Description Example #3	p. 183
Your 30 Second Commercial	p. 187
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