Review: Decent Advice, But Incomplete
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2013
I picked this up when it was available for free.  At that price, I'd say this is a very quick (the entire book can be read in about an hour), worthwhile read.  I'm not sure that it's worth the $2.99 price tag I see on it now, however.  The author brings his past experiences as a hiring manager to the table and covers 7 commonly asked questions that come up in interviews.  He explains the purpose of the question; what a good answer should include; examples of bad answers; and how to address potential negative aspects of your past that may relate to the question.This is all good information, however, here's what could have been added to really improve the book:* Similar or tangential questions from these 7 root questions -- rarely does an entire interview cover only 7 questions.  There are always followups, tangential questions, or related questions (ways in which the question may be re-stated in order to get further information about this aspect of a person's performance or experiences).* Recommendations on questions the interviewee could ask the interviewer -- I realize the point of this book is to focus on the questions the interviewee should ace, but a very short section outlining some good questions that an interviewee could include (and why) would be advantageous given the theme of the book.* Some additional specific examples of good answers.  The author provides some specific instances of bad answers and gives some general guidance on good answers, but taking these generics and providing a specific example would help illustrate some of the points.Overall, I gave this two stars.  It's not bad, however, it feels incomplete, has some awkward formatting, and seems a bit rushed overall.