Acknowledgments
Readers' Note
Foreword
Introduction

1. The Headhunter's Radical Art of Interviewing
The Work-Interview Connection
The Employment Industry Follies
Why Do You Need This Book?
The Six Secrets of the New Interview
What an Employer Really Wants from You

2. Putting the Work in the Interview
What an Interview Is Really About
The Four Questions
Check Your Attitude
The Only Way to Win a Job

3. Interview Follies: Why America's Employment System Doesn't Work
There Must Be a Better Way
Don't Be a Pigeon
Interviews Are Not Jobs
Beating the Failed Methods of the Employment System

4. Take Control of the Interview
Don't Stand in Line
The Shocking Truth: Why Companies Conduct Interviews
The Real Challenge of the Interview
Seize the Interview
Meet the Employer's Needs
Respect the Employer's Power...Then Take Control
Do the Job During the Interview
Don't Suck Canal Water Trying to Swallow a Broken Job

5. Master Your Attitude
Be an Employee, Not a Candidate
Honesty Is Power
Don't Compete with Yourself
Never Compete with Cows
Do the Job, Not the Interview!

6. Master Your Power
The Power of Doing the Job
The Power of Information
The Power of the Offer

7. New Interview Instructions
Before the Interview: Doing the Down-and-Dirty
New Interview Instructions
The Truth About Employment Tests
Working for a Job vs. Working for Free
The Big Secret
Summary

8. Master Your "Self"
The Fun Facts of Behavior Change
Mastering Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Overcoming Learned Helplessness
Create a New Attitude by Changing Your Behavior

9. When It's Time to Call It a Day
This Job May Not Be for You
If the Shoe Doesn't Fit, Take a Barefoot Walk in the Grass
Ask for Advice
Your Time Is Worth a Referral
Be a Capitalist
Regroup

10. Using the Headhunter's Strategy
Why Not Just Hire a Headhunter?
Make the Headhunter's Strategy Yours

Appendix: A Picture of the New Interview Concepts
Recommended Reading
About the Author