Crazy Good Interviewing - How Acting a Little Crazy Can Get You the Job

Informationen zum Autor JOHN B. MOLIDOR, PhD , is CEO/President of Michigan State University Flint Area Medical Education and a Community Assistant Dean and Professor of Psychiatry at MSU College of Human Medicine, who helps people understand how their brain, communication styles, and interviewing skills can function well together. BARBARA PARUS is Director of Publications for the National Speakers Association in Tempe, Arizona. A Chicago native, she is a versatile and well-established writer, ghostwriter, editorial consultant, and the author or coauthor of three books on human resources-related topics. Klappentext How acting a little crazy and thinking outside of the box can get you the job you wantEver hear of a job candidate stretching out on the interviewer's floor to fill out an application? Or an applicant who sees nothing wrong with texting during the interview? Securing a job interview is a golden opportunity. The crazy-bad behavior described above will not net a job offer. Crazy Good Interviewing shows readers that crazy-good behavior, however, can make an applicant stand out favorably in a sea of mediocrity. Take the candidate who created a keynote presentation on his iPad to show what he could bring to the job or the one who created a DVD highlighting her abilities.Crazy Good Interviewing is a book geared toward those who are looking for work in this tough economy.* Addresses how slightly eccentric behaviors can tip the scales in the applicant's favor* Delves into how to access your three key strengths, how to use body language effectively, how to prepare a five-sentence history that builds a bridge to the interviewer, and moreTurn just plain crazy into crazy-good, and land the job at your next interview. Zusammenfassung How acting a little crazy and thinking outside of the box can get you the job you want Ever hear of a job candidate stretching out on the interviewer's floor to fill out an application? Or an applicant who sees nothing wrong with texting during the interview? Securing a job interview is a golden opportunity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xv Roxanne Emmerich Acknowledgments xix Chapter 1 Job Hunting in a Crazy Economy 1 Job Market Overview 2 Why Is the Interview So Important? 5 What Makes Me an Expert? 7 Chapter 2 Go Crazy-In a Good Way 9 How Do You Rate? 10 Introducing the ''Psychotron'' 10 What's Crazy Bad Behavior? 12 What's Crazy Good Behavior? 14 Chapter 3 First Impressions Are Lasting Impressions 19 Look at the Research 20 Exceptions to the Rule 21 The Rating Game 23 Preparation Is Key 25 Get Ready to ''Act Out'' 27 Part I ACT Out: Assess 29 Chapter 4 Everything from Soup to Nuts 31 Your Strengths and Limitations 31 Assessment Instruments 32 What's Your Weak Spot? 37 Human Interaction: Where the Action Is 40 Education: Know Your Own Strengths 42 Jobs that Don't Require College Degrees 42 Skills and Work Experience 44 Areas of Improvement 47 The Best Policy 48 Chapter 5 Wild, Wacky, and Wonderful You 51 Biology 101 52 Personality 101 54 Introversion versus Extraversion: Are You In or Out? 55 Interpersonal Skills: Can You Relate? 59 Your Assignment 61 Enthusiasm and Motivation: Rah-Rah, Sis-Boom-Bah! 61 Problem Solving: What's Your Problem? 63 Creativity: Thinking Outside the Box 64 Life Experiences 101 66 Hobbies and Interests: What Do You Do in Your Spare Time? 68 Netting a Job Offer 70 Chapter 6 Selling ''Crazy'': Your Unique Value Proposition 73 Think ''Log Line'' 74 Create Your Unique Value Proposition 76 Your Five...

List of contents

Foreword Roxanne Emmerich xv
 
Acknowledgments xix
 
Chapter 1 Job Hunting in a Crazy Economy 1
 
Job Market Overview 2
 
Why Is the Interview So Important? 5
 
What Makes Me an Expert? 7
 
Chapter 2 Go Crazy--In a Good Way 9
 
How Do You Rate? 10
 
Introducing the ''Psychotron'' 10
 
What's Crazy Bad Behavior? 12
 
What's Crazy Good Behavior? 14
 
Chapter 3 First Impressions Are Lasting Impressions 19
 
Look at the Research 20
 
Exceptions to the Rule 21
 
The Rating Game 23
 
Preparation Is Key 25
 
Get Ready to ''Act Out'' 27
 
PART I ACT Out: Assess 29
 
Chapter 4 Everything from Soup to Nuts 31
 
Your Strengths and Limitations 31
 
Assessment Instruments 32
 
What's Your Weak Spot? 37
 
Human Interaction: Where the Action Is 40
 
Education: Know Your Own Strengths 42
 
Jobs that Don't Require College Degrees 42
 
Skills and Work Experience 44
 
Areas of Improvement 47
 
The Best Policy 48
 
Chapter 5 Wild, Wacky, and Wonderful You 51
 
Biology 101 52
 
Personality 101 54
 
Introversion versus Extraversion: Are You In or Out? 55
 
Interpersonal Skills: Can You Relate? 59
 
Your Assignment 61
 
Enthusiasm and Motivation: Rah-Rah, Sis-Boom-Bah! 61
 
Problem Solving: What's Your Problem? 63
 
Creativity: Thinking Outside the Box 64
 
Life Experiences 101 66
 
Hobbies and Interests: What Do You Do in Your Spare Time? 68
 
Netting a Job Offer 70
 
Chapter 6 Selling ''Crazy'': Your Unique Value Proposition 73
 
Think ''Log Line'' 74
 
Create Your Unique Value Proposition 76
 
Your Five-Sentence Personal History 78
 
Why Anecdotes Work 80
 
The Power of Three 82
 
Mad About Metaphors 85
 
Chapter 7 Your Worldview on Work 87
 
Applying Your Worldview to Work 88
 
Work Makes the World Go 'Round 88
 
Worldview Provides Career Direction 90
 
Mapping a Career Plan 92
 
When Job and Worldview Don't Align 94
 
Square Peg, Round Hole 95
 
PART II ACT Out: Communicate 97
 
Chapter 8 Bridge the Generational Gap with Crazy Good Behavior 99
 
Defining ''Generation'' 99
 
The Sound of ''Silents'' (Born 1924-1945) 101
 
Big, Bad Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964) 104
 
Old and New 107
 
The Internet Generation X (Born 1965-1983) 108
 
High-Tech Generation Y (Born 1984-2002) 111
 
Chapter 9 Types of Interviews 115
 
Phone Interviews: Can You Hear Me Now? 115
 
Before the Interview: Ready and Waiting 119
 
During the Interview 120
 
Skype: Smile for the Camera! 120
 
FaceTime 123
 
One-on-One Interview: Up Close and Personal 123
 
It's Showtime! 125
 
Play Nice 128
 
All Ears 128
 
Panel Interview: All Eyes on You 129
 
Make One-on-One Connections 130
 
Turning ''You're Fired!'' into ''You're Hired!'' 133
 
Group Interview: When You're One Among Many 135
 
Chapter 10 Head Games 137
 
Games Interviewers Play 138
 
Tension Relievers 140
 
Chapter 11 Looking Good . . . Crazy Good 143
 
Perceiving Is Believing 144
 
Putting It All Together 146
 
For Men Only 146
 
For Women Only 149
 
Chapter 12 Use Body Language to Make a Crazy Good Impression 161
 
Make Crazy Good Eye Contact 162
 
Posture Perfect 165
 
Gestures a

Product details

• Authors: Molidor, Dr John B. Molidor, J. B. Molidor, Jb Molidor, John Molidor, John B Molidor, John B. Molidor, John B. Parus Molidor, Parus, Barbara Parus
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.2012
• EAN: 9781118295144
• ISBN: 978-1-118-29514-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Management, Personalwesen, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Personal Career Development