The Five Minute Interview - Softcover

Beatty, Richard H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471840343 ISBN 13: 9780471840343

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1986

Synopsis

This definitive guide to handling the most critical part of the job interview - the first five minutes, emphasizes the importance of physical chemistry, eye contact, vocabulary, and listening versus talking when meeting a prospective employer for the first time. It explains how to prepare yourself before you go on an interview, how to shift the discussion from "maintenance" to more "value added" topics to show how you can meet the employer's strategic goals, and how to identify the employer's "hot buttons" and use them to your advantage. Also included are scores of tips on how to steer and control the interview while it is in progress.

About this title

From the Back Cover

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 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471840343
• ISBN 13: 9780471840343
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224