The Unofficial Guide to Acing the Interview

• This book gives you a foolproof appraisal of which techniques work and which don't--with unbiased recommendations that are not influenced by any company, product, or organization.
• This book ensures that you are armed with the most up-to-date and reliable insider interview tactics and are told exactly what the Official establishment doesn't want you to know.
• All the critical facts you need to know to make a great impression.

1. How Hiring Decisions Are Made.

2. The Biggest Mistakes Interviewees Make.

II. What to Do Before the Interview.

3. Research: The Root of All Strategy.

4. Making Yourself the Top Candidate.

5. Developing the Right Attitude.

III. Making a Good First--and Lasting--Impression.

6. Presenting the Right Image.

7. Strategic Communication for Interviews.

IV. The Interview Itself.

8. Variations on the Interviewing Theme.

9. The Fifteen Trickiest Interview Questions.

10. Some More Questions You Might Be Asked.

11. Passing Muster: Tests, Observation, and Other Ways You'll be Assessed.

12. Interview Curve Balls.

V. Closing the Deal.

13. Following Up to Get to "Yes".

14. Evaluating and Negotiating Offers.

A. Glossary.

B. Resource Directory.

C. Recommended Reading.

D. Important Statistics.