Fearless Interviewing

This was an impulse buy at Goodwill because I was starting a job search. I am so glad I bought it. The approach and exercises and advice are all top-notch. I have a newfound confidence going in to interviews due to the approach given.

The book has you inventory several aspects of your qualifications, and then create Q statements where you quantify those aspects so that when you answer a question you can elucidate a response that includes not only the important qualities, but the tangible benefits demonstrated by that quality. Rather than saying “yes, I'm an experienced project manager” you say “I've been a project manager for 5 years and have managed teams of up to 15 people and projects of up to $250K. The biggest project took 15 months and was brought in 3 weeks ahead of schedule and $15K under budget.”

Practicing these statements before you interview can really make a difference in your confidence level.

Great book. Highly recommended.