Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Job Interviews 7 Chapter 1: Honing Your Job Interview Skills 9 Chapter 2: Getting Past Screening Interviews 31 Chapter 3: Interviewing via Video 41 Chapter 4: Preparing for Different Types of Interviews 49 Part II: The Power of Researching and Rehearsing 73 Chapter 5: Research Is Your Ticket to Success 75 Chapter 6: Understanding Personality Tests 85 Chapter 7: Showing You the Money 99 Chapter 8: Dressing for Success 119 Chapter 9: Rehearse Away the Stage Fright 135 Chapter 10: Looking Good with Questions You Ask 145 Chapter 11: Leaving a Good Impression 153 Part III: Presenting Yourself as the Best Candidate 167 Chapter 12: Interviewing Tips for School Leavers and Graduates 169 Chapter 13: Star Turns for Prime-Timers 177 Part IV: Answering Questions with Confidence 187 Chapter 14: Tell Me about Yourself 189 Chapter 15: What Do You Know about This Job and Our Company? 207 Chapter 16: What Are Your Skills and Competencies? 213 Chapter 17: How Does Your Experience Help Us? 221 Chapter 18: Talking about Your Special Situation 229 Chapter 19: Answering a Questionable Question 249 Part V: The Part of Tens 257 Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Win Rave Reviews 259 Chapter 21: Ten (Or So) Tricky Questions to Watch Out For 263 Index 269

About the Author

Joyce Lain Kennedy is a well-known, syndicated careers columnist in the US. She has been advising readers for four decades and is the author of seven career titles.