Acing Interviews For Dummies - Softcover

Kennedy, Joyce Lain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118307046 ISBN 13: 9781118307045

Publisher: For Dummies, 2012

Synopsis

Ace the interview and land that job!

Does the thought of interviewing for a new job send shivers down your spine? It doesn't have to! Whether you're searching for your first job, changing careers, or looking for advancement in your current line of work, this portable edition shows you how to use your skills and experiences to your advantage and land that job.

• Prepare, prepare, and prepare some more — discover what today's interviewers expect from applicants

• Research 101 — understand how to use the Internet and social media to find out all about your target companies

• Work your way through the process — get practical advice so you can successfully navigate each stage

• Time to talk or type or video — discover how to make a great impression in any format and at any time

Open the book and find:

• The different types of interviews and ways to excel at each

• How to overcome your fear of interviewing

• Advice for asking smart questions about the job and the employer

• Ways to give the best answers to make-or-break questions

• How to dress for the job you want

Learn to:

• Master the art of answering and asking job interview questions

• Get past online screening questionnaires

• Navigate the modern video interview

About this title

About the Author

Joyce Lain Kennedy is America's first nationally syndicated careers columnist. Her twice-weekly column, CAREERS NOW, appears in newspapers and on websites across the land. In her four decades of advising readers — newbies, prime-timers, and those in-between — Joyce has received millions of letters inquiring about career moves and job searching and has answered countless numbers of them in print.

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118307046
• ISBN 13: 9781118307045
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168