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Confidently turn your HR interviews into job offers! Finally gain the edge you need to win your next HR position. Earn the salary you need, want and deserve! NOW NEWLY UPDATED for 2026! With thousands sold to HR professionals, this edition has been updated with the latest, up-to-the-minute information, examples, resume best practices, and trusted guidance to help today's HR job hunters and career changers land an interview quickly. Struggling with how to sell yourself persuasively in interviews with hiring authorities? Haven't interviewed in awhile and you're nervous and jittery? Frustrated because you can't turn your interviews into offers? Have you been laid off, fired, want to change jobs, get promoted or you're in the job market for the first time? Struggle no more. Finally, get the edge you need to position yourself as a top candidate and crush your next human resources interview. Make no mistake about it. Even the most experienced and savvy HR professionals screw up in interviews, even if they've interviewed hundreds of job candidates themselves. Why? Because there's a HUGE difference when they're on the other side of the table as the interviewee and it's their own human resources career on the line. If you also face this challenge, now you can overcome it and nail your upcoming HR interviews. In HR INTERVIEW SECRETS, Alan Collins, former Vice President of Human Resources at PepsiCo, reveals his proven step-by-step approach for excelling at human resources interviews and landing the job you want. These strategies are based on his twenty-five years of experience hiring hundreds of HR professionals at all levels. There's nothing else like it for HR reps, managers, directors, VPs, executives...and even those seeking their first HR job. Use the easy-to-follow tips, job-winning interview answers, talking points and insider secrets to capitalize on your HR experience, wow your interviewers and bring home the salary you deserve. Inside these pages, you'll discover: How to conquer pre-interview fears and jitters and calm your nerves so that you come across powerfully -- and with poise and confidence. How to sell yourself and persuasively answer the 10 most frequently-asked interview questions that you absolutely must nail in order to be considered a top candidate in HR. The ten qualities employers most desire in the human resources candidate they'll hire - including the ONE you must demonstrate to them that's more important than all the others combined (Hint: #10!) Surefire ways to make an extraordinarily compelling and positive first impression in the first 30 seconds of your interview. How to confidently handle tough questions about your job history with ease - even if you've been fired, laid off, have huge gaps between jobs, have had too many HR jobs, are over- or under-qualified, or are too old or too young. How to hook interviewers so that they remember you long after the interview is over and distinguish you from the rest of the pack. (This includes a simple, yet proven 3-part formula for showcasing your HR experience so that it impresses even the toughest hiring executive). How to deal with questions that stump you and then turn them into your advantage. What to do before your interview so that you come across as knowledgeable as just about any 10-year veteran of their organization. Powerful questions to ask that will WOW key decision-makers --including the ONE question that's you must ask at the end of your interview if you want the offer. Secrets and tactics for smoothly negotiating your job offer and landing a top salary -- including specific phrases to use that can potentially boost your salary offer 5% or more.. Easy-to-o Review: I got the job - This book is so helpful and brings out your skills and talent so you can shine at your interviews. I am very grateful to have come across Alan Collins in LinkedIn. This book got me the job I wanted and definitely helped me organize how to prepare. Review: IT HAS IT ALL! - When you've been in HR for 18 years, you think you know something until you read anything this author has available. I originally started following him on LinkedIn and have excelled in my career since getting my hands on his books. Anything you could think of is there in black and white: what to say, how to say it, when to say it, what to do, and how to do it, from beginning to end. I am so grateful for the work he put into making this easy-to-read, straight-to-the-point series. I have increased my income by multiple tens of thousands of dollars and landed a job with a team of people who share my work ethic and dedication to their careers. I can't thank the author, Alan Collins, enough. He is the GOAT!
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| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 98 Reviews |
D**E
I got the job
This book is so helpful and brings out your skills and talent so you can shine at your interviews. I am very grateful to have come across Alan Collins in LinkedIn. This book got me the job I wanted and definitely helped me organize how to prepare.
L**N
IT HAS IT ALL!
When you've been in HR for 18 years, you think you know something until you read anything this author has available. I originally started following him on LinkedIn and have excelled in my career since getting my hands on his books. Anything you could think of is there in black and white: what to say, how to say it, when to say it, what to do, and how to do it, from beginning to end. I am so grateful for the work he put into making this easy-to-read, straight-to-the-point series. I have increased my income by multiple tens of thousands of dollars and landed a job with a team of people who share my work ethic and dedication to their careers. I can't thank the author, Alan Collins, enough. He is the GOAT!
A**R
Great Book
Awesome ! It helped me a lot to understand the hiring manager thoughts and the methods of the screening,,,,,,Thank you Alan. :)
J**T
I am ready to my next job interview!
I have just finished reading the book. It is a must-read for everyone willing to succeed in a job interview. The author covers absolutely all topics related to preparing the interview, performing it and negotiating your job offer. He also shares relevant tips for those having the interview by phone or video conference. My favorite chapter is #5: "Interviewer Questions, Part 1 - The 10 most frequently asked questions you absolutely must nail... or you're toast." The questions are: Question #1 Tell me about yourself Question #2 Why are you interested in this HR position? Question #3 What is your biggest strength? Question #4 What is your greatest weakness? Question #5 Where do you see yourself three to five years from now? Question #6 Why did you leave (or why are you leaving) that employer? Question #7 In looking over your work history, I'm concerned. Can you explain__________? Question #8 What are your salary expectations? Question #9 What is the most significant project you have led or accomplished in your career? Question #10 What makes you the best fit for this job? Frankly, you seem to have too much (or not enough) experience. What I loved in the book is that the explanations fit all kind of job interview. You can quickly adapt the suggestions for answers to the type of industry and field corresponding to your situation. I really recommend this book and wish you good luck in your next interview.
H**N
Love this book
Thank you Mr. Collins tor writing this book. This book is just what I was looking for. Just because an individual may work in HR does not mean that they will excel when they are on the other side of the interview table. The book walked the HR professional from the beginning of the interview process to the end. The book equipped the HR professional with a variety of tools to not only ace the interview but to be able to blow the competition away. I needed the book for an interview that I went on so I expedited shipping and I want to tell you that the interview was supposed to be only an hour, it lasted about two hours. I even received a tour of the facility. My number one favorite tip was how to answer the tell me about yourself question. The second favorite tip for me was what questions to ask during the interview. They were thoughtful, provoking and really allowed me the opportunity to gauge the job, the environment, the fit. I recommend this book to every HR professional. If I could make a recommendation, please write a shortcut book for the 1st time manager.
R**N
Great book for HR Professional!
Loved all of the examples of interview questions and answers along with strategies to use when formulating my own answers. Landed a job in HR with this book!
I**S
Quick read with valuable information
Great tips. Some familiar but always good to review. It helped to feel better about the interview process. Reiterated all the things I was doing right and gave me some good new tips.
R**G
These secrets really work!
After six months of aggressive job hunting after getting laid off in the energy industry, I purchased the HR Resume Secrets and HR Interview Secrets and landed a fantastic job with a software company within a month after employing Alan's secrets!
L**O
I got the job!
I am very thankful for this book. Helped me get hired
S**F
Needful for any jobseeker
Amazing insights inside the book
L**D
Five Stars
Good read
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