Chapter 19 — Further Reading

Resources on résumés, interviewing, and salary negotiation in the West.

Reading-level key: ★ accessible · ★★ moderate · ★★★ academic.

On résumés and applications

  • "How to write a [US/UK] résumé/CV" guides (Harvard/university career centers; Indeed; The Muse). ★ Free, authoritative templates — especially check the photo/personal-details rule for your country (US/UK no; Germany/France often yes).
  • Articles on "beating the ATS" (applicant tracking systems). ★ Practical keyword tips so a human actually sees your résumé.

On interviewing

  • Articles/videos on the STAR method and common behavioral questions. ★ Search "STAR method examples" and "50 common behavioral interview questions." Build your 6-story prep kit from these (Aditi's case).
  • The Muse, "How to Answer 'Tell Me About Yourself'." ★ Practical scripts for the opener.
  • Big Interview / Pramp / university mock-interview services. ★ Practice platforms — rehearsal is the single best preparation.

On salary negotiation

  • Market-rate tools: Glassdoor, Levels.fyi (tech), Payscale, LinkedIn Salary. ★ Know your worth in numbers (Wei's case).
  • Deepak Malhotra, "15 Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer" (HBR) and his free Harvard negotiation lecture on YouTube. ★★ Excellent, specific, and reassuring.
  • Chris Voss, Never Split the Difference (2016). ★★ Popular negotiation tactics (from an FBI negotiator) — adapt the spirit.

On the realities (bias, at-will, ghosting)

  • Articles on "at-will employment explained" and "hiring bias / name discrimination." ★★ Understand the precarity (US) and the documented biases (Honesty Box) — so rejections don't feel like personal verdicts.

Free / lighter

  • YouTube: "behavioral interview answers," "salary negotiation scripts," "résumé tips." ★ Abundant, practical, good listening practice.
  • University career-center resources (often free even to alumni / the public). ★ (See also Appendix G and I.)

A reading suggestion

Build your STAR stories from a "common behavioral questions" list, check your country's résumé photo rule, and read Malhotra's "15 Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer." Then practice — a mock interview or two will teach you more than any reading.