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Interview ideas for Reduce interview anxiety, outprepare the other candidates, Author: Dr. Paul Powers (tel: 781-237-0550) (email: drpaul@drpaulpowers.com) 1. Why readers (employed and unemployed) will actually enjoy this book about job hunting. A. Content WJI is a non-boring job hunting / job interviewing book. that is actually fun to read. Concise, packed with insider tips and a touch of humor, it can shorten the length and stress of any job search by: - uncovering the 12 “Deadly Dozen” obstacles every job hunter faces and how overcoming them leads to a less stressful and more successful job hunt, - laying out a simple plan to master the “Four-Front” job campaign in record time, - demonstrating the six reasons any job candidate is, in fact, in control of the interview, - revealing Dr. Paul’s secret fail-safe answer to any unexpected interview question, - identifying the 4 simple questions anyone can use to build a super resource network and the single (often-overlooked) question that will double the reach of your network - with no extra effort, - showing how to have glowing job references, - applying proven super sales techniques to get more job offers and better money, - preparing job hunters for the inevitable glitches, potholes and idiot interviewers every job hunter runs into eventually. B. Writing Style: concise, packed w/ hard data and insider secrets from career expert of 25+ years but breezy w/ humor so it will actually be read and used , not like most bring career books that just sit o the shelf. Gives the friendly, supportive motivational kick in the pants that every job hunter needs. C. Format: easy to read type, size fits easily into purse, valise or backpack; contains breakouts, lists, Soapbox Interludes with Dr. Paul’s opinions separated from the hard facts, a comprehensive Winning Job Interview Toolkit comprised of 16 prep sheets, lists and quizzes designed to get the job hunter up and running more quickly and with less stress. 2. Possible Story Angles a) Dealing with Sunday Night (going back tomorrow morning to a job you hate) Anxiety b) Fight the Monday Morning Job Blues c) Celebrate Hump Day (Weds is the “hump” of the work week) with easy ideas to improve your job. d) If You TGIF (thank God it’s Friday) maybe it’s time to make a change. e) new bad unemployment numbers released: “How to Job Hunt in a down economy” f) new good unemployment numbers released: “Economy improves- maybe now is the time to make a career move” g) New Year’s : Make a resolution to get a better job this year” h) Valentine’s Day: “How to fall in love with your job” i) St. Paddy’s Day: Keep the Blarney off your resume and out of your job interview” j) Spring: “Give Your Career a Spring Tune-Up / Housecleaning” k) College Graduation: “Don’t Let the New Grad spend the Summer at the beach” l) Summer - “Turning a Summer Slowdown into a Career Boost” m) Nov 11, Veteran’s Day: “Interview Tips for Returning Veterans” n) Thanksgiving: “Giving Career Thanks where they are due: to your colleagues, your mentors, your supporters o) Xmas / holiday period: “How holiday parties can work for and against your career”. p) Job Hunting doesn’t have to be stressful. q) How to Deal w/ an Idiot Interviewer r) You’ve landed the job, now get more money s) The secret fail-safe answer to any interview question t) What makes interviewing so stressful and how do you deal with it u) Why job hunting sucks (actual chapter title) and what to do about it 3. Interview questions: a) Why another book on interviewing? b) What in your background prepares you to write WJI? c) The title of your first chapter “Why job hunting sucks” is petty provocative. Is it really that bad and what can be done about it? d) I noticed references to Moe’s Bar, Mr. Burns, someone named Homer and names that some fourth graders use on crank calls like Amanda Hugankiss and Ivanna Tankul. You’re not a Simpsons fan by any chance, are you? e) You refer to the 12 “Deadly Dozen” obstacles every job hunter faces. What are they and how can you bat them? f) What is the “Four-Front” job campaign? g) What is Dr. Paul’s #1 Rule of Successful Job Hunting? h) On page 93 there is a diagram labeled Dr. Paul’s Guide to Honesty and Survival. Can you explain it? i) On WJI you say the interviewee is actually in control of the interview. How is that, since the interviewer is the one asking al the questions? j) In Chapter 3 you lay out the formula to “Dr. Paul’s secret fail-safe answer to any interview question”. You don’t mean that there’s one answer that will fit all questions, do you? k) We hear a lot about networking this and networking that. Is there a simple, down to earth way to understand what networking is all about and why it’s supposedly so important? l) You spend a whole chapter on job references. Don’t they only come in to play almost at the end of the process - when you’ve already got the job or almost got the job? Are they really all that important? k) What tips can you give our listeners to get more money, to get a better job offer? l) Do many companies now require pre-employment drug tests? What do you think of them? m) You’re a psychologist. Do you administer these shrink tests that a lot of companies give? Do they really work? n) In a funny section in the lest chapter of WJI you refer to some interviewers as “the dreaded idiot interviewer”’. What is an idiot interviewer and what do you do if you run in to one? o) If your best friend was headed into a big interview, what would your best advise be?
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