Essential job interviewing tools and resources for all job-seekers.
What follows is a collection of the best job interviewing resources -- including articles, tutorials, and tools --
to help you succeed in any employment interview situation, including traditional, behavioral, and case interview methods.
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Job Interview Questions Database --
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contains questions and answers to 109 typical traditional and behavioral job interview questions that employers ask of job-seekers.
The practice interview section is a chance for job-seekers to write responses to common interview questions and
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The Quintessential Guide to Job Interview Preparation, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., and Randall Hansen, Ph.D.
(Quintessential Careers Press). A free book that covers all the essential information job-seekers
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InterviewSmart --
the leading job interview coaching program, featuring:
- Comprehensive strategies from preparation to closing the interview
- The psychology of the five hidden employer concerns
- Answers and techniques for nearly 100 tough general and management questions
- Interactive tools to draw out and present your strengths and accomplishments
- Strategies for overcoming potential liabilities
- Success strategies for the 10 types of interviews
- Handle salary discussions and negotiations
- Prepare for each interview with the 10-minute Power Review
QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS JOB INTERVIEWING TUTORIAL
Job Interview Tutorial --
a free tutorial designed to help you become more knowledgeable about all aspects of job interviews, with
more than 50 pages of tips, suggestions, and expert advice.
QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS JOB INTERVIEWING QUIZ
The Quintessential Careers
Job Interviewing Quiz -- test your knowledge about all aspects of interviewing -- and then
check your answers with the advice from experts.
QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS JOB INTERVIEWING RESOURCES
Case Interview Resources -- the case interview,
where the job-seeker must analyze a situation and provide a solution -- during the interview.
Guide to Researching
Companies, Industries, Countries -- research is critical for job interview success, and this guide has
all the resources and tools job-seekers need.
Interview Question Collections --
a list of the best collections of typical interview questions -- by types of interviews and by industry.
Job Interview Questions for College
Seniors/Recent Grads -- a list of the typical "traditional" questions college seniors and recent college grads can
expect at job interviews.
Questions You
Can Ask at the Interview -- examples of the types of questions job-seekers might ask at a job interview.
Sample Behavioral Interview Questions --
a list of sample questions job-seekers may face in behavioral interviews.
Traditional Job
Interview Questions -- a collection of the typical job interview
questions job-seekers should expect in traditional job interviews.
QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS INTERVIEWING ARTICLES
Avoid These 10 Interview Bloopers --
to succeed in job interviews, job-seekers need to excel in interviews and avoid these typcial bloopers.
Behavioral
Interviewing Strategies -- excellent tips, strategies, and guidelines to have better success at your
behavioral interviews.
Best Bet for Interview Prep:
Rehearsed, Mock, and Videotaped Interviews -- all job-seekers can benefit from practicing interview skills.
This article explains the best bets for interview prep: rehearsed, mock, and videotaped interviews.
Closing the Sale and
Overcoming Objections in the Job Interview -- shows job-seekers how to use proven sales techniques
in the job interview, to overcome any objections, close the sale, get the offer.
Don't Get Stumped by
Off-the-Wall Job Interview Questions -- how should job-seekers handle an off-the-wall question during an interview?
Why do employers ask these wild card questions? Find the answers in this article.
Interviewing Do's and
Don'ts -- a collection of the most important rules of job interviewing.
Job Interview Damage Control --
learn these critical damage control techniques for times when the interview goes bad.
Job Interviewing
Quiz -- test your knowledge of interviewing by taking this informative quiz.
Mastering the Case Interview --
key tips, strategies, and resources for handling the case interview, where the job-seeker analyzes a situation.
Mastering the On-Site Interview: A Guide to
Company Visits -- the ten things job-seekers need to know to successfully navigate the waters of an on-site interview.
Phone Interview Etiquette Can Propel You to
the Next Step in the Hiring Process -- key tips and techniques to help you succeed in phone interviews.
Phone Interviewing Do's and Don'ts --
a collection of the key rules of phone interview.
STAR Interviewing Technique --
A short, but thorough discussion of a technique job-seekers should learn for answering behavioral-based questions.
Ten Keys
to Success at Job and Career Fairs -- a guide on how best to manage your time and resources at job and career fairs.
10 Sticky
Job Interview Situations and How to Handle Them -- job interviewing can be an unnerving experience, but if you know
how to handle some of the stickiest situations, you can be that much more confident.
24-hour Countdown to the Interview --
exactly what you need to do in the day before the interview to ensure top performance.
Types of Job Interviews --
a guide to the two types of job interviews -- and what you should know about each of them!
The Ultimate Guide to Job
Interview Preparation -- must-read material for all job-seekers looking for help with job interviews.
When Job-Hunting: Dress
for Success -- make a strong first impression in the interview; read
expert dressing and grooming tips for both men and women.
Believe it or not, we have even more articles related to job interviewing in our
Job Interviewing Articles for Job-Seekers.
And have you checked out our entire collection of articles for job-seekers? Go to this section:
College, Career, and Job-Related Articles.
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Critical Interviewing Tips:
Key Job Interview Advice -- a no-cost collection of job interviewing tips and strategies designed to help all
job-seekers -- from entry-level to career-changers to executives -- find jobs.
BEST OVERALL OTHER JOB INTERVIEWING RESOURCES
InterviewPro.com
-- primarily a collection of more than 1,600 possible interview questions and answers. Free registration is
strongly encouraged on the site to enable the privilege of viewing the entire collection of questions and answers.
Job-Interview-Questions.com
-- where job-seekers can find more answers to those tough job interview questions. Some free articles and
resources, though main focus is an e-course: "Job Interview Answers Interactive." Fee-based.
Job-Interview.net
-- a truly great resource for job-seekers looking for assistance with job interviews. Great lists of possible
interview questions, organized by type and profession. Also includes links to just about
every interviewing site on the Web. Mostly free to job-seekers, though there is a fee-based course.
Top 15 Job Interview Questions --
the folks from MonsterTrak.com have compiled the top 15 job interview questions.
BEST BETS FOR TRADITIONAL INTERVIEWS
Successful Interviews -- a fantastic and very thorough look at every aspect of
job interviewing, from the Career Services office at Cornell University.
BEST BETS FOR BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEWS
Are You Ready for a Behavioral Interview? -- provides some good information
and advice on preparing for behavioral interviews. From Career Development Services
at the New Jersey Instittue of Technology.
Behavioral Interviews -- explains what behavioral interviews are, how they're different
from other types of interviews, and how best to answer behavior-based questions. From the
Career Services Office at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
OTHER JOB INTERVIEWING RESOURCES
AceTheInterview.com --
an interesting collection of interviewing resources, including technical interview questions (and suggested answers) as
well as other information on other aspects of job-hunting, such as resume and networking. Free to job-seekers.
Behavioral Interviews -- an article about the basics of behavioral
interviews. Some sample questions and answers.
Best Employment Interviewing Tips -- some good tips and guidance on job
interviewing, from the publishers of Interviewing with Confidence.
Best Interview Strategies -- a
nice resource for job-seekers that includes a lot more than simply interviewing strategies.
Includes career planning, job-search, and work-at-home tips, tools, and links. Free to job-seekers.
Preparing for Interviews -- a nice overview of the interviewing process,
answering such questions as: what do employers look for, what kinds of questions
might I be asked, and what kinds of questions should I ask. From the Counseling
Center and Career Planning Office at the College of the Holy Cross. Visit the
center's related site,
Behavioral Interviewing.