Pass That Interview: Your Systematic Guide to Coming Out on Top

Contents......Page 6
List of Illustrations......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Looking ahead......Page 16
Organising yourself......Page 18
Replying to the invitation......Page 31
Checklist......Page 34
Looking good......Page 37
Getting it right from head to toe......Page 38
Dealing with visible accessories......Page 41
Dealing with invisible accessories......Page 42
Planning to stay overnight......Page 43
Rehearsing the part......Page 44
Improving your performance......Page 48
Checklist......Page 50
Why do I need to know it?......Page 52
Getting to know the organisation......Page 54
Getting to know more about the job......Page 56
The job and you......Page 58
Some typical interview questions......Page 60
Summing up......Page 65
Checklist......Page 66
The day before......Page 67
The night before......Page 69
D-day......Page 71
Checklist......Page 78
Why are tests used?......Page 79
What are psychometric tests?......Page 80
Ability tests......Page 82
Can I improve my ability test performance?......Page 87
Answering a personality questionnaire......Page 89
Graphology......Page 92
The ideal test location......Page 93
Managing the test procedures......Page 94
Checklist......Page 96
What to expect......Page 97
Making a good entrance......Page 101
Answering background questions......Page 106
Danger zones......Page 112
Asking your own questions......Page 115
Making a good exit......Page 117
Checklist......Page 118
Keeping an open mind......Page 120
The less-than-perfect interviewer......Page 123
Coping with a problem interview......Page 128
Checklist......Page 132
Making the best use of the interview experience......Page 133
Weighing up the job information......Page 134
Reviewing your interview......Page 136
Waiting for the result......Page 141
Becoming the successful candidate......Page 143
Checklist......Page 150
What went wrong?......Page 154
Salvaging your pride......Page 159
Coping with continuous rejection......Page 160
Checklist......Page 162
'You are invited to attend...'......Page 164
The letter of invitation......Page 165
Personal presentation......Page 168
Background preparation......Page 170
Attending the college interview......Page 174
Checklist......Page 176
Useful addresses......Page 178
Further reading......Page 180
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G......Page 183
O......Page 184
P......Page 185
W......Page 186
D......Page 188
J......Page 189
R......Page 190
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