Interviewing Guidebook, The

Interviewing Guidebook, The
Joseph DeVito
Mar 2007, Paperback, 112 pages
ISBN13: 9780205510542
ISBN10: 020551054X




The Interviewing Guidebook focuses on the skills needed for information-gathering and the employment interview, as well as the job resumé and the letters that are a part of the interview process. Preparation worksheets, exercises, guides to online help, and scenarios for applying these skills make this brief and user-friendly text an extremely practical supplement to any communication course.



Contents

The Nature of Interviewing



The Interview Process

General Interview Structures

Types of Interview Questions

Ethical Considerations in Interviewing



The Information Interview



Select the Person

Secure an Appointment

Prepare Your Questions

Establish Rapport

Tape the Interview

As Open-Ended Questions

Close and Follow Up the Interview



The Employment Interview



Prepare Yourself

Prepare Your Resume

Prepare Answers and Questions

Make an Effective Presentation of Self

Dress for Interview Success

Arrive on Time

Demonstrate Effective Interpersonal Communication

Acknowledge Cultural Rules and Customs

Mentally Review the Interview

Follow Up

The Lawfulness of Questions



Summary of Concepts and Skills



Interviewing Exercises



Practicing Interviewing Skills

Preparing Your Resume

Writing the Follow-Up Letter

Responding to Unlawful Questions



Interview for Analysis: Displaying Communication Confidence in the Employment Interview



Glossary

Bibliography

Appendix: Additional Online Help

Index



Features

* Interview Preparation Guides provide worksheets for preparing both the information-gathering and the employment interviews. These will help you clarify your thoughts about the interview and will help you identify the major questions you need to consider for each type of interview.

* Interviewing Exercises are included to help you work actively with the concepts discussed here.

* Interview for Analysis is a transcript of a hypothetical interview that will enable you to see in concrete form effective and ineffective interviewing communication.

* Online Help notes identify websites that you should find useful.

* What Would You Do? scenarios will help you apply your interviewing skills to different situations.

* Quotations sprinkled throughout are designed to serve as pause points,� places in your reading where you'll find it useful to stop reading and ponder the implications of the quotation for your own interviewing experiences.







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