101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions, 25th Anniversary Edition

by Ron Fry

Overview

Updated for today’s job market, the classic interview prep guide helps you say the right words and get the job you want.

No matter how good you look, how much research you’ve done, or how perfectly your qualifications match the job description, if you’re not prepared with great answers to the toughest interview questions, you won’t get the job.
 
101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions is a manual that will help you home in on exactly what the interviewer is trying to learn . . . with each and every question he or she asks. If you’ve never done well on interviews, never even been on a job interview, or just want to make sure a lousy interview doesn’t cost you a job you really want, Ron Fry will help you get that job—as he has helped millions of people nationwide and throughout the world.
 
This twenty-fifth anniversary edition of 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions is thoroughly updated to reflect the realities of today’s job market. Whatever your age and experience, whether you are seeking your very first job or finally breaking into the executive office, this is the one book you need to get that job.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632650344
Publisher:	Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication date:	02/22/2016
Edition description:	Seventh Edition
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	1,148,487
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Ron Fry is a nationally known proponent for the improvement of public education and an advocate for parents and students, playing an active role in strengthening personal education programs. In addition to being the author of the best-selling How to Study series, which has sold more than 3,000,000 copies to date, Fry has written more than 30 other books in the areas of education and careers. He is the founder and president of Career Press, an internationally known independent publisher of trade nonfiction books.

Table of Contents

Introduction: You Are in Charge 7

Chapter 1 The Interview Process 19

Chapter 2 Who Are You? 45

Chapter 3 So, Tell Me About Yourself 55

Chapter 4 Questions About Your Education 75

Chapter 5 Questions About Your Experience 87

Chapter 6 Questions About Core Competencies 113

Chapter 7 Questions About Your Current (or Last) Job 129

Chapter 8 So Why Us? 147

Chapter 9 Questions About Your Personal Life 167

Chapter 10 Questions to Wrap Things Up 189

Epilogue: I've Got a Secret 201

Index 203

Editorial Reviews

"Ron Fry's guide to interviewing can go a long way toward helping you analyze your interviewing skills, walking the line between overpreparation and underpreparation in a time when the interviews are tougher than ever."
 

Joyce Lain Kennedy

"Ron Fry's guide to interviewing can go a long way toward helping you analyze your interviewing skills, walking the line between overpreparation and underpreparation in a time when the interviews are tougher than ever."
—Joyce Lain Kennedy

Reviews

"Ron Fry's guide to interviewing can go a long way toward helping you analyze your interviewing skills, walking the line between overpreparation and underpreparation in a time when the interviews are tougher than ever."
--Joyce Lain Kennedy

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