"In today's fast-paced global economy, companies are demanding quality job candidates who can hit the ground running, which is leading to greater use of competency-based interviewing. Ms. Kessler's book gives job seekers a valuable road map for navigating the increasingly merit-based interview process."
-John A. Challenger, chief executive officer, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

"In an effort to create sustainable advantage in the marketplace, organizations throughout the world are putting a premium on the selection of talent. In recent years, more and more companies have moved to competency-based interviews as a way to evaluate potential hires. This book will provide any candidate with a successful gameplan to tackle even the most difficult competency-based interview, and showcase why he or she is the right person for the job."
-Dennis Donovan, Executive Vice President of Human Resources for The Home Depot

Have you ever wondered why you didn't get a job offer after an important interview?

People interviewing for jobs today often fail because they are using yesterday's strategies. They haven't realized that the best employers have changed the way interviews are done, and it now takes a different strategy to succeed. Competency-Based Interviews shows today's candidates a new, more targeted way to prepare for the tough interviews based on the competencies that the most sophisticated employers are looking for.

Competency-Based Interviews shows you how to emphasize the knowledge, skills and abilities that you have and employers need. Most sophisticated U.S. and international employers are using competency-based systems to recruit, interview and select employees. Corporations such as American Express, Anheuser Busch, BP, Coca-Cola, Energizer, Federal Express, IBM, and Pfizer are all looking for specific competencies.

Preparing for a competency-based interview will give you the strategy you need to:

• Be selected for the most competitive positions.


• Win the best job at a new organization.


• Get a great first job or internship.


• Be chosen for that critical promotion in your current organization.


• Take control of your career path.


• Increase your salary.


• Get more interesting assignments and more interesting work

Competency-Based Interviewswill teach you what you need to master this tough new interview style and give the interviewers the answers that will win you the job.

Robin Kessler is currently president of The Interview Coach, a human resources and career consulting firm based in Houston, TX. She has more than 20 years experience improving interviews, resumes, presentations and organizational communications as a human resources professional, consultant, career coach and adjunct professor. Robin co-authored Competency-Based Resumes (Career Press, 2005). She received her B.A. and M.B.A. from Northwestern University.