The job interview is the toughest hurdle to getting where you want to be, whether you are lookingfor summer work, a new graduate or making a career change. The fear of the unknown can turn us into jibbering wrecks rather than eloquent and capable potential employees. They say the key to success is preparation but how can we possibly know all the questions an interviewer will ask? How To Answer Hard Interview Questions by Charlie Gibbs allows us to actually get inside the head of an interviewer and explore in detail the hundreds of questions he or she may pose to us on the day.

Author Charlie Gibbs has worked in HR for a variety of industries since 1987 and over the years he has collected a bank of questions which he uses to interview applicants and teach to trainee interviewers. With expert knowledge of what work places are looking for, he also guides the reader through ways in which they should answer the question, not by spoon feeding phrases but by asking them to analyse themselves and their own competencies and weaknesses using actual examples from their work place.

Commenting on the book Gibbs says, “For twenty years I have been on the side of the desk where sits that scariest of dragons: the interviewer.  I have seen candidates who have inspired me almost to offer them the job there and then, and not let them leave the building until they’ve signed a contract. I’ve seen candidates excuse themselves to go and throw up due to nerves. I’ve seen candidates who have tried to convince me that they were doing me the greatest favour in the world by deigning to come for interview. I’ve seen candidates who I thought were mute, such was their reticence. I’ve seen candidates whose vocabulary ranged all the way from “yes” to “no”. I’ve seen candidates who gave me such detailed answers to my questions that I was on the verge of losing the will to live. The sheer variation of quality in the performance of interviewees has prompted me to distil what I’ve learned into one, manageable, body of advice which, I hope, will give you the edge when it comes to getting that job.”

Written in a no-nonsense conversational style this book covers everything you need to know about an interview - before, during and after the interview; and whilst Gibbs deals with a wide variety of questions he still challenges the reader to email him any questions he has not covered and guarantees to reply with an example answer.

How To Answer Hard Interview Questions is published by How To Books Ltd http://www.howtobooks.co.uk/. and is available at £8.99 in major bookshops and online retailers across the country. ISBN 978-184528-238-7     

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