Great Answers to Tough Interview Questions

Great Answers to Tough Interview Questions is the essential companion for all jobseekers. With over 5 million copies sold, this bestseller takes you through the whole process: from composing your CV and preparing for interviews, to interview techniques, answering tough questions and even negotiating your new salary. Crammed full of the difficult questions that interviewers might throw at you, Martin John Yate gives you expert tips and suggested answers to tackle the tricky ones including: Why should I give you the job? What is your biggest weakness? What are your salary expectations? How long would you stay with the company? What is your greatest strength? Why do you want to work here? Now in its 11th edition, Great Answers to Tough Interview Questions is your indispensable guide to blowing away the competition and landing your dream job.

Martin John Yate is an internationally best selling author. He has held major posts as a director of training and personnel for several international companies and is widely respected as the expert on all career matters. He is also the author of The Ultimate CV and The Ultimate Cover Letters, both published by Kogan Page.

- Section - 00: Introduction;- Section - ONE: The Well-Stocked Briefcase;- Section - 01: The realities of job hunting;- Section - 02: Transferable skills and professional values;- Section - 03: The productive CV;- Section - 04: Networking and the successful job search;- Section - 05: Network-integrated job search tactics;- Section - TWO: Getting to Square One;- Section - 06: Making contact;- Section - 07: The telephone interview;- Section - 08: Dressing for interview success;- Section - 09: Body language;- Section - 10: The curtain goes up on the job interview;- Section - THREE: Great Answers to Tough Interview Questions;- Section - 11: The five secrets of securing a job offer;- Section - 12: Why interviewers do the things they do;- Section - 13: How to knock ’em dead;- Section - 14: Questions of manageability and team spirit;- Section - 15: The stress interview and illegal questions;- Section - 16: Answering unanswerable questions;- Section - 17: Welcome to the real world;- Section - 18: The graceful exit;- Section - FOUR: Finishing Touches;- Section - 19: Out of sight, out of mind?;- Section - 20: Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat;- Section - 21: Negotiating the offer;- Section - 22: Multiple interviews, multiple offers;- Section - 23: Index of questions;- Section - 24: Index