The Five-Minute Interview / Edition 3

by Richard H. Beatty

Overview

A new, updated edition of the successful job hunter's classic
In this new Third Edition of The Five-Minute Interview, career guru Richard Beatty demonstrates how skillfully questioning an employer can establish an applicant as the best person for a position. The skills in this book will help job hunters gain control of an interview in five minutes and say all the right things to convince an interviewer that they're the one for the job. Three new sections have been added: resumes that win interviews, competency-based interviews, and surviving and winning the behavior-based interview.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471250838
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	09/23/2002
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.96(w) x 9.09(h) x 0.74(d)

About the Author

RICHARD H. BEATTY is President and CEO of Brandywine Consulting Group, a leading executive search and corporate career management consulting firm. He is the leading U.S. career author with several bestselling career guides from Wiley, including The Resume Kit, Fourth Edition; The Perfect Cover Letter, Second Edition; 175 High-Impact Resumes, Third Edition; and 175 High-Impact Cover Letters, Third Edition.

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Table of Contents

Introduction.
Types of Interview.
Interview Techniques.
Personal Inventory.
Common Interview Questions.
Basic Interview Strategy.
The Five-Minute Concept.
The Five-Minute Interview.
Implementing the Five-Minute Concept.
The "Voids" Strategy.
The "Ideal Candidate" Strategy.
The "Key-Problems-and-Challenges" Strategy.
Avoiding Interview Disaster.
Organizational Compatibility.
The Trend toward Competency-Based Interviewing.
Surviving Behavior-Based Interviews.
Questions You'll Need to Ask.
Interview Tips—Do's and Don'ts.
Resumes That Win Interviews.
Index.