Ultimate Interview: 100s of Great Interview Answers Tailored to Specific Jobs

by Lynn Williams

In today's ultra competitive job market, only the best prepared candidates have a chance of standing up to the competition and progressing through the various stages of the interview process. From the best-selling Ultimate series, Ultimate Interview will give you all the background information that you need as well as essential practice to successfully navigate the interview rounds and secure that job offer. Uniquely among interview guidebooks, it organises common interview questions according to specific job types, such as management, sales and marketing, administrative and clerical. Each section looks at the thinking behind the questions, and suggests an effective method of answering by utilising your experience and skill set, and demonstrating your ambitions. This new edition also focuses on how to transfer the crucial softer skills associated with successful interviews such as how to convey your alignment to your future employer's values or demonstrate that you are the most willing rather than just capable candidate. With additional advice on researching the background to a vacancy, and how skills and characteristics can be assessed and developed, this book is a must-have for all serious job hunters.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business

248 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2005

About the author

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Lynn Williams is a career counsellor and trainer who leads CV and interview workshops. She writes widely on job-search topics and is the author of several career books.

Reviews

[Ric · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well organized.

[Nikki Brooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great tool to help you prepare for all those tricky questions that get fired at you during an interview. As I going for a new position within the same company, I wanted to fine tune my interview skills, which were honestly very rusty!

It covers understanding role of the interviewers, preparation for the interview itself, the generic and specific role questions were really helpful for me.

[Jezzeri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Before the interview, prepare evidence that you meet employer needs with regards to skills, qualities, and experience. Make sure to assess your CV beforehand, gain some knowledge of the industry and the interviewing company, and have sound reasons why you are applying for the job.

[Clare East · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maybe I've been job-seeking too long, but I didn't really find anything new in this book. It did, however, confirm that I'm following the right technique, just missing out by small details.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway, so thank you so much for that!

I thought this was a really useful and really handy book. It isn't massive, exhausting, or overwhelming and I found the tips being separated by types of job interviews really helpful. I am someone who is in two different career fields, healthcare and sales. This book allowed me to see how interviews for those two kinds of paths would differ and how to kind of market myself to each field.

All in all, I was very pleased!

[Melanie Rippon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Does repeat some of the info from "Ultimate Job Search" but I like that the book covers different types of job. Also that it suggests different sections to check out, depending on the exact job you're going for.

[Kareem Mohamed · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sorted well enough to get you the job in the lie-lie world.
It's good effort anyway , an interesting book with god illustrtions.

[Gary Stocker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read it before going to some interviews and used it to help me prepare for them. Got offered both jobs so I guess that it worked!

[thebookishblog · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of very helpful tips for different kinds of interview question!