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The ten best books on job applications and job interviews

We’ve compiled a list of the top ten books on job applications. So do you have an important job interview soon and do you want to prepare as well as possible? Then let the following writers lend you a hand. We start our recommendations with the top 10 best books about Job Interviews of all time. This list has been updated this year, including all the recent titles.

Best Books About Job Interviews Author
101 Toughest Interview Questions Daniel Porot
You’re HIREDNickquolette Barrett
The Hiring PropheciesAndrew LaCivita
10 Minute GuideWilliam W. Larson
101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview QuestionsRon Fry
Case Interview Secrets Victor Cheng
How to Enjoy Your Life and Your JobDale Carnegie
Interview Preparation and Success TipsErnest Enabulele
Steve JobsWalter Isaacson

The updated top 10 list: the best books about job applications

Great on the Job: What to Say, How to Say It — The Secrets of Getting Ahead

‘Great on the Job’ is here to help you develop your communication skills at every stage of your career. It doesn’t matter if you are meeting someone and want to give your best impression, or if you have been working somewhere for a while now, but need to know how to get what you need.

The Political Ladder: Insider Tips On Getting A Job In Politics

Are you interested in getting a job in politics? Then we highly recommend reading this book by Alexandra Acker-Lyons. It can be a tricky experience if you don’t yet know the right people, and the author provides some handy tools that will help you land your dream job in politics.

Road Map to Your Job: Navigating to Each Pit Stop on the Road to Employment

If you are looking for a job or internship, then the five steps in this book will assist you on your road to finding what you want. Networking, self-knowledge, using your platforms, selling yourself and preparing your interview are part of the deal in this book.

Finding Work You Love: 3 Steps to Getting the Perfect Job After College

Many people who are looking for a job start at the wrong place. They look outward and check the long list of available jobs to see if it can be a match for them. What if finding work you love starts with you and knowing your skills and what makes you unique? A different approach leads to different results.

Helping Adults with Asperger’s Syndrome Get and Stay Hired: Career Coaching Strategies for Professionals and Parents of Adults on the Autism spectrum

The unique behavior of someone on the Autism Spectrum can make it hard for them to find and keep a job. Knowing how to deal with everyone’s uniqueness, but especially those who have Asperger’s, will help them find and stay with a job. It will lead to a fulfilling life, even if it’s a challenge.

Knock ’em Dead Job Interview: How to Turn Job Interviews Into Job Offers

If you don’t impress on the job interview, your chances of getting through that phase are slim. Find out what you can do to make yourself stand out during the interview, when being compared to all the other candidates.

Be Patient (Job): Waiting on God in Difficult Times (The BE Series Commentary)

‘Be Patient’ is Warren W. Wiersbe’s way to look at the life of Job and how difficult times in life can be overcome. God is always there, even during hardship.

First Time Pharmacist: Everything you didn’t learn in school or on-the-job training. 

Richard Waithe has worked in several pharmacist positions and discovered that there is a discrepancy between what you learn in school and what you need to know when you start your job. He now shares lessons on what could make the start of your career in pharmacy (more) successful.

Get That Job!: The Quick and Complete Guide to a Winning Interview 

If you need a guide on how to do your job interviews, then we think this is the best book on our top ten list. This to-the-point book help you prepare for any type of interview and the questions that will not surprise you any longer. This tool kit is a must-have for job seekers.

101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions, 25th Anniversary Edition

Were you speechless at your last job interview when a hard question was asked? This book by Ron Fry provides you with possible answers to some of the most difficult interview questions. This is a valuable manual for anyone who wants to convince whoever is on the other side of the table or computer screen to hire you instead of the other candidates.

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