Interview Book, The: How To Prepare and Perform At Your Best In Any Interview, 3rd edition

Published by Pearson (January 20, 2016) © 2016

  • James Innes
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This is the definitive, bestselling guide to planning, preparing and performing in interviews to maximise your chances of landing the job you want. The guidance in this book has been tried, tested and honed to perfection. The unique content includes a chapter on avoiding the most common interview mistakes, and important information on how to handle and benefit from the post-interview period.

Written by the CEO of the UK’s leading CV consultancy service, James Innes, the book is supported by exclusive online tools and bonus content including sample

interview questions, templates and best-practice scenarios.

About the author 

Acknowledgements 

How to use this book 

 

Part 1 Plannning, preparation and organisation: a winning strategy 

  1.   Why are interviews so important? 

  2.   Researching the job 

  3.   Researching the organisation 

  4.   Mental preparation 

  5.   Presentation 

  6.   Body language 

  7.   The big day 

  8.   First impressions count 

 

Part 2 Interview scenarios: expect the unexpected 

  9.   Basic principles 

10.   Classic one-on-one interviews 

11.   Panel interviews 

12.   Competency-based, behavioural and situational interviews 

13.   Psychometric and aptitude tests 

14.   Presentations 

15.   Group interviews 

16.   Distance interviews 

 

Part 3 Assessment centres

17.   Assessment centres 

 

Part 4 Interview questions – and their answers! 

18.   Basic principles 

19.   The ten questions you’re most likely to be asked 

20.   Forty classic questions you must be prepared for 

21.   Illegal questions – and how to dodge them 

22.   Special cases: from school leavers to retirees 

23.   Yet more questions 

 

Part 5 Ending the interview 

24.   Your own questions 

 

Part 6 The 15 most common interview mistakes 

25.   How to avoid them! 

 

Part 7 After the interview: closing the deal 

26.   Following up 

27.   Negotiating the offer 

28.   References 

29.   Resigning 

30.   Handling rejection 

31.   Your new job 

 

Part 8 My five top tips for interview success 

32.   How to guarantee interview success!

 

Further reading and resources 

Index of questions 

Index 

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