Ultimate Interview: Make a Great Impression and Get That Job

Copyright
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Table of contents
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Introduction......Page 10
What do they want?......Page 12
What will happen at the interview?......Page 13
What sort of questions will they ask?......Page 14
How do they know what they’re looking for?......Page 15
What should you prepare?......Page 18
Exhibit 1: Evidence that you meet their needs......Page 19
Exhibit 2: Reassuring answers and explanations......Page 21
Exhibit 3: Industry knowledge......Page 23
Exhibit 4: The reasons you want this job......Page 27
Make a good impression......Page 28
Three cardinal rules......Page 31
4. Starting the interview......Page 33
5. Questions they ask everybody......Page 39
6. Questions for practical jobs......Page 47
Professional knowledge......Page 55
7. Questions for creative jobs......Page 57
Professional knowledge......Page 68
8. Questions for clerical and administrative jobs......Page 70
Professional knowledge......Page 80
9. Questions for sales and marketing jobs......Page 82
Professional knowledge......Page 93
10. Questions for technical jobs......Page 95
Professional knowledge......Page 108
11. Questions for management jobs......Page 110
Professional knowledge......Page 129
12. Questions for customer relations jobs......Page 131
Professional knowledge......Page 139
13. Questions for school and college leavers......Page 141
Professional knowledge......Page 149
14. Tackling the difficult questions......Page 151
Inappropriate and illegal questions......Page 158
Dealing with critical or negative questions......Page 161
Questions about salary......Page 164
Answering closed questions......Page 166
16. Your questions for the interviewer......Page 168
Screening interviews......Page 172
Telephone interviews......Page 173
Video interviews......Page 174
Panel interviews......Page 175
Assessment centres......Page 176
Informal interviews......Page 177
Second interviews......Page 178
Making a presentation......Page 179
Showing your portfolio......Page 180
Job-replica exercises......Page 181
Group exercises......Page 182
Psychometric tests......Page 183
Future trends......Page 189
Appearance......Page 192
Behaviour......Page 194
Overcoming nerves......Page 196
While you’re waiting for their decision......Page 199
If they don’t make you an offer......Page 200
If they do make you an offer......Page 205
Further reading fromKogan Page......Page 208
Index to the questions......Page 211
Index......Page 218