Interview Secrets: The Experts Tell All!

  • 1h 16m
  • Heather Salter
  • HarperCollins
  • 2010

The interview secrets that experts and top professionals use.

Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Interviews.

Includes how to:

  • Research the needs of the employer
  • Focus the interview on your strengths
  • Use body language to impress
  • Deal with difficult questions
  • Negotiate the perfect package

About the Author

Heather Salter NLP Coach Practitioner, MBA, BA, FCIPD, MPNLP, DMH is the director of Jigsaw HR (jigsawhr.com) and has over 25 years' experience in human resources. Her career has included working for Grand Metropolitan Retailing, Scottish & Newcastle Retail, Apollo Leisure Group, SFX and Clear Channel Entertainment.

In this Book

  • Interview Secrets—The experts tell all!
  • Overcome your fear of interviews
  • Pick the right job
  • Choose the right sector
  • Research the organization
  • Avoid rose-tinted glasses
  • Get on the shortlist
  • Deal with disappointment
  • Get references
  • Present yourself well
  • Get the right things in
  • Make your profile precise
  • Keep it short
  • Be accurate
  • Complete the application form
  • Write a good letter
  • Get ready
  • Gather the evidence
  • Know yourself
  • Look the part
  • Build rapport
  • Look at body language
  • Get practice
  • Ask questions
  • Deal with surprises
  • Cope with unstructured interviews
  • Cope with semi-structured interviews
  • Cope with auditions and role play
  • Cope with competency-based interviews
  • Handle telephone interviews
  • Face more than one interviewer
  • Prepare for multistage interviews
  • Understand personality profile tests
  • Know the other psychometric tests
  • Prepare for individual exercises
  • Prepare for group exercises
  • Prepare for ‘in tray’ exercises
  • Deal with the competition
  • Try, try and try again
  • Make an impression
  • Keep to the point
  • Provide the evidence
  • Give detailed answers
  • Be positive
  • Stay confident
  • Don’t be thrown by poor interviewers
  • Make a decision
  • Negotiate
  • Take the next steps
  • Make your review positive
  • Don’t be afraid to get help
  • Look to the future
  • Jargon buster
  • Further reading
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