The Five-Minute Interview

A new, updated edition of the successful job hunter?s classic In this new Third Edition of The Five-Minute Interview, career guru Richard Beatty demonstrates how skillfully questioning an employer can establish an applicant as the best person for a position. The skills in this book will help job hunters gain control of an interview in five minutes and say all the right things to convince an interviewer that they're the one for the job. Three new sections have been added: resumes that win interviews, competency-based interviews, and surviving and winning the behavior-based interview.

Introduction. Types of Interview. Interview Techniques. Personal Inventory. Common Interview Questions. Basic Interview Strategy. The Five-Minute Concept. The Five-Minute Interview. Implementing the Five-Minute Concept. The "Voids" Strategy. The "Ideal Candidate" Strategy. The "Key-Problems-and-Challenges" Strategy. Avoiding Interview Disaster. Organizational Compatibility. The Trend toward Competency-Based Interviewing. Surviving Behavior-Based Interviews. Questions You'll Need to Ask. Interview Tips--Do's and Don'ts. Resumes That Win Interviews. Index.