Interview Book

James Innes is the Founder and Chief Executive of The CV Centre - the UK's leading CV consultancy. Following more than a decade of experience heading up The CV Centre, James is now widely considered to be one of the UK's leading careers experts. He regularly participates at recruitment fairs and conferences as a sought-after guest speaker, as well as being interviewed on TV and radio. The CV Book sits alongside James's other careers publishing which include the bestselling The Interview Book and The Interview Question and Answer Book both published by Pearson.

A definitive, bestselling guide to planning, preparing and performing in interviews to maximise chances of landing a job that people want. 2nd edition.

You've impressed them on paper; now it's time to make a winning impact face-to-face. There are a lot of ambitious, confident candidates out there, all with the experience and qualifications you have and perhaps more so what are you going to do to make them choose you? Far from simply showing up and being yourself, you need to plan, prepare and, most importantly, know what to expect. Based on years of experience coaching candidates to excel at interview, recruitment expert James Innes reveals the secrets behind interview success. The Interview Book gives you all the insider tips and winning methods to make sure you're first choice. You'll discover:

Part 1: Plannning, preparation and organisation: a winning strategy 1 Why are interviews so important? 2 Researching the job 3 Researching the organisation 4 Travel arrangements and safety considerations 5 Mental preparation 6 Presentation 7 Body language 8 The big day 9 First impressions count Part 2: Interview scenarios: expect the unexpected 10 Basic principles 11 Classic one-on-one interviews 12 Panel interviews 13 Competency-based interviews 14 Psychometric and aptitude tests 15 Presentations 16 Group interviews 17 Assessment centres 18 Distance interviews Part 3: Interview questions - and their answers 19 Basic principles 20 The 10 questions you're most likely to be asked 21 Forty classic questions you must be prepared for 22 Twenty tough questions - can you take the heat? 23 Illegal questions - and how to dodge them 24 Special cases: from school leavers to retirees 25 Yet more questions 26 Ending the interview: your own questions Part 4: The 15 most common interview mistakes 27 How to avoid them! Part 5: After the interview: closing the deal 28 Following up 29 Negotiating the offer 30 References 31 Resigning 32 Handling rejection 33 Your new job Part 6: My five top tips for interview success 34 How to guarantee interview success!