60 Seconds & You’re Hired! by Robin Ryan is a lifesaving book! This book offers you help to get through those really tough interviews and land that job that you have always been searching for. My mum told me she was sending me this book in the mail and the whole time I just kept thinking, “I don’t get it mum, you don’t think I can get hired without reading a book!?” Even when I received the book in the mail, I was so stubborn that I didn’t even look at it…instead I just placed it on my bookshelf and went on with my life. It wasn’t until I received an e-mail that I was put through to interviews that I started to get nervous and though, “Hey! I can’t really hurt me to check out that book!”
Personally, I think the interviews are the scariest part of getting a job. I get so nervous that I can’t even remember what I’m doing in that little interview room anymore! You really never know what the employer is really looking for in your answers…you can get so caught up in nerves that the answer you want doesn’t really come to you…and you never know if the answer you actually give is good or bad as they employer rights notes on your resume in front of you! This book REALLY helped me out to calm my nerves before my interview. It gives really great advice and it a true lifesaver! It is so easy to read and follow, not like some of the other books that offer advice on getting jobs!
The description on the back of 60 Seconds & You’re Hired! reads:
Whether you’re just starting out, moving onward, and upward, or reentering the job market, 60 Seconds & You’re Hired! explains the most effective strategies for getting the jobs you want at the salary you deserve. By following these tips from America’s top career coach Robin Ryan, you can land the perfect job by excelling at the crucial job interview. Brief, compact and packed with useful tips, 60 Seconds & You’re Hired! provides the essential inside information job-seekers must have.
60 Seconds & You’re Hired! offers the following help:
1. A “5 Point Agenda” to Stick To
2. Your Personal “60 Second Sell”
3. Hiring Trends
4. Interview Etiquette
5. 60 Second Answers to Tough and Tricky Interview Questions
6. Salary Questions that You Should Ask
7. Other Questions You Should Definately Ask the Employer
8. How to Negotiate the Best Deal
9. 15 Different Types of Interviews
10. Pitfalls to Avoid
…and much, much more to help you with your interview process! Believe me, when I tell you this book really helped me I’m telling the truth! And I think it can help many other people too! It calmed my nerves, it gave me great tips and advice, and provided me with information that before I hadn’t even thought about. The interview tough questions section and suggest ways to go about answering the question was the biggest help. Also, although I already knew this…sending a hand-written thank you letter to the employer can really help you move forward instead of being dropped from the interview process…it is a way to show you really care about the job position and that the interviewer took the time to help you out! Don’t forget the little things, an e-mail will be forgotten, but a thank you note they actually have to open and read (and it only takes about 5 minutes out of your day)!
If anyone else has any other great books that they have read, I would love to know! I love to read…I made the mistake of starting a book for leisure during my Midterm period and I just can’t seem to put it down (BIG mistake)! haha, for all you romantic novel lovers out there…(and this is totally off my topic) but the book is called P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahearn. The movie just came out but my friend told me to read the book first. So, check out these two great books on COMPLETELY different topics…but both amazing! 
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