How to Succeed at Interviews: 2nd Edition

Key Features

• The book will empower you with the knowledge and skills that will enable you to face interviews with confidence
• This revised and updated edition brings into focus the author’s vast experience and knowledge in interviewing candidates in the backdrop of the changing trends in the job market today. Contains typical questions that candidates grapple with such as: How do I overcome interview jitters
• How can I make a positive impression
• What kind of questions can I expect
• What kind of answers can I give
• What happens after the interview
• The most important interview is the one for a job which is what the book is all about
• Contains 101 frequently asked questions in an interview

About the Author: Sudhir Andrews

A well-name in the Hospitality industry in India. He was also the principal of the Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology,Pusa. He is presently Dean- Ecole Hoteliere Lavasa

Contents

Chapter 1 Concept of Mutuality

Purpose of an interview

How the Organisation Benefits

How the Interviewers Benefit

How the Candidate Benefits

Chapter 2 Job Search

The Internet

Speciality Job Sites

Company Websites

The Newspaper

Trade Magazines

Recruitment Agencies

Employment Exchanges

College Notice Boards

Crisis! Careers After 40 years

Chapter 3 The Hotshot Resume

What is a Resume

Purpose of a Resume

Types of Resumes

Preparing a Resume

What does a Personalised resume do for you

Destination Dustbin-Bad Resumes

Basic Guidelines for a Good Resume

Chapter 4 Preparing for the Interview

Preparation Tips

Pre-Interview Checklist

The Night Before the Interview

Chapter 5 The Interview

Interview Ethics

The Interview Day

Your Dress

Being on Time

Its all about You

Self Motivation

Waiting for your Turn

The Interview

Why Do Candidates Get Rejected?

Chapter 6 Techniques that Interviewer’s Employ

While waiting

Entry

Seating

Putting at Ease

Question Techniques

Listening

Interviewer Fatigue

Evaluating personal Qualities

Presentations

Closing the Interview

Chapter 7 Types of Interviews and Selection Methods