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25 Things To Say To The Interviewer, To Get The Job You Want: Being Qualified Isn't Enough (2005)

by Dexter Hawk(Favorite Author)

2.44 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0786173300 (ISBN13: 9780786173303)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Blackstone Audio, Inc.

review 1: The tone of this 'book' is very low-brow, insensitive, cliche and wince inducing. Dare I say obnoxious?It may be perfect preparation for some 'corporate cultures' but I am unfamiliar with them. It does not apply to creative, philosophical, intellectual, medical, legal, governmental, educational, hospitality, social services, or feminine spheres of endeavor, in my experience.It was nearly unbearable to listen to, but I stayed with it in the hopes that I would learn at least one valuable thing; I didn't. It was just a sloppy and poor regurgitation of actual motivational talks, by someone who has neither insight nor writing skills.
review 2: I read this book for 3 reasons: first, I wanted a short non fiction book to read for a challenge; second, I'm in the job ma... morerket so I figure I could learn something and third, I have a crush on Lloyd James's voice (the narrator) so I can listen to him read a laundry list. The latter was the only reason why I finished this book (I should have paid attention to the ratings.)Although some of the advice in this book is sound, most of them are things not at all appropriate to say in an interview unless you want the interviewer to think you're an obsessive maniac. Things like "I deliver on my promises" or "I fit in, anywhere" or "I speak the truth" are character traits that people discover once they get to know you but that seem completely suspect if you sprout them as gospel to a stranger. Also, the book gives contradictory advice. It tells you to be authentic but not to be funny...to say things to get the job whether they are true or not (see "I speak the truth".) Lloyd James was very good as usual. He sounded "eager, hardworking and ambitious" (the traits people listening to this book are supposed to have.) And his voice! At some point, I tried to speed up the narration but I couldn't do it. I found myself wanting to listen to every word.If you are really are looking for interview advice, skip this book. I'm sure there are better books out there. less

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