Winning at Interviews, 4th Edition

Table of contents

1. Winning at Interviews
   1. Copyright
   2. Dedication
   3. Preface to the Fourth Edition
   4. Preface to the First Edition
   5. Chapter 1: The Meaning and Purpose Behind Interviews
      1. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE BEHIND AN INTERVIEW?
      2. QUALITIES/TRAITS GENERALLY ASSESSED DURING INTERVIEWS
      3. WHAT IS PERSONALITY?
      4. GENERAL INTERVIEW STRUCTURES
   6. Chapter 2: General Personality Traits and How to Improve Them
      1. APPEARANCE (1/2)
      2. APPEARANCE (2/2)
      3. SPEECH MANNERISMS AND BODY LANGUAGE
      4. HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SPEECH
      5. SELF-CONFIDENCE
      6. MENTAL ALERTNESS AND CONSISTENCY (1/2)
      7. MENTAL ALERTNESS AND CONSISTENCY (2/2)
   7. Chapter 3: The Interview Process
      1. INITIATING THE INTERVIEW (1/2)
      2. INITIATING THE INTERVIEW (2/2)
      3. EXPOSING THE CANDIDATE’S ACADEMIC LEVEL AND GENERAL AWARENESS
      4. ANALYSING THE CANDIDATE’S PSYCHOLOGICAL MAKE-UP THROUGH BEHAVIOUR
      5. SUMMING UP OR WINDING UP PROCESS
      6. ARRIVING AT A CONCLUSION
   8. Chapter 4: Various Types of Interviews
      1. INTERVIEWS BASED ON MODES OF COMMUNICATION
      2. INTERVIEWS BASED ON THE STAGE
      3. INTERVIEWS BASED ON NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
      4. INTERVIEWS BASED ON OTHER ASPECTS (1/2)
      5. INTERVIEWS BASED ON OTHER ASPECTS (2/2)
   9. Chapter 5: Questions Usually Asked in Interviews
      1. PROBING QUESTIONS
      2. OFF-SHOOT QUESTIONS
      3. CONFUSING/ODD QUESTIONS
      4. FAQS IN A JOB INTERVIEW AND MODEL ANSWERS WITH TIPS (1/2)
      5. FAQS IN A JOB INTERVIEW AND MODEL ANSWERS WITH TIPS (2/2)
      6. WHAT KIND OF ANSWERS YOU SHOULD GIVE
      7. SOME COMMON QUESTIONS YOU CAN ASK
      8. THINGS TO LOOK FOR AND THINK ABOUT
      9. WHEN YOU GO FOR THE SECOND INTERVIEW
      10. QUESTIONS ASKED IN MOST INTERVIEWS (1/2)
      11. QUESTIONS ASKED IN MOST INTERVIEWS (2/2)
      12. REHEARSE FOR INTERVIEWERS’ FAVOURITE QUESTIONS
   10. Chapter 6: Interview Checklist: Some Dos and Don’ts
       1. WHILE PREPARING FOR THE INTERVIEW
       2. PREPARING FOR THE JOB INTERVIEW
       3. SOME DOs
       4. SOME DON’TS
       5. PREPARATION GUIDE FOR THE INTERVIEW (1/2)
       6. PREPARATION GUIDE FOR THE INTERVIEW (2/2)
   11. Chapter 7: Writing a Résumé of the UPSC Interview
       1. HOW TO WRITE A RÉSUMÉ OF THE INTERVIEW
       2. SPECIMENS OF RÉSUMÉ
   12. Chapter 8: Group Discussion
       1. WHAT IS A GROUP DISCUSSION?
       2. FEATURES OF A GROUP DISCUSSION
       3. THE PROCEDURE FOR A GROUP DISCUSSION
       4. HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN A GROUP DISCUSSION
       5. HOW TO PREPARE FOR A GROUP DISCUSSION
   13. Chapter 9: Model Interviews (1/9)
   14. Chapter 9: Model Interviews (2/9)
   15. Chapter 9: Model Interviews (3/9)
   16. Chapter 9: Model Interviews (4/9)
   17. Chapter 9: Model Interviews (5/9)
   18. Chapter 9: Model Interviews (6/9)
   19. Chapter 9: Model Interviews (7/9)
   20. Chapter 9: Model Interviews (8/9)
   21. Chapter 9: Model Interviews (9/9)
   22. Chapter 10: How to Apply for a Job?
       1. PREPARATION OF YOUR RÉSUMÉ
       2. DESCRIBING YOUR PRESENT JOB
       3. MECHANICS OF A GOOD RÉSUMÉ
       4. SOME GENERAL ADVICE (1/6)
       5. SOME GENERAL ADVICE (2/6)
       6. SOME GENERAL ADVICE (3/6)
       7. SOME GENERAL ADVICE (4/6)
       8. SOME GENERAL ADVICE (5/6)
       9. SOME GENERAL ADVICE (6/6)
       10. THE LET TER TO ACCOMPANY YOUR RÉSUMÉ
       11. CHECKLIST FOR COVERING LETTER
       12. THE THANK-YOU LETTER FOR THE INTERVIEW
       13. IMPORTANT DOs AFTER THE INTERVIEW
       14. THE LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE AND REJECTION (1/2)
       15. THE LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE AND REJECTION (2/2)