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Informationen zum Autor Joyce Lain Kennedy is a nationally syndicated careers columnist. CAREERS NOW appears twice weekly in newspapers and on websites across the United States. She is the author of seven career books including Resumes For Dummies! 6th Edition! and Cover Letters For Dummies! 3rd Edition. Klappentext Whether you're searching for your first job, changing careers, or looking for advancement in your current line of work, this title shows you how to use your skills and experiences to your advantage and land that job. Covering how to prepare for an interview, it explores realities of the job market with scenarios that you can expect to encounter. Zusammenfassung Whether you're searching for your first job! changing careers! or looking for advancement in your current line of work! this title shows you how to use your skills and experiences to your advantage and land that job. Covering how to prepare for an interview! it explores realities of the job market with scenarios that you can expect to encounter. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Part I: And the Interview Winner is You! 7 Chapter 1: Job Interviews Are Show Biz. Seriously! 9 Chapter 2: Tryouts: Getting Past Screening Interviews 29 Chapter 3: 21st-Century Video Interview 39 Chapter 4: Interviewing on the Global Stage 51 Chapter 5: A Chorus Line of Interviews by Type 57 Part II: Backstage Researching and Rehearsing 77 Chapter 6: Research Is Your Ticket Inside 79 Chapter 7: Your Close-Up: Personality Tests 89 Chapter 8: Showing You the Money 101 Chapter 9: Costuming Yourself for a Starring Role 119 Chapter 10: Beat Stage Fright with the R-Word: Rehearse 133 Chapter 11: Looking Good with Questions You Ask 143 Chapter 12: Closing the Show 149 Part III: Actors' Studio: Casting Your Character 165 Chapter 13: Opening Acts for Younger Talent 167 Chapter 14: Selling Scripts for Career Switchers 173 Chapter 15: Star Turns for Prime-Timers 181 Part IV: Lights! Camera! Talk! Answering Questions 191 Chapter 16: What Can You Tell Me About Yourself? 193 Chapter 17: What Do You Know about This Job and Our Company? 213 Chapter 18: What Are Your Skills and Competencies? 217 Chapter 19: How Does Your Experience Help Us? 225 Chapter 20: What Education Do You Have? 233 Chapter 21: What about Your Special Situation? 243 Chapter 22: How Should You Answer a Questionable Question? 259 Part V: The Part of Tens 267 Chapter 23: Ten Tips to Avoid Rotten Reviews 269 Chapter 24: Ten Tricky Questions to Watch Out For 273 Chapter 25: Tens of Lines on the Cutting Room Floor 279 Appendix: Questions by Career Fields and Industries 285 Index 305 ...
