Popular Job Interviewing Books

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Acing the Interview: How to Ask and Answer the Questions That Will Get You the Job

At some point, most people have been caught off guard by tough interview questions. This book helps readers take charge of the situation! This book gives job seekers candid advice for answering even the most unexpected questions, including:

• You really don’t have as much experience as we would like — why should we hire you?
• How many hours in your previous jobs did you have to work each week to get everything done?
• What do you consider most valuable — a high salary, job recognition, or advancement?

The book also arms readers with questions to ask prospective employers that could prevent their making a big job mistake:

• What would you say are the worst parts of this job?
• What are the major problems facing the company and this department?
• Why aren’t you promoting from within?

Instant Interviews: 101 Ways to Get the Best Job of Your Life

Instant Interviews includes 101 easy, proven techniques for getting the only thing that counts in the job jungle—an interview. Get face-to-face with your future using these strategies and dozens more:

• Find your ideal employer online right now
• Incite potential employers to interview you today
• Immediately reply to only the hottest job listings
• Know now what employers want, not what they say
• Read between the lines in help-wanted ads to get interviewed first
• Develop your interviewing persona fast
• Develop a list of personal references by tomorrow
• Use temporary assignments differently to get hired right away
• Get interviews through the back door this Saturday
• Auction yourself to the highest bidder by next week
• Develop an endless flow of job offers without delay

301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions

While many interview books still focus on “What are your strengths?” and “What are your weaknesses?” 301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions is the definitive guide to the real-and sometimes quirky-questions employers are using to weed out candidates.

What are the best answers to:

• From your résumé it looks like you were fired twice. How did that make you feel?
• Do you know who painted this work of art?
• What is the best-managed company in America?
• If you could be any product in the world, what would you choose?
• How many cigars are smoked in a year?
• Are you a better visionary or implementer? Why?