Tell about yourself
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The document provides guidance on how to effectively answer the question "tell me about yourself" in a job interview. It recommends structuring your response around 5 categories: recent professional achievements, educational background, applicable skills, career goals, and interest in the company. The document also includes dos and don'ts for answering questions within each category, such as focusing on achievements and skills relevant to the position rather than providing unnecessary details. The overall advice is to give a short, pertinent narrative highlighting your qualifications and alignment with the job while avoiding simply reciting your resume or life story.
Tell about yourself
- 2. No doubt about it, Tell me about yourself is one of the difficult and easiest questions to answer. One of the reasons this query is so difficult to answer is that its confusing. What exactly does it mean and why are they asking it?
- 3. Tell Me About Yourself
- 4. Tell me who you are professionally. Your qualities aligns with the job. Where do you excel? What do you uniquely offer thats evident to your colleagues and customers? Why should the employer consider you over competing leaders with similar skills?
- 5. Form
- 6. A short narrative. Incorporates your main personal brand themes. Close with a message of interest.
- 7. Make a List of Your Competitive Strengths & Differentiators.
- 8. Your list might include topics such as: Degree from a prestigious university. Long-held passion for your career field. Unusually broad skills that distinguish you from other candidates. Personal philosophy or work ethic that has driven your success. Accolades from others about your work and effectiveness.
- 9. Two Rules
- 10. 1. Dont Tell Your Life Story 2. Do Tell Pertinent Info
- 11. Response
- 12. Broke your response into five categories 1. Recent professional achievements. 2. Educational achievements. 3. Applicable skills. 4. Professional goals. 5. Reason for interest in the company.
- 13. Dos & Dont
- 14. Recent Professional Achievements Dos Dont Plan out 2-3 professional achievements before the interview. Mention achievements that relate to the position you are applying for. Practice, Practice, Practice. Recite your resume. Waffle around your experience. Mention achievements that are unrelated to the position.
- 15. Educational Achievements Dos Dont Explain how the abilities and knowledge you gained can be leveraged to successfully satisfy the positions requirements. Refer to extracurricular activities in which you gained leadership skills. Expand on major projects that you worked on. Go too in-depth if you are already a seasoned professional. Ramble on about your thesis papers. Recite your course list.
- 16. Applicable Skills Dos Dont Prepare 2-3 relevant skills. Discuss skills that fit the job duties. Explain how you gained these skills. Simply list any skills that you may possess. Talk about skills that are unrelated to the position. Lie about your skills.
- 17. Career Goals Dos Dont Mention goals that the company can help you achieve. Talk about goals that show you are forward thinker. Demonstrate that you want to build a stable career. Discuss your life goals (i.e. owning a house etc.) Give off the impression that you lack career goals. Mention goals that you wont be able to achieve with the company.
- 18. Your interest in the company Dos Dont Explain how the company can help you achieve your goals. Compliment the companys healthy work environment. Indicate that you could see yourself with the company long term. Talk about the pay. Just say you want a job. Mention you want to work for the company because of the great commute.