Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Answering Tough Interview Questions 5
Chapter 1: Understanding the Interviewing Game 7
Chapter 2: Doing Your Job Interview Homework 15
Chapter 3: Polishing Your Interview Performance 25
Part II: Making Sure You Shine in an Interview 33
Chapter 4: Talking About Yourself 35
Chapter 5: Talking about Problems, Perceptions and People 53
Chapter 6: Getting to Grips with Questions about Your Work 73
Chapter 7: Talking About Why You Want a New Job 89
Chapter 8: Thriving Under the Pressure Interview 113
Chapter 9: Succeeding at Competency-Based Interviewing 135
Part III: Dealing with Tricky Questions and Other Situations 157
Chapter 10: Responding to Questions for Graduates and School Leavers 159
Chapter 11: Handling Questions Aimed at Experienced Candidates 175
Chapter 12: Handling Hypothetical and Analytical Questions 195
Chapter 13: Coping with Illegal and Personal Questions 209
Chapter 14: Taking Control in Unusual Situations 229
Part IV: Securing the Job of Your Dreams 239
Chapter 15: Asking Great Questions 241
Chapter 16: Dotting ‘I’s and Crossing ‘T’s 249
Part V: The Part of Tens 259
Chapter 17: Ten Cardinal Sins of Interviewing 261
Chapter 18: Ten Steps to Delivering a Great Interview 267
Chapter 19: Ten Top Tips for Projecting a Confident You 275
Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Troubleshoot Your Job Search 281
Index 287
