The Ultimate Guide to Handling the New Competency-Based Interview Style
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Linda Matias
CIC, NCRW, JCTC
American Management Association
New York • Atlanta • Brussels • Chicago • Mexico City • San Francisco Shanghai • Tokyo • Toronto • Washington, D.C.
Knockout Answers to Tough Interview Questions
The Ultimate Guide to Handling the New Competency-Based Interview Style
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Matias, Linda. 201 knockout answers to tough interview questions : the ultimate guide to handling the new competency-based interview style / Linda Matias. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13: 978-0-8144-1500-9 ISBN-10: 0-8144-1500-8 1. Employment interviewing. 2. Core competencies. I. Title. II. Title: Two hundred and one knockout answers to tough interview questions. III. Title: Two hundred one knockout answers to tough interview questions. HF5549.5.I6M3178 2010 650.14'4—dc22 2009014411 © 2010 Linda Matias. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written
Linda Matias
CIC, NCRW, JCTC
American Management Association
New York • Atlanta • Brussels • Chicago • Mexico City • San Francisco Shanghai • Tokyo • Toronto • Washington, D.C.
Knockout Answers to Tough Interview Questions
The Ultimate Guide to Handling the New Competency-Based Interview Style
Special discounts on bulk quantities of AMACOM books are available to corporations, professional associations, and other organizations. For details, contact Special Sales Department, AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Tel.: 800-250-5308. Fax: 518-891-2372. E-mail: specialsls@amanet.org Website: www.amacombooks.org/go/specialsales To view all AMACOM titles go to: www.amacombooks.org
This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Matias, Linda. 201 knockout answers to tough interview questions : the ultimate guide to handling the new competency-based interview style / Linda Matias. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13: 978-0-8144-1500-9 ISBN-10: 0-8144-1500-8 1. Employment interviewing. 2. Core competencies. I. Title. II. Title: Two hundred and one knockout answers to tough interview questions. III. Title: Two hundred one knockout answers to tough interview questions. HF5549.5.I6M3178 2010 650.14'4—dc22 2009014411 © 2010 Linda Matias. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written