How to Excel at Interviews
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788740304084
Table of contents: title: Obsah; title: Getting Started; title: Introduction; title: What’s ahead?; title: Getting the most from this book; title: What is the purpose of an interview?; title: The Interview Scales; title: Knowing your strengths & shaping your answers; title: Your strengths – what you want interviewers to know about you; title: Questions interviewers ask to uncover your strengths; title: Uncovering your strengths; title: Packaging your strengths into an answer; title: More tips for shaping your answers; title: Competencies; title: What are competencies and why are they important?; title: How interviewers assess competencies; title: Eight common competencies & examples of questions used to assess them; title: The STAR Approach – How to structure your answers; title: Ten additional tips for demonstrating competencies; title: Questions you should be able to answer; title: What are your weaknesses?; title: Where do you see yourself in five years time?; title: What motivates you?; title: Why have you applied for this job?; title: What do you know about this company?; title: Do you have any other questions?; title: The Curveball Question; title: Congruent Communication & Your Personal Brand; title: Verbal Communication – The Components; title: The ways we can use our voice; title: Beware of verbal fillers; title: How to minimise verbal fillers; title: A quick note on listening; title: The do’s and don’ts of Body Language; title: Some final body language tips; title: Determining your Personal Brand; title: Factors that influence your Personal Brand in an Interview; title: Managing nerves & portraying confidence; title: Why do we get nervous?; title: Why confidence is important; title: Strategies for managing nerves and boosting self-confidence; title: Final Tips; title: Appendix; title: Author Profile – James Sweetman