3 Great Ways to Answer Tell Me About Yourself

By: Jeff Altman

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Having worked in recruiting for many years, as certain as the sun rises in the morning, a typical job interview will begin with an interviewer asking, "Tell me yourself." As certain as the sun sets at the end of a day, the person answering the question will answer the question badly, answering the question off the cuff. Imagine being given an open book test in school and not opening the book. That's what job hunters do much too often reaping the consequences of their laziness and lack of preparedness. Your answer to this question will set the tone for the rest of the interview and either keep them interested and engaged or turned off and going through the motions of an interview without any real interest in hiring you. Here, you will be given 3 ways to answer the question (or its variation, "Walk me through your background"). A standard answer that works very well. An advanced answer requiring some thought on your part The best answer that connects the dots for the interviewer for your fit for the role. I think of them as easy, hard, and best. I also explain how long your answer should be so that you don't lose the attention of the person interviewing you and keep them interested and engaged. Interviewing doesn't have to be hard, difficult, or painful. You just need to learn how to do it in a world-class manner, practice and deliver it on an interview.

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