Index
ability, your, 2nd
absence record
achievement/s
describing, 2nd
lack of
adapting to new job
adversity, handling, 2nd
see also failure
anger, questions on your
animal, choice of
answering questions
creating own answers, 2nd
pauses
see also questions; techniques
application, unsuccessful
appraisal, last, 2nd
arriving late
arrogance
avoiding, 2nd, 3rd
and performance questions
assertiveness
best candidate, you as, 2nd
best employer, 2nd
best job
body language
book, favourite
boss, best
boss, current
criticising
describing
weaknesses
Branson, Richard
career
explaining breaks
five years time
greatest challenge
lack of achievement
management, 2nd
path
plans
regrets
challenges, preparedness for
changing jobs
negative reasons
positive reasons
previous attempts
reasons for
testing commitment to, 2nd, 3rd
character flaws
clichés
clients/customers, difficult
coaching, 2nd
colleagues, 2nd
avoiding criticism of
conflict with, 2nd
fitting in with future, 2nd
commitment
to changing job, 2nd, 3rd
to new job, 2nd
to work
communication
and conflict
and teamwork
competitiveness, your
competitors
applying for vacancy to
commenting on
confidence, 2nd
overconfidence
conflict, dealing with, 2nd
with superiors
creative abilities
criticism
of current boss
handling, 2nd
current affairs, interest in, 2nd
current job
appraisal in
best thing about
changes you have made
and departmental goals
locating
motivations for leaving, 2nd, 3rd
professional development in
responsibilities of
what you enjoy
current trends in industry
customer service skills
CV
gap in
keeping track of
questions about, 2nd
CV Centre
blog
online forum
tools, 2nd, 3rd
website
deadlines, failures to meet
deal–brokering skills
decision-making abilities
difficult decisions
degree, relevance of your
delegation
as managerial skill
your attitude to
diplomacy
disability
disagreements with superiors
disappointment, handling
discretion
dismissal, previous
dream job
dress, inappropriate
earnings see money; salary
empathy
managerial skill
employer, best, 2nd
employer, current
avoid criticising
describing
future plans of
knowledge of absence
pay rise offer
references from
ending the interview
thanking interviewer
see also questions, your own enthusiasm, lacking
Equality Act
errors at work
evasion
examples, when to give
experience/skills for vacancy, 2nd
failure
defining
handling, 2nd
fears, your greatest
fired, being previously, 2nd
firing staff
first impressions, 2nd
fitting in with organisation
fitting in with other employees, 2nd, 3rd
five years’ time
flexibility, questions on
funnel interviewing
ground rules
listening
health
disability
ill health, 2nd
record
historical figure admired
hobbies and interests
homework on new organisation, 2nd
demonstrating, 2nd
lack of
honesty, 2nd
Howard, Michael
ideal employer
ideal team
ideal team member
ill health, 2nd
see also health
image, personal
initiative, 2nd, 3rd
innovative/inventive abilities
interests outside work, 2nd
interpersonal conflict, 2nd
interpersonal skills, 2nd
Interview Book
interviewer
if you were
requirements of
techniques, 2nd
your perception of
interviews
ending
final comments
follow up
spreadsheet of
job description, matching
job, new
adapting to
reservations about
see also changing jobs; vacancy
job search plans
late for interview
leadership qualities
leading questions
learning in last job, 2nd
from failure
line manager, disagreements with
listening to questions, 2nd
lottery win, 2nd
loyalty, testing, 2nd
lying
on CV, 2nd
in interviews, 2nd
white lies
management style
managerial skills
managing you, questions on, 2nd, 3rd
meaning behind questions
three main areas
medical conditions
mistakes
answering wrong question
arriving late
arrogance
criticising others
failing to ask questions
failing to sell oneself
inappropriate dress
lack of research
on job
on organisation
lacking enthusiasm
not following up
poor body language
poor first impressions
premature talk of money
mistakes at work, handling
money, premature talk of
money questions
current salary, 2nd
expected salary, 2nd
importance of money
lottery win
pay rise in current job
refused pay rise
taken pay cut
monkey and chandelier question
motivation
for job change
motivating others
success as motivator
to work, 2nd
multitasking
as undesirable
vs simultaneous projects
negative issues
positive spin on, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
handling rejection
unsuccessful application
news and current affairs, 2nd
newspaper choice
notice period, current
offer, reactions to
organisation, current
leaving
staying too long
organisation, new
application to others
attractions of
culture of
knowledge of
positive spin, 2nd
perception of, 2nd
research on, 2nd
reservations about
suitability
SWOT
testing commitment to
versus competitors
outside-the-box thinking, 2nd
overconfidence
overqualified for job
overtime, questions on
panic
parroting answers, 2nd
pauses when answering
Paxman, Jeremy
pay cut, past
see also money; salary
pay rise, past refusal
perfect employer
perfectionists
performance appraisals
performance questions
person specification, matching
person you admire
personal reasons for leaving
personality questions
best teacher
books you read
current affairs interest
defects
greatest fears
lottery win
newspaper choice
person you admire
planning, importance of, 2nd
polar bear and penguin question
preparation, 2nd, 3rd
presentation, physical
pressure
and stress
and surprise
see also stress
principles, essential
proactivity questions
problem-solving skills, 2nd, 3rd
problems at work, previous, 2nd
products and services, research on
professional development, 2nd, 3rd
projects, several simultaneous
questions
answering wrong
failing to ask
fifty classic
fifty less common
leading
listening to, 2nd
meaning behind
open and closed
‘selling’ to interviewer
top ten
tough, 2nd
understanding
weird
which you would ask
questions, your own
interviewer’s reservations
keeping positive
topics to avoid
what to ask
reading choices
reasoning skills
redundancies
or pay cut
previous, 2nd
you have made, 2nd
references
checks made
permission for
rejection, handling, 2nd
relationship-building skills
relocation
problems with
reasons for
remuneration
current
expected
premature talk of
questions
see also money
requirements of interviewer, matching
research
lack of
on new organisation, 2nd, 3rd
demonstrating
on position
on products/services
resignation letter
responsibilities, preparedness for
risk taking
sacked, being previously, 2nd
St Paul’s Cathedral question
salary
current, 2nd
expected, 2nd
questions on
see also money
sales jobs, 2nd, 3rd
scenario-based questions
self-perception
‘selling’ items to interviewer
sickness record, 2nd, 3rd
silence as tool
skills/abilities and your degree
sound bites
sport, involvement in
starting date
strengths
of new organisation
your
stress questions
anger question
handling rejection
how you cope
‘selling’ items
testing your reaction, 2nd, 3rd
success
defining
in previous projects
successful team
tact
teacher, your favourite
teamwork
coaching members
ideal team
ideal team member
your abilities, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
techniques for answering
EBBOM, 2nd
keeping on track
pausing
techniques of interviewers
funnel interviewing
leading questions
using silence
temper, losing your
thinking on your feet, 2nd
testing, 2nd
tough questions, 2nd
toughest question, question on
training in last job
transferable skills, 2nd
trends in industry/sector
truthfulness
unemployment, explaining, 2nd
university degree and current abilities
USP (Unique Selling Point)
describing your
of new organisation
vacancy
appeal of
applying for others, 2nd
compared to others
differing from current role
knowledge/perception of, 2nd
as preferred job, 2nd
reasons for applying
values, questions revealing your, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
weaknesses
of current boss
of new organisation
weaknesses, your
performance questions
tough questions
turned to strengths
weird questions
sharing
white lies
willingness to do the job
work, commitment to
work, line of
negative aspects
working environment, ideal
working relationships
see also colleagues
working style
workload management, 2nd
yourself
as best candidate, 2nd
describing
final sales pitch
talking about
USP
your perception of
