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Excel at graduate interviews : how to make the best impression with recruiters / Bruce Woodcock

By: Woodcock, Bruce (Career advisor) [author].
Series: Palgrave career skills.Publisher: London ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016Description: x, 160 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781137535849.Subject(s): Employment interviewing | College graduates -- EmploymentGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Preparing for the Interview -- 3. First Impressions -- 4. Types of Interview Question -- 5. How to STAR at Competency Questions -- 6. Types of Interview -- 7. Interviews for Different Roles -- 8. Telephone, Skype and Video Interviews -- 9. The End of the Interview and Afterwards -- 10. Try a Practice Interview
Summary: " Interviews are an essential part of the job application process, whether you are a student or graduate applying for a full-time role or a work placement. This book will guide you through the essential steps, such as preparing, creating a strong first impression, common types of interview questions and how to make the most of each interview. It will show you how to identify where your skills lie and how best to get these across to employers. With decades of experience in careers advice, Bruce Woodcock takes you through the kinds of questions employers favour, and teaches you how to craft successful answers based on your own skills and strengths.Throughout the book, insights from employers and real-life experiences of other candidates, demonstrate the dos and don'ts of different stages in the process. A range of exercises help you to practise what you have learned and reflect on each experience, so that you can continue to improve your interview skills. "--
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Includes bibliographical references and index

Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Preparing for the Interview -- 3. First Impressions -- 4. Types of Interview Question -- 5. How to STAR at Competency Questions -- 6. Types of Interview -- 7. Interviews for Different Roles -- 8. Telephone, Skype and Video Interviews -- 9. The End of the Interview and Afterwards -- 10. Try a Practice Interview

" Interviews are an essential part of the job application process, whether you are a student or graduate applying for a full-time role or a work placement. This book will guide you through the essential steps, such as preparing, creating a strong first impression, common types of interview questions and how to make the most of each interview. It will show you how to identify where your skills lie and how best to get these across to employers. With decades of experience in careers advice, Bruce Woodcock takes you through the kinds of questions employers favour, and teaches you how to craft successful answers based on your own skills and strengths.Throughout the book, insights from employers and real-life experiences of other candidates, demonstrate the dos and don'ts of different stages in the process. A range of exercises help you to practise what you have learned and reflect on each experience, so that you can continue to improve your interview skills. "--

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