201 Knockout Answers to Tough Interview Questions: The Ultimate Guide to Handling the New Competency-Based Interview Style

This useful resource will help you gain a storehouse of sample interview answers that consistently highlight your ability in these areas.

Employers today are using increasingly tough interview questions to evaluate candidates based on key competencies and determine how well they think on their feet. To stand out in these competency-based interviews, job seekers must be prepared with situation-specific examples and answers to questions that highlight their accomplishments, knowledge, and abilities–and clearly display how all three meet their potential employers’ needs.

In 201 Knockout Answers to Tough Interview Questions, you’ll learn the five core competencies most interviewers are looking for:

individual responsibility (decisiveness, independence, flexibility, career goals);managerial skills (leadership, delegation, strategic planning);motivational factors (ambition, initiative); analytical skills (problem solving, attention to detail);and people skills (teamwork, communication, customer service)

Featuring fill-in-the-blank exercises and a plethora of traditional and quirky interview questions to help you prepare, this powerful book will help you get noticed by key players during the interview process–no matter what questions get thrown your way.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ AMACOM; Special ed. edition (October 28, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0814415008
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0814415009
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 0.035 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches