Knock 'em Dead Secrets & Strategies for First-Time Job Seekers

by Martin Yate

Land the job you want!The interview is one of the most crucial moments of the job search experience and your chance to show your potential employer that you have what it takes to succeed in the position. In order to do that in today's highly competitive job search environment, though, you'll have to find a way to stand out from the crowd.

Using his twenty-five years of experience, "New York Times" bestselling author Martin Yate has established a set of rules for job interviews that is sure to get you noticed. Instead of memorizing canned answers, Yate provides you with an explanation of the thought behind more than 300 questions and answers, so that you'll always know what the interviewer is really asking and how you should respond. Packed with information on handling stress questions and weird interview venues, this book also teaches you how to keep your cool--and confidence--from the moment you step inside the building.

With "Knock 'em Dead Job Interview," you will finally be able to differentiate yourself from the competition and score the job!

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help

256 pages, Paperback

First published March 18, 2013

About the author

Martin Yate, CPC, also publishes as Martin John Yate.

Reviews

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cons: His writing style is very canned/packaged--what with all his patented terminology that he repeated every page, I felt like I was listening to one of those motivational speakers telling me How to Improve Your Life in Eight Easy Steps! Seriously, the number of times he repeated some variation of "It's your life and you can make the most of it" was ridiculous. Take it down a notch. Some of his examples for how to respond to interview questions were similarly fake sounding, I kept laughing at the thought of actually saying any of that in an interview. (Then again, I'm unemployed, so what do I know.)

Pros:

Overall, useful and practical advice for any confused post-grads. He breaks down the job search and tips about resumes, interviewing, follow-up, etc very nicely. I especially found the chapters on the dreaded networking very useful because he gives practical tips that I've never heard before. The final chapters about how to make the most of your first job and how to plan the future were useful as well, if a little limited in scope. A quick read that gave me a lot of useful tips.

Rating: 3.5/5

[Nancy Christie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Succinct, useful and critically important for anyone in the work world to read--not just first-time job seekers. Love the concept of Me Inc., and the chapter on interview questions is also a great way to do a self-analysis of your career path to date and identify what you bring to the table. One in a long line of great books from Martin Yate!

[A.V. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Useful specific suggestions, not earth shattering.

[Dana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has good advice and helpful strategies for first-time job seekers. I think people can learn a lot from it. I received this book free to review from Netgalley.

[Dana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has good advice and helpful strategies for first-time job seekers. I think people can learn a lot from it. I received this book free to review from Netgalley.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gave me some great advice while applying and interviewing for jobs out of college.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

U.S edition .