Being highly qualified for a job isn't enough to get the competitive edge in today's job market – a candidate needs to ace the interview as well. Career planning expert Dawn Rosenberg McKay gives you the best answers to more than 200 of the toughest interview questions, such as: What are your long-term goals? How do you handle failure? What does success mean to you? Why did you leave your last job? From preparing for the first interview to polishing existing skills, this book arms you with the knowledge of what to say and how to say it, giving you the advantage over competitors and the confidence to succeed.

Dawn Rosenberg McKay (Long Island, NY) has eighteen years of experience in the career planning field. She manages the Career Planning Site for About.com, and she has written hundreds of articles on the topic of career choice and change, job searching, and workplace issues. She is the author of The Everything® Practice Interview Book and The Everything® Get-a-Job Book, 2nd Edition, as well as several civil service test preparation books.