How to Turn an Interview into a Job: Completely Revised and UpdatedA completely revised and updated edition of the bestselling, classic how-to on mastering the art of the interview Getting and winning the interview is the key to being hired. Everything else -- research, resumes, e-mails, phone calls -- is all backup for that crucial meeting. In How to Turn an Interview into a Job, America's leading interview authority, Jeffrey Allen, presents proven advice on the A to Zs of successful interviewing. Incorporating current etiquette and the new work ethic, Allen covers every step of the process, including: • Making the initial phone calls • Scheduling appointments • Selecting an interview wardrobe • How to have the toughest interviewer extend an offer • The follow-up letter • Maximum salary negotiation This new edition for the twenty-first century is also packed with ways to maximize current technology such as fax machines, voicemail, e-mail, and the Internet. For every kind of job seeker, How to Turn an Interview into a Job remains the simplest, most practical, and most streetwise guide to the fastest hire. |
Other editions - View all
How to Turn an Interview Into a Job: Completely Revised and Updated Jeffrey G. Allen Limited preview - 2004 |
Common terms and phrases
ability Affirmative action answering machine applicants asked avoid boss buyer's market buzzwords candidate career CHAPTER Deep-Breath Phone Call developed Dress for Success e-mail effect employment agencies Executive Recruiting experience fax number give halo effect handshake hiring authority human resources I’ve important impression industry inter Internet interrogation interview interviewer's Irresistible Interview Jeff Allen job announcement job banks job market job openings job search Jobseekers key words Korda last name look Maltz Maxwell Maltz ment Michael Korda monster.com never newsgroups offer opportunity pany percent person Personnel placement services posi position President profes Professional references prospective employer Psycho-Cybernetics question RECEPTIONIST response résumé bank Robert Ringer roulette salary scheduling search engines second interview skills someone sumés supervisor talking techniques temporary terviewer things tion TURN AN INTERVIEW Winning
Popular passages
Page xiv - A personal interview is a highly predictable, controllable event, with only the places and faces changing. Everything else—research, phone calls, letters, resumes—is simply backup for that crucial meeting.