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This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by Giftedgreen: 11:49am On Oct 28, 2014 |
“Tell me about yourself” is a popular question that interviewers love to ask during job interviews. It seem like a very simple, but in reality it is one of the most difficult question an interview could ask you. When the interviewer says tell me about yourself, most people tend to speedily diminish their chances of ever getting their desired job. Most people tend to read out their bio data to the interviewers and others just say the first thing that comes to their mind. If you do any of the above, well that explains why no one ever called you back, and shortly we will give teach you how to answer this question. You should be able to answer this question in a way that the interviewer will have no choice than to say “tell me more”. Keep It Short Recruiters have short attention span. They get bored easily. They usually interview tens of people monthly, and they need to determine if you are the right candidate or not in less than ten minutes. Besides that, there are tons of other candidates out there who also need to be interviewed. You see why you need to create a lasting impression. Wasting your time blabbing about your primary school education, hobbies or town you grew up is not the best of ideas. Be Genuine Honesty as you may have guessed is a trait every interviewer seeks from a candidate during a job interview. Being dishonest during a job interview shows that you really do not deserve the job, because who want to work with a dishonest person? What The Interviewer Really Wants To Know The phrase, “Tell me about yourself” has such a wide breath of answers that it can be overwhelming to know where to start. While your employer would like to know you, this is not the right time to know the secondary school you graduated from. Your interviewer is currently trying to figure out if you are the right candidate for the job or not – and your critical task is showing them that you are the best person they got. Break Your Answer Into Three Parts To prevent your chances of sabotaging even before the interviewer get to really know you, it would be best to break down this question into three parts. 1st Part :Start with a condensed version of your career history. Need we remind you that it has to be as concise as possible? 2nd Part: Your next step of action should be a brief summary of a specific achievement to capture the interviewer’s interest. 3rd Part: Conclude with a few sentences about what you hope to accomplish next in your career – and make sure it is relevant to the position you are interviewing for. What You Will Achieve This response will make you stand out from the crowd. Instead of giving the interviewer a boring overview of who you are, your hobbies, date of birth, place of birth, religion, and other details that are already in your curriculum vitae. At the end of the interview, you will end up branding yourself as a true professional who knows the value of what you have to offer to a potential employer. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comment section below http://giftedgreen.com/2014/blog/2014/10/28/this-is-the-best-way-to-answer-when-an-interviewer-says-tell-me-about-yourself537/ 7 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by Lilimax(f): 4:21pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Nice write up!. Mynd44, Obinoscopy, kindly move this to the front page ![]() |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by GetUmad: 4:37pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Why the stress? It isn't as herculean as you make it, my friend! The most concise answer is : Sir, kindly ask ifa. He's in the best position to answer you. You should note that Employers like creativity and ingenuity. Such answer is gonna wow them till the end of the interview session. Thats creativity! your level and manner of such grit would land you the job. Respond this way and thank me later. 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by gift01: 5:29pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Nothing like being your own Boss |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by Nobody: 5:33pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Educative |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by SMALLPENIS(f): 7:03pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Who is 'Yourself' ![]() ![]() |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by alotofgrace(m): 7:20pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by vascey(m): 9:30pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
This is good. The structure could work. |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by fr3do(m): 9:46pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
*sighs* if you are good at what you do, if you have put your knowledge into use and have something to show for it, you don't need all these lists on how not to disappoint an interviewer. 5 Likes |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by valmunich(m): 10:15pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Good, just good |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by kropelgrada(m): 10:41pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
i don't understand this post at all..if u don't tell them where u have being there is no telling where u want to be..Just try and make each detail about yourself so concise that u can simply break down the story of your life in less than a minute,then u spend the next minute trying to convince them that u are the right person for the job..,simple |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by tshegs19: 11:05pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Op..gif example -_- |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by leshluap(m): 11:16pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Jst In case. |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by Ichel: 11:20pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Nice write-up |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by Lilyjane(f): 11:23pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Good to go ![]() |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by akinsadeez(m): 12:29am On Oct 29, 2014 |
Op you wrote keep it short at the beginning and later break your answer into three parts. How can you break your answer into three parts while at the same time keeping it short. ![]() ![]() 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by Giftedgreen: 2:22am On Oct 29, 2014 |
Example “I am……” [Your profession, describe the role, or the role you would like to perform]. “I work with……” [tell the interviewer whom you support and why they need your support – use this statement to show you understand why people might need your help] "As a [Insert your profession or any experience], I have been able to [Insert your most awesome accomplishment]" “In fact……” [provide a quantifiable achievement to support your claim and allow the interviewer to understand what you can do for them.] "I intend to [insert how you intend to improve yourself and/or your the business of your current employer]" You Might Also Like . . . How To Answer Seemingly Useless And Unimportant Questions During Job Interviews http://giftedgreen.com/2014/blog/2014/10/20/how-to-answer-the-what-is-your-greatness-weakness-during-job-interviews/ How To Answer The ‘What is Your Greatness Weakness?’ Question During Job Interviews http://giftedgreen.com/2014/blog/2014/10/20/how-to-answer-the-what-is-your-greatness-weakness-during-job-interviews/ 1 Like |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by Nobody: 3:43am On Oct 29, 2014 |
gift01:na wa o. Wetin bring this one come here nau? Which is better? To remain idle or get something doing no matter how small? My uncle was mocked by relative with similar statement but today his company is rapidly expanding that he feeds over 100 mouths like the one that once mocked him. I am not against anything... Just don't be idle. If you get a job, fine. If not, get a business or anything that will put money in your pocket. Sometimes our talents can even be turned into a business.... There is no room for any excuses, whatsoever, why anyone shouldn't boast of at least 20k in his pocket. Go hard or Go extinct! 1 Like |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by MikeMoses(m): 4:36am On Oct 29, 2014 |
When the day break I will write something. |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by emmansy(m): 7:21am On Oct 29, 2014 |
Be right back |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by kwhiz(m): 8:06am On Oct 29, 2014 |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by chymystique(f): 9:03am On Oct 29, 2014 |
@Giftedgreen, that numbers 1 and 2(where the answers are broken into 3parts), I noticed its for people with prior experience.. What about those with no experience @ all?? Nice write-up anyway |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by Giftedgreen: 9:12am On Oct 29, 2014 |
chymystique: If you’re a graduate you will want to use a future-focused structure “to tell me about yourself” Again use a three part structure. I graduated with…[describe where you graduated, or where you are about to graduate from] I’d like to work with….[give specific detail about where you'd like to work, targeted to the employer] In the future, I’d really like the challenge of…[ be very specific about the impact you'd like to make] Lets say you are applying for a marketing job You could go with something like this: I graduated last year with a degree in marketing. I’d like to work with a digital agency to help organisations market themselves online. In the future, I’d really love the challenge of taking a company from nothing to becoming a major international brand. 1 Like |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by Nobody: 9:34am On Oct 29, 2014 |
Very good, keep it up ![]()
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Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by chymystique(f): 9:34am On Oct 29, 2014 |
Thanks for the informative reply Giftedgreen ![]() |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by Fabdedon(m): 10:03am On Oct 29, 2014 |
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Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by haryomikun(m): 11:00am On Oct 29, 2014 |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by constance500: 1:06pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
In summary,....... |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by ifex370(m): 6:04pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
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Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by b3llo(m): 10:00pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
This is it! |
Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by Bigdreams(m): 1:06pm On Oct 30, 2014 |
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Re: This Is The Best Way To Answer When An Interviewer Says ‘tell Me About Yourself’ by Missmossy(f): 7:23am On Oct 31, 2014 |
Nice tips! 2 Likes |
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