"Secrets to Success in
Industry Careers" introduces you to the differences between what is needed
in school and what is needed in industry. It describes the entire process of
obtaining a job including analysis of a job description, writing an application,
preparation for an interview, and conduct during and after an interview. Most
importantly, this book is the ideal industry-insider guide because it provides
you with skills and understanding essential for success on the job. Fictional
anecdotes make it easy to understand application of these skills, summarized at
the end of each chapter and supported by self guided assessment questionnaires.
This is the ideal guide on how to succeed for anyone seeking a job or already
employed in both industry and academic environments.
Self-assessment tools are included to help identify strengths and opportunities
for growth. It includes chapters on understanding business goals, leadership
and teamwork, communication skills, marketing, discipline, flexibility,
innovation, intellectual property, special technologies, quality, ethics,
globalization, ambiguity, expectation and career management. Author has
developed highly successful industry-relevant training for students and new
employees and has experience from both industry and academic environments. It
also contains a compilation of essential technical and managerial skills
necessary for success in industry, including chapters on expectation management
and career management.
Using an employer-centered approach, this book shows how to nail the
job interview by being prepared to respond well to critical interview
questions. Outlining 101 questions and corresponding answers, it shows
how to anticipate questions, develop thoughtful and compelling answers,
focus on accomplishments, ask intelligent questions, and handle the
interview situation with ease and confidence.
CliffsNotes Delivering a Winning Job Interview will help you get over
your nervousness by being prepared; know which questions to expect and
how to answer them; deliver a job interview that wins you an offer;
reinforce what you learn with CliffsNotes Review.
The inside track on how to beat the "logic puzzle" job interview
As if job interviews weren't nerve-wracking enough, many companies, in their pursuit of the brightest and best, have begun beleaguering applicants with tests of logic, creativity, and analytical abilities. Many firms have replaced traditional interview questions such as "Tell us about yourself" or "What's your biggest weakness?" with mind-benders such as:
- Why are beer cans tapered at both ends?
- How many piano tuners are there in the world?
- How many Ping-Pong balls can you stuff into a Boeing 747?
- How would you design a bathroom for the CEO of the company?
- If you could remove any one of the 50 U.S.states, which one would it be?
In How to Ace the Brain Teaser Interview, bestselling careers author John Kador gives readers the inside track on this new interview technique. He provides 75 puzzles actually used by HR departments across the nation, and he offers tips on how to solve them and present the solutions so as to make the best possible impression.
