Psychologist offers job interview tips

Posted by Elena del Valle on January 29, 2010

Winning Job Interviews book cover

Photos: Career Press, Paul Powers, Ph.D.

In Winning Job Interviews (Career Press, $12,99), a 218-page softcover book, Paul Powers, Ph.D. offers readers strategies and techniques to help them get the job interview they want. He discusses how readers can overcome difficult obstacles, be prepared to answer interview questions, increase the quantity and quality of job offers, avoid social networking mistakes, secure their jobs and be ready in case of trouble.

The book, published this year, is divided into nine chapters: Why Job Hunting Sucks; How To Get More and Better Interviews; You Are in Control; Building Your Winning Interview Plan; How To Have Glowing Job References; How To Close the Deal and Get the Job Offer; Turning the Offer Into a Job You Love; Glitches, Potholes, Calamities and Idiots; and The Winning Job Interview Toolkit.

Paul Powers, Ph.D., author, Winning Job Interviews

Powers, a licensed psychologist and former chair of the Massachusetts Board of Psychologists, is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is a speaker and executive coach dedicated to helping other achieve a more rewarding career, a more productive organization and a more balanced, satisfying life.” He divides his time between Massachusetts and Florida.