The Interview Rehearsal Book

As a headhunter, interviewing is part of everyday. I coach candidates but I also recommend that they buy this book. Every interview book seems to focus on questions and how to answer them but this book goes beyond that and helps the candidate present themselves positively and with confidence in a high stress situation, an interview. It takes a lot of work to interview well but these skills easily transfer over to making presentations, selling your products or ideas or any time you are in a situation where you need to project your best image.

I think anybody who gets nervous in job interviews should read this book and do the preparation exercises it recommends. It's different from any other job interview book I've ever seen, in a good way. It's a real, step-by-step process for getting better at it, which was exactly what I personally needed. I haven't tried it out in a real interview yet, but I feel a heck of a lot more ready to do the one I have scheduled for next week, because I look at the whole thing in a whole new way now. If you get nervous in interviews, you should read this book because it will give you things to think about that will take your mind off of your nervousness. It's not about acting in a fake way at all. It's more about how to "act" in the best possible way in any interview scenario. If you do what this book says, you'll feel really PREPARED for whatever they throw at you. And it's actually funny and enjoyable to read.

I was on the job market and just felt that I was doing something wrong. I'm a professional, a supervisor, and just couldn't figure out where I was stumbling. This book changed all of that. It opened my eyes, showed me hidden strengths, and got me the job offer I wanted -- for a higher salary than I had expected.Many books tell you what to say during different situations. This book works because it helps you determine your unique strengths and how to best present them to potential employers. It's a quick read, too. I've recommended it to all my job hunting friends, from novice to experienced.Don't even think twice. Get this book.

I went to the book store and grabbed just about every job interview help book they had, took them to a chair, and quickly read through each of them. With the exception of this book, they were all the same. They either gave you suggestions on how to answer certain questions (Who wants to memorize answers from a book? You could never remember them all, and if you did, you would just be giving answers that other people being interviewed are likely to give also. You want to stand out in your interview, not seem like everyone else!) OR they gave you suggestions on how to act (Do you really need a book to tell you to dress nice, don't belch, sit up straight, and don't bring relatives along?). THIS BOOK does neither of these things! What it does do is help you to gain self-confidence and other skills that will help you present yourself in the best way possible in order to convince your potential employer that YOU are the person they want to hire! No tricks, just ways of showing an interviewer all of the wonderful things about yourself that are relevant to the interviewer's needs and desires, all within a 15-20 minute interview. They reason that if actors can "sell themselves" to a Broadway producer in a two-minute audition during a cattle call, you can certainly sell yourself during a much longer interview. There are also activities in this book that will help you remember good things about yourself that would be great things to say to an interviewer. How to show them that you are the right person for the job, not just tell them! How to make them realize that you are just the person they are looking for!

Everytime I've been looking for a new job, I could find plenty of advice on how to write a resume, how to to put together my letter of introduction or the right steps with which to introduce myself and follow up, but, there was never anything that told me how to actually rehearse my interview (which makes everybody nervous, I don't care whether it's your first or your hundredth) and make it better before I even got there. It makes so much sense, but this is the first time I've seen a book that shows how to do it in a step by step way with concrete exercises that prepare you mentally and physically to show your best self to your potential employer. What I found especially helpful were the exercises in which I played the role of my own interviewer - looking at my own strengths and weaknesses from the other side of the desk. Other books tell you what an employer wants to see, this book tells you how to get there.