When Can You Start?: How to Ace the Interview and Win the Job

The job interview and job search. It is the make-or-break moment that can change everything. Job interviews present the key step in the job search process and help you get hired. Los Angeles Times award-winning author, Paul Freiberger offers a clear, entertaining guide with the best job interview help and preparation and proven tools and tips for success to ace the interview and win the job.

You will learn about:
• Job Interview Questions and Answers
• The Toughest Job Interview Questions
• Not Telling the Interviewer About Your Weaknesses
• Answering Trick and Oddball Questions
• Devising the Best Questions
• Gaining Confidence with Job Interview Preparation
• Avoiding Job Interview Mistakes
• Salary Negotiation Tips and Strategies

Editorial Reviews

“This book is powerful and expertly researched. Packed with interview advice you need to get your next job.”

— Larry Kramer, President and Publisher, USA Today

The most exhaustive, best researched book about job interviewing, filled with insights and research.

— Jean-Louis Gassée, General Partner, Allegis Capital

Freiberger delivers a fun and informative read. You will get a job a lot sooner if you read this book. Perfect for new grads at the beginning of their careers and powerful ammunition for the rest of us.

— Guy Kawasaki, author of APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur, and former chief evangelist of Apple

Highly useful to anyone facing an important job interview, especially if they haven’t been practicing for a while. Practical and well-researched, with extensive and realistic examples. This will stand the test of time.

— Marc Singer, Director, McKinsey & Company

There are gems of wisdom packed into the sections on how to answer behavioral interview questions, how to succeed in a panel interview, and how to anticipate sensitive and challenging questions. The principles and practices discussed in this book will help the job seeker turn the interview from an interrogation into a conversation.

— Marcia G. Rhodes, WorldatWork Director

Paul Freiberger, author of When Can You Start? is President of Shimmering Resumes, a global resume-writing, job interview preparation, and career counseling service. He has helped thousands of clients with job interview preparation, resumes and job search.

Paul is the author of several books and the winner of The Los Angeles Times Book Award. Paul Freiberger is co-author of the best-selling Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer (McGraw-Hill, 1984, rev. 2000), translated into many languages and later made into the Hollywood movie Pirates of Silicon Valley. He has produced reports for National Public Radio programs, including All Things Considered and Morning Edition. He is a former columnist for the San Jose Mercury News and a reporter for the San Francisco Examiner, where he covered Silicon Valley business for seven years.

Freiberger has written best-selling books that have changed people's lives. He has directed communications for McKinsey & Company, the most respected global management consulting firm. His work has been widely praised for its effectiveness and compassion in many publications and reviews.