The Five–Minute Interview - Softcover

Beatty, Richard H

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471192953 ISBN 13: 9780471192954

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Synopsis

Ensure success in the first five minutes of your interview This revolutionary approach to interviewing puts you in the driver′s seat, enabling you to quickly, confidently gain insight into an employer′s needs and objectives, then position yourself as the ideal candidate who best meets those needs–all in just five minutes. Here′s how: Minute 1: First impressions–your looks, your dress, your attitude Minute 2: Steering the interview–traditionally it′s the employer who establishes the line of inquiry, this time it′s you Minute 3: While other candidates are still talking about themselves, you′re getting the employer to tell you exactly how this position fits in the company′s long– and short–term strategic goals–i.e., exactly what they′re looking for Minute 4: Conventional candidates are still talking about their last jobs–you′re learning the company′s key problems and challenges Minute 5: Instead of fielding questions about your background, you′re already positioning yourself as the ideal candidate to resolve those problems and meet all challenges This revised and expanded new edition of career guru Richard Beatty′s bestseller–which includes three new chapters, Avoiding Interview Disasters, The Ideal Candidate Strategy, and Key Problems and Challenges Strategy–does more than get the job done ... it gets the job, period.

About this title

Synopsis:

This second edition adds three chapters covering the following topics: "Avoiding Interview Disasters", with advice how to handle the tough questions in the interview; "The Ideal Candidate Strategy", dealing with ways to find out what the employer is really looking for; and "The Key Problems and Challenges Strategy", aiming to show the candidate how to find out what key problems and challenges are needed to be resolved and met in order to be seen as valuable to the organization.

About the Author:

RICHARD H. BEATTY is Chairman of Brandywine Consulting Group, a leading executive search and outplacement consulting firm. He is the author of several bestselling career books, including The Resume Kit and 175 High–Impact Cover Letters, both published by Wiley.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0471192953
• ISBN 13: 9780471192954
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 224