People interviewing for jobs today often fail because they are using yesterday's strategies. Technology is becoming more sophisticated and virtual assessment centers are being used to assess how strong candidates are in key competency areas. Global competencies are being used to help organizations choose people for international assignments or simply to work on diverse international teams.
The best employers are constantly changing the way interviews are done. This newly revised edition of
Competency-Based Interviews offers you a new and more effective way to handle the tough new interviews so that you will emphasize the knowledge, skills, and abilities that you have and that employers demand.
Preparing for a competency-based interview will give you the strategy you need to:
Be selected for the most competitive positions
Win the best job at a new organization
Get a great first job or internship
Be chosen for that critical promotion in your current organization
Take control of your career path
Increase your salary
Secure more interesting assignments and more interesting work
Author: Robin Kessler
Publisher: Career Press
Published: 06/22/2012
Pages: 223
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781601632210
ISBN10: 1601632215
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Careers | Job Hunting
About the Author
Robin Kessler is currently president of The Interview Coach, a human resources and career consulting firm in Houston, Texas. She has more than 20 years experience improving interviews, resumes, presentations, and organization communications as a human resources professional, consultant, career coach, and adjunct professor. Kessler is author of Competency-Based Interviews and Competency-Based Resumes, the first books to teach people to write their resumes and prepare for interviews considering the competencies employers are looking for. She has trained managers and employees to write effective, competency-based statements on their performance reviews and to communicate about competency-based accomplishments. She has her B.A. and M.B.A. from Northwestern University.
