101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions, 25th Anniversary Edition Paperback – February 22, 2016

After interviewing multiple jobs and not going anywhere, I bought this book. It made me think twice of what I had done and the past and what I did wrong. One example was is to never project any kind of negativity to the people interviewing. You have to BS your way to your job. Seems logical enough, but I did not do that in the past. Receptionist would ask how if it was easy to find them, and I would then answered the truth (how hard it was). Stupid move. In my next interview after reading this book, I lied my way through on how much I loved my last job and how I wouldn't mind going back. BS of course, but hey, I landed the job finally. It has a lot of other good pointers as well. One negative I noticed is that the kindle version has an appendix but does not show page numbers for the subjects. Makes it hard to go through the whole book w/o referencing the page numbers.

I had been interviewing for months. I would generally consider myself an excellent interviewee. I made it to final rounds for at least 7 or 8 roles and I kept getting passed up for someone else. I didn't get feedback so I didn't know what I wasn't doing in order to close the deal. This book helped me become a closer and I was prepared for ever single interview question I was asked after reading it. This book will make you do exercises, so get your pen and paper out and starting writing what it tells you. I landed a job against two other tough competitors after reading this book. I'm a closer now.

It is a good read, and the author does have some great advice so I am still glad that I purchased it however, be warned there is not 101 questions and answers in this book, so the book is not exactly what I thought it was going to be, which was interview questions with the answers that the interviewer is looking for.He does go over some interview questions and how to answer them.The main Takeaway, is that you have to know yourself, your strengths, and your weaknesses who you are. He has some good exercises to do at the beginning of the book to have you pinpoint your strength and weaknesses, and to answer the question who you are.

Book was as advertised.

The title of this review says it all, but I'll add a few comments regarding specific things that I liked and disliked in the book.My background: I've interviewed for a variety of positions in chemical engineering, hospitals, professional schools, and most recently the pharmaceutical industry. I've also interviewed and evaluated candidates in hospital settings.I purchased this book hoping to gain additional valuable insights to augment my past interview experiences, but I found the vast majority of advice in the book is either common sense to any experienced job seeker or too general to be especially helpful.POSITIVE ASPECTS-The recommendations for the dreaded "Tell me about yourself" question are spot on and detailed--easily the most valuable ~7 pages of the entire book.-Tips on analyzing one's strengths and past accomplishments should help new job seekers as they prepare for first-time professional interviews.-Easy read--most readers should be able to finish this over the course of an afternoon or less.NEGATIVE ASPECTS-Example responses--if actually repeated verbatim in an interview--would sound extremely artificial, robotic, and would definitely never land you a job. I understand that these only meant to serve as examples, but placing them in quotes may fool some readers into thinking that this is exactly what interviewers want to hear (to be fair, this is addressed in the book, but it's buried in the fine print).-As mentioned previously, this book contains a lot of common sense that most readers should (hopefully) know: bathe, wear a nice suit, maintain eye contact, be confident, research the company/position, match your strengths and skills to the position, answer the question that they ask you, don't ramble, etc.-Sometimes the book reads a bit too sarcastic and unprofessional. Passages such as "You Brought Your Cat. How Nice." and "You reek, bro!" don't really add to the credibility of the author.OVERALLDon't bother purchasing--you can download a free pdf version of an older edition of the same book (4th, 2000) that essentially covers the exact same points.

I got laid off from my company after 9 years. Even though I interviewed people before, I felt I was unprepared and I did not answer well when I landed two in person interviews, one with Boeing and another one with Gallup (the famous Strengthfinder interview they conduct). They both were structured interviews and they wanted to hear certain things from me and wanted me to give more examples, and that's was this book prepared me for. After studying the book, not reading it, I devised an interview strategy where I would have an answer ready with an example to show to every major question this book lists. For example, I had the same answer for the Accomplishment=Success=Growth type of question. Remember, you only have one hour to wow the interviewer or panel. I landed a third videocall interview (2 rounds) with a company, they were at the stage of offering me the position and I canceled my candidacy. Work on some weaknesses from that interview and it was good dry run oportunity. I had a fourth in person interview with a company, they offered the position, and I accepted. I feel like this book prepared me well. Buy the book, study it, skip the parts that don't pertain to you. Have a strategy, study the major interview questions, be positive and come across as outgoing, fun to be around and you will get the job. Good luck.

I read this book before going to an interview I really wanted to nail. I feel like every question I was proposed with during the interview I had already had an example of from this book so it was easy to answer. I would recommend this book to anyone who may be going to their first interview or doesn’t feel confident or tends to feel intimidated by hard questions. This book will help you.

Well written book with good presentation. The entire content mayy not be relevant globally but definitely an interest read for researchers.

Easy to read and it helps to structure your answers. Worth reading. I like the examples to the answers and the fact that the book is short and to the point.

This is a great book. Suitable for anyone going trying to break into that job they've always wanted.Topics include:* What to do if you don't have much experience* What to do if you have too much experience but haven't been promoted very quickly in previous jobs* If you didn't get along with your last boss* How to present yourself and your answersAnd answers to all those irritating questions which we've all come across but never answered well: "So, tell me about yourself", "What's your biggest weakness?" etc.It uses a nice and original "green flag/red flag" layout to let you know what is not only a good answer, but also a very bad answer to each question.It's also nice that the author goes into details about what the interviewer is actually asking. What information are they really hoping to gain with each question?Overall, a great book.

if you have any interview, read this book and the job will be yours.