Nail It! : 10 Secrets for Winning the Job Interview

by Williams, Pat

• ISBN13: 9781599321585
• ISBN10: 1599321580
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

How can you be sure yours"ll win that next job interview? Unless you have a crystal ball, a geniers"s lamp, or a lucky rabbitrs"s foot that accurately forecasts the future, it is difficult to predict. NBA guru Pat Williams knows a trick or two about what it takes to make the teamrs"s final cut. In this book, he shows you how to build a business network, plan your career path, package yourself to get the right kind of attention, and much more. The secret to nailing the job interview is to approach life as if every day is a championship game.

Author Biography

Pat Williams has been a leader in the world of professional sports for more than forty years. After many successful years as general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, Pat helped found the NBA’s Orlando Magic and serves currently as that team’s senior vice president. Passionate about inspiring positive life change, in Nail It! Pat draws upon his lifetime of hiring experience to speak wisdom into the job interviewing process.

 

Peggy Matthews Rose is a writer who has worked with Pat Williams on the books Read for Your Life, Lincoln Speaks to Leaders, and The Takeaway. She also provided a strong assist on the book How to Be Like Walt Disney, by Pat Williams and Jim Denney. Her background includes a long career with Disney in the communications field.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why You Need to Read This Book-Right Now!	p. 8
Network	p. 11
Be Interview Question-Ready	p. 25
Be Prepared	p. 35
Display Professionalism	p. 56
Exude Self-Confidence	p. 66
Exhibit Communication Skills	p. 75
Radiate Energy and Enthusiasm	p. 100
Reveal Your Extraversion	p. 110
Have Integrity	p. 118
Reveal Creativity	p. 130
Conclusion: DonÆt Leave Home Without This Final Tip!	p. 139
About The Author: Pat Williams	p. 147
About The Writer: Peggy Matthews Rose	p. 149
Acknowledgments	p. 150
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