Interviews and Appraisals

by Karen Holmes

Published 18 March 1999
How can you turn an interview or appraisal to your advantage, thereby securing the job you want or the promotion you deserve? Focused and practical, this guide should encourage the reader to be proactive in an interview/appraisal situation. It provides the reader with the skills he or she needs to manage these situations and turn them to their advantage. It should help the reader increase their understanding of the interview process, improve communication skills associated with interviewing and evaluate different interview formats. By focusing on what interviews can achieve, the reader will be encouraged to approach interviews positively, know what they want to achieve and use interviews and appraisals as tools for the management and development of their careers. Packed with reader activities such as self-assessment questionnaires, checklists and case studies this book should provide a guide to interviews and appraisals for any professional who is keen to move onward and upward in their career.

Job Seeking

by Karen Holmes

Published 21 January 1999
How can you develop and maintain the essential job-seeking skills that will help you successfully secure the best career move for you? This practical guide should encourage the reader to proactively manage the job-seeking process. It provides the reader with the skills he or she needs to successfully negotiate the next step of their career. It also provides the structure for career self-assessment, identify potential sources for new employment, suggest effective strategies for the various stages of the job search (including the application form and construction of a CV) and guidance of how to improve self-promotional skills.