interviewing

Interviewing Process

Mastering the Interviewing Process

How do I land an interview?

What should I wear?

When can I ask about salary?

Should I answer questions about my personal life?

How can I negotiate a better deal? (Fry, 1996).

Do these questions sound familiar to you? They are just a few of the many questions that job seekers have in regards to the interviewing process. While the interviewing process might seem overwhelming, there are things that one can do to prepare for an interview, and hopefully, after time, be able to "master" the interviewing process.

What I found helpful in preparing for the interviewing process was reading the book titled, "Your First Interview-Third Edition" by Ron Fry. This book contains the answers to the questions above as well as many more that many job seekers have about the interviewing process in general. Specifically, in this book, you will find the following topics covered:

Chapter Titles	Descriptive Information
Introduction: Welcome to the real world	Trust me, this isn't college anymore
Chapter 1: Developing a personal inventory	Getting to know you
Chapter 2: The importance of company research	Getting to know them
Chapter 3: Landing the interview	Homework really does pay off
Chapter 4: Wiring your network	Making valuable contacts and conducting effective informational interviews
Chapter 5: Not the Spanish Inquisition!	What to expect during your first interview
Chapter 6: Walk right in, sit right down	You don't get a second chance to make a first impression
Chapter 7: Here there be dragons	Your interview with the hiring manager
Chapter 8: You, in the spotlight	The finer points of interviewee technique
Chapter 9: The top 75	Counting down the favorite interview questions of all time
*Chapter 10: What* did you say?**	Know your rights as an interviewee
Chapter 11: "It ain't over 'til it's over."	The fine art of following up
Chapter 12: A learning experience	Putting together everything you learned during the interview
Chapter 13: Negotiating your first salary	You want to be paid for working here?

You can purchase this book through Amazon.com. I highly recommend making this small investment of less than $15. While I cannot promise that by reading this book, you will become a "master" in the interviewing process. However, I can tell you that it will significantly improve your interviewing skills and, as a result, will increase your chances of landing a great HR-related job!