The First 60 Seconds: Win the Job Interview before It Begins
By (Author) Daniel Burns
Sourcebooks, Inc
Sourcebooks, Inc
1st May 2009
United States
General
Non Fiction
658.311
Commended for Axiom Business Book Awards (Career) 2010
288
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 38mm
381g
An innovative, number-based approach that gives the reader instant interviewing results. In the first 60 seconds, interviewers can decide whether you will be moved to the top of the list... or dropped from consideration! In today's crowded job market, The First 60 Seconds is an innovative book that shows job seekers how best to impress in that crucial first minute and gives strategies to constantly differentiate themselves from the competition. From preparing a credentials package to connecting with the interviewer, candidates will learn how to set themselves apart every time-especially essential with a 5% national unemployment rate. Author Dan Burns has provided consulting and employee placement services to Fortune 500 companies for the past fourteen years. He'll show you how to tackle- The 60 Days before the Interview The Next 60 Minutes (after the First 60 Seconds) The Close and the Follow-Up The 60-Month Career Plan Whether you're a new job-seeker or out on the market after years of steady employment, The First 60 Seconds gives you the best tools to win your next great career opportunity.
"The reader who uses The First 60 Seconds as a step-by-step guidebook is likely to successfully differentiate him- or herself from the competition and, as a result, stand out as the best candidate for an appropriate position." - ForeWord
For the past fifteen years, Dan Burns has served as owner and Executive Vice President of Innovative Systems Group, a technical and management consulting company, providing employee placement services for Fortune 500 clients. He lives in LaGrange, IL.