Top Notch Executive Interviews: How to Strategically Deal With Recruiters, Search Firms, Boards of Directors, Panels, Presentations, Pre-interviews, and Other High-Stress Situations
In these turbulent times, the job-interview game is more different than ever for executives. They face a longer interview process, must demonstrate a vision to meet the prospective employer’s challenges, and will undergo intense vetting before receiving a job offer. Top Notch Executive Interviews reveals what employers really want and expect to see in executive candidate interview behavior and content. The book’s coverage of the executive interview difference, its case studies of senior-level managers in sticky interview situations, and its broad collection of hiring decision-maker interview peeves and preferences make it the must-have companion volume to Top Notch Executive Resumes. This vital book includes an insightful examination of critical differences that distinguish executive-level interviews from all others, along with extensive information on leveraging relationships with recruiters, plentiful sample interview questions and suggested responses, and a comprehensive list of sample questions to ask the interviewer. Special additional features include:
  • — Detailed tips on how to land an interview and conduct pre-interview research.
  • — The importance of nonverbal behavior and attire.
  • — A thorough guide to interview formats.
  • — An interviewing checklist.
  • — A chapter on tricky interview situations.
  • — A directory of executive-interview coaches.
  • — And post-interview chapters covering thank-yous, follow-ups, references, vetting, background checks, plus negotiating and weighing job offers.

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Top Notch Executive Interviews: How to Strategically Deal With Recruiters, Search Firms, Boards of Directors, Panels, Presentations, Pre-interviews, and Other High-Stress Situations
In these turbulent times, the job-interview game is more different than ever for executives. They face a longer interview process, must demonstrate a vision to meet the prospective employer’s challenges, and will undergo intense vetting before receiving a job offer. Top Notch Executive Interviews reveals what employers really want and expect to see in executive candidate interview behavior and content. The book’s coverage of the executive interview difference, its case studies of senior-level managers in sticky interview situations, and its broad collection of hiring decision-maker interview peeves and preferences make it the must-have companion volume to Top Notch Executive Resumes. This vital book includes an insightful examination of critical differences that distinguish executive-level interviews from all others, along with extensive information on leveraging relationships with recruiters, plentiful sample interview questions and suggested responses, and a comprehensive list of sample questions to ask the interviewer. Special additional features include:
  • — Detailed tips on how to land an interview and conduct pre-interview research.
  • — The importance of nonverbal behavior and attire.
  • — A thorough guide to interview formats.
  • — An interviewing checklist.
  • — A chapter on tricky interview situations.
  • — A directory of executive-interview coaches.
  • — And post-interview chapters covering thank-yous, follow-ups, references, vetting, background checks, plus negotiating and weighing job offers.

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Top Notch Executive Interviews: How to Strategically Deal With Recruiters, Search Firms, Boards of Directors, Panels, Presentations, Pre-interviews, and Other High-Stress Situations

Top Notch Executive Interviews: How to Strategically Deal With Recruiters, Search Firms, Boards of Directors, Panels, Presentations, Pre-interviews, and Other High-Stress Situations

by Katharine Hansen
Top Notch Executive Interviews: How to Strategically Deal With Recruiters, Search Firms, Boards of Directors, Panels, Presentations, Pre-interviews, and Other High-Stress Situations

Top Notch Executive Interviews: How to Strategically Deal With Recruiters, Search Firms, Boards of Directors, Panels, Presentations, Pre-interviews, and Other High-Stress Situations

by Katharine Hansen

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Overview

In these turbulent times, the job-interview game is more different than ever for executives. They face a longer interview process, must demonstrate a vision to meet the prospective employer’s challenges, and will undergo intense vetting before receiving a job offer. Top Notch Executive Interviews reveals what employers really want and expect to see in executive candidate interview behavior and content. The book’s coverage of the executive interview difference, its case studies of senior-level managers in sticky interview situations, and its broad collection of hiring decision-maker interview peeves and preferences make it the must-have companion volume to Top Notch Executive Resumes. This vital book includes an insightful examination of critical differences that distinguish executive-level interviews from all others, along with extensive information on leveraging relationships with recruiters, plentiful sample interview questions and suggested responses, and a comprehensive list of sample questions to ask the interviewer. Special additional features include:
  • — Detailed tips on how to land an interview and conduct pre-interview research.
  • — The importance of nonverbal behavior and attire.
  • — A thorough guide to interview formats.
  • — An interviewing checklist.
  • — A chapter on tricky interview situations.
  • — A directory of executive-interview coaches.
  • — And post-interview chapters covering thank-yous, follow-ups, references, vetting, background checks, plus negotiating and weighing job offers.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781601637710
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication date: 10/01/2009
Series: Top Notch series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 691 KB

About the Author

Katharine Hansen is an instructor and creative director of Quintessential Careers, one of the most popular job-search sites. She holds a Ph.D. in organizational behavior and the certifications Master Resume Writer and Credentialed Career Master from Career Masters Institute/The Career Management Alliance. Hansen owned and served as chief writer for a resume-writing service for five years and was previously writer-editor at numerous newspapers, magazines, and nonprofit organizations. Hansen has published several books on cover letters, networking, and writing skills.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Executive Interview Difference 9

Chapter 1 A Crash Course in Landing the Interview 17

Chapter 2 Due Diligence: Research to Prepare for Every Interview Aspect 27

Chapter 3 Nonverbal Interview Preparation 49

Chapter 4 What Kind of Interview? 57

Chapter 5 Your Verbal Interview Preparation: Understanding Interview Content 81

Chapter 6 Executive-Interview Conundrums 143

Chapter 7 After the Interview: Thank-yous, Follow-up, References, Vetting, and Background Checks 165

Chapter 8 Weighing and Negotiating the Offer and Compensation Package 183

Appendix A Executive Interview Checklist 195

Appendix B Resources 201

Index 219

About the Author 223

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