Smart Woman's Guide to Interviewing and Salary Negotiation

This book worked for me. I read the interview chapters just before an interview and I "rocked"! Then that night I used the salary negotiation techniques and they worked! I just followed her instructions and was able to raise my starting salary by 25%.

Let's face it. Women have a hard time being aggressive. We are raised to be mild-mannered creatures who apologize a lot. To make things worse, we face discrimination in the work force. But, of course, that could change. I marvel at The Smart Woman's Guide to Interviewing and Salary Negotiation's intelligent and useful information on how to be confident and persuasive in a job interview. There are many valuable steps one can take to land the job one wants and the salary one deserves. Of course, the book discusses dressing properly and speaking clearly and confidently during an interview - I have had plenty of information on how to achieve that. But the book also discusses gender discrimination, sexual harassment, stereotypes in the work force, and describes ways to negotiate the salary you deserve and how to demand a raise. Job interviews aren't easy - in fact, they are rather fastidious. Which is why I highly recommend this book. Do you need some direction on how to achieve in life? Read the book. Trust me, it is money well spent.

This is an excellent book that I have used several times and have lent to many friends. Buy it!

King really offers some GREAT suggestions and common sense tips for interviewing, whether it's your first time looking for a job or your hundredth time. She gives sound advice on how to handle sticky situations, especially--but not limited to-- those that may be presented to women in today's workplace. Want to know how to word something tactfully? She has information on that, too! I found this book to be the single most useful one I used during my job search, and I highly recommend it to anyone.

For those of us who don't interview often, this is a must read. Clearly written and organized. Smart tips for women, especially about placing a value on yourself as a product the company is investing in. WOMEN OF TODAY ARE NO LONGER THE "WORKER ANT" OF SOCIETY. Great tips on gathering concrete data (your work accomplishements, market rate, comparative performance data) to present in salary negotiations. But best of all, WHAT DO YOU SAY when aninterviewer says no to a request forsalary increase? If you don't know, or fumble, your chance may have just flown out the door. The author gives you an exact script that is very polite, straightforward, and assertive. I memorized it. After reading the book, I negotiated myself a salary at the top of it's market bracket in Los Angeles(no kidding). I came away from the negotiations A VALUABLE employee, not only in the company's mind, but also in my own. The author also touches on this point: if you don't place great enough value on your product, neither will the employer-EVER. My husband is also reading it, and loves it as much as I do. GET THIS BOOK! I'm getting all three other titles she has written.