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Introduction 1Part I: And the Interview Winner is ... You! 7Chapter 1: Job Interviews Are Show Biz. Seriously! 9Chapter 2: Tryouts: Getting Past Screening Interviews 29Chapter 3: 21st-Century Video Interview 39Chapter 4: Interviewing on the Global Stage 51Chapter 5: A Chorus Line of Interviews by Type 57Part II: Backstage Researching and Rehearsing 77Chapter 6: Research Is Your Ticket Inside 79Chapter 7: Your Close-Up: Personality Tests 89Chapter 8: Showing You the Money 101Chapter 9: Costuming Yourself for a Starring Role 119Chapter 10: Beat Stage Fright with the R-Word: Rehearse 133Chapter 11: Looking Good with Questions You Ask 143Chapter 12: Closing the Show 149Part III: Actors' Studio: Casting Your Character 165Chapter 13: Opening Acts for Younger Talent 167Chapter 14: Selling Scripts for Career Switchers 173Chapter 15: Star Turns for Prime-Timers 181Part IV: Lights, Camera, Talk! Answering Questions191Chapter 16: What Can You Tell Me About Yourself? 193Chapter 17: What Do You Know about This Job and Our Company?213Chapter 18: What Are Your Skills and Competencies? 217Chapter 19: How Does Your Experience Help Us? 225Chapter 20: What Education Do You Have? 233Chapter 21: What about Your Special Situation? 243Chapter 22: How Should You Answer a QuestionableQuestion? 259Part V: The Part of Tens 267Chapter 23: Ten Tips to Avoid Rotten Reviews 269Chapter 24: Ten Tricky Questions to Watch Out For 273Chapter 25: Tens of Lines on the Cutting Room Floor 279Appendix: Questions by Career Fields and Industries285Index 305