You've landed the interview, now how do you land the job?
Career expert gives advice on rising above the competition. The economy is starting to recover, and companies are hiring. But with firms like Google receiving 1,000 resumes a day and jobless rates in some Bay Area counties approaching 7%, you'd better believe the competition is tough.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (PRWEB) February 17, 2004
The economy is starting to recover, and companies are hiring. But with firms like Google receiving 1,000 resumes a day and jobless rates in some Bay Area counties approaching 7%, you'd better believe the competition is tough. To add insult to injury, human resource managers are now using a technique called “Behavioral Interviewing.” Most of us don’t know what that is, much less how to excel at it. It’s a different game out there, and those who plan to enter 2004 as winners will need a leg up over the other pavement pounders.
"You can't just wing interviews anymore," says Carole Martin, a contributing expert for Monster. com and the author of the new book, Boost Your Interview I. Q. (McGraw-Hill). "When you enter that room, you'd better be as polished and rehearsed as a stage actor." Experience counts, adds Ms. Martin, but the person who lands the job isn't always the person with the best qualifications. "It's not how you look on paper that closes the deal," she explains, "It's how you conduct yourself during the interview."
In Boost Your Interview I. Q., Ms. Martin introduces a unique "virtual interview" technique in which readers hone their skills by working through simulated interviews with true-to-life questions and answers. Following each interview, readers learn how their answers ranked and why. "Just as practice exams help you achieve high scores on college tests like the ACT, virtual interviews prime you for the test of meeting face to face," explains Carole, whose methods have found success with individuals as diverse as FBI applicants and Ph. D candidates.
In her informative media interviews, Ms. Martin gives readers advice on:
· The right way to answer the 10 toughest interview questions
· What a behavioral interview is and how to ace one
· How telling stories can land you the job
· Secrets to bonding with the interviewer
· What to say if you were fired from your last job
· How to handle those "no experience" objections when changing careers
· The 5 most common mistakes job candidates make
· How to negotiate salary and benefits
Carole Martin is a nationally-recognized authority on career development and a 15 year veteran of human resource management. As an interview expert for Monster. com and a career counselor at the Haas School of Business at U. C. Berkeley, she has taught thousands of job seekers the tricks of acing interviews. Ms. Martin has a Bachelor's degree in Communications, a Master's degree in Career Development, and has been featured in numerous national media. A partial list of Carole Martin's media interviews include: Wall Street Journal, New York Times, LA Times, Men's Health, Smart Money, Self Magazine, Parents Magazine, Details, HR Magazine, Employment Review, and CNN. Other works include "Interview Fitness Training, A Workout with Carol Martin and a free monthly email newsletter available from her web sites. Both books are available at Amazon. com Ms. Martin's web sites are www. interviewcoach. com and www. interviewfitnesstraining. com
CONTACT:
Carole Martin
The Interview Coach
Voice: (650) 347-5627
Fax: (253) 423-6973
Email: carole@interviewcoach. com
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