Self-development and self-confidence are vital for success in any interview. This book will motivate and prepare students to successfully face their first interview by helping them to develop the necessary qualities and skills. It will also be useful for candidates seeking a change in their existing job. Key Features Provides an insight and understanding of the interview process Identifies the external factors that influence the interview process Identifies the internal qualities required for success Illustrates the role of motivation and communication as critical factors for success Includes exercises and tips on strategic preparation for success in group discussions and personal interviews
I'm Not Afraid of GDPI: Group Discussion and Personal Interview is carefully designed to guide you to face the compelling challenges of career building in the current scenario of cut-throat competition. This book offers several valuable sutras to aid an all-round development of one's personality. It discusses different ways to hone the career management skills such as writing a persuasive bio-data, presenting oneself convincingly in the interviews, tackling GDPI and dealing with time management stress. Neatly divided into two parts and eleven engaging chapters, the book comprehensively deals with every aspect of personal grooming required to be successful. Right front the positive mindset to correct attitude, and impressive body-language to acquiring 'officer-like qualities', this book can teach you the an of winning.
A job seeker is often sceptical and stressed when facing the interview for the first time. They are confused about how to prepare and crack the personal interview as it is the most difficult stage of getting a job. People are unsure of where to find these skills. This book highlights five important steps and skills to overcome the fear of facing an interview and also guides one as to how and where to find the perfect job. It includes content on resume writing, grooming, pre and post interview activities and much more. The author also highlights few important questions asked during a personal interview that will help stimulate the confidence level of a candidate and help them be successful in getting the best job.
The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal job Each year tens of thousands of students will, after years of hard work and enormous amounts of money, earn their Ph.D. And each year only a small percentage of them will land a job that justifies and rewards their investment. For every comfortably tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many more who simply give up in frustration. Those who do make it share an important asset that separates them from the pack: they have a plan. They understand exactly what they need to do to set themselves up for success. They know what really moves the needle in academic job searches, how to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of their peers, and how to decide when to point their Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options. Karen Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers join the select few who get the most out of their Ph.D. As a former tenured professor and department head who oversaw numerous academic job searches, she knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. And as the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site The Professor is In, she has helped countless Ph.D.’s turn themselves into stronger applicants and land their dream careers. Now, for the first time ever, Karen has poured all her best advice into a single handy guide that addresses the most important issues facing any Ph.D., including: -When, where, and what to publish -Writing a foolproof grant application -Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV -Acing the job talk and campus interview -Avoiding the adjunct trap -Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right The Professor Is In addresses all of these issues, and many more.
This extensively revised edition of Focus Groups as Qualitative Research reflects the many changes that have occurred in the study of focus groups in recent years.
