This blog covers all the important aspects related to how to perfectly answer the “Tell me about yourself” interview question. Find out more related to the interview.
“Tell me about yourself” What is it?
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One method for your answer is to list a few of your extracurricular actions that have nothing to do with your chain of work:
- You may give as an example a passion for quilting, astronomy, chess, choral singing, golf, skiing, tennis, or antique hunting.
- It’s important to mention hobbies like long-distance running or yoga that show off your fit, vivacious side.
- Activities that demonstrate your intellectual bent include crossword puzzles, mental teasers, and passionate reading.
- If your new profession requires you to entertain clients, hobbies like golf, tennis, and gourmet food may be useful.
- Volunteering will show how serious you are and how dedicated you are to the well-being of your neighborhood.
- Your ability to interact with others will be demonstrated by your participation in interactive activities such as being a PTA volunteer, museum tour guide, fundraiser, or social club chair.
Think of that one of the purposes of this question, identical to “tell me something about yourself that is not on your CV,” is to learn more about you outside of your career, on-the-job behavior, and experience.
Utilize the formula “present-past-future.”
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If coming up with a solution from scratch seems difficult, you can build your answer using a straightforward formula. The “present-past-future” method allows you to end on a favorable note while still sharing vital background information.
- Give a quick summary of your current situation to start (which could include your current job along with a reference to a personal hobby or passion).
- Mention your background (you could mention your education or a significant experience like a previous job, internship, or volunteer experience) and describe how you got to where you are.
- Then, wrap up by mentioning a future goal.
Guidelines for the Best Reaction
Changing from personal to a professional You can switch to highlighting some important professional abilities that would assist you in providing value if you were hired for your target job after disclosing a few exciting personal parts of your past.
Use sentences like “In addition to those hobbies and passions, my work life is a significant part of who I am, so I’d want to talk a little bit about some of the skills that I would bring to this job” to highlight your qualifications.
Share your knowledge
Prepare three or four personality traits, abilities, and/or areas of knowledge that would enable you to succeed in the position for which you are applying. Before the interview is complete, you’ll want to mention a few more strengths.
Before the interview, make a list of your strengths so you will be prepared to present them. Examine the job description and compare your talents to it. Then, be sure to highlight the key competencies that make you the best applicant for the position.
Be mindful
Don’t impose too much on the interviewer. You might say that you have a few additional strengths that you would want to address as the interview progresses after identifying three or four strengths.
You should initially merely refer to the asset and make a passing allusion to some evidence of how you have used it to your benefit. For instance, you might mention that you enjoy giving presentations and that doing so has enabled you to get a lot of leads at sales dinners for potential customers. Later on in the interview, when explaining circumstances, solutions, or outcomes resulting from your skills, you should be more explicit and thorough.
Be truthful
It may be alluring to express interest in pastimes or pursuits that seem to the interviewer to be appealing, but if you stretch the facts, it will be clear rather fast. If you lie during the interview, it will end before it even begins. Even worse, you might land a job and end up pretending to be an accomplished Scrabble player or an aspiring triathlete for years.
How Not to Speak
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- Don’t divulge information in excess or insufficiently. Although the interviewer doesn’t need to know everything about you, if you provide too little, they could wonder why you aren’t being more forthcoming.
- Avoid discussing potentially divisive topics like political or religious beliefs unless you are certain that your interviewer will be sympathetic to your viewpoints.
- Don’t discuss an activity that might seem more important to you than your job. Nobody wants to hire individuals who will often be absent from work or who will need a lot of time off to pursue their attention outside of work.
- Don’t divulge any private details about your family. There is no requirement to mention partners, marriages, kids, or any other personal information.
Practicing is essential
It’s time to get ready!
While you don’t want to overdo it and come off as robotic, you also don’t want to come off as insecure and slow to speak. Try it out a few times until you’re sure you understand what you’re doing but are also prepared to improvise if necessary. Picasso once said, “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” Keep that in mind.
Then, record yourself giving the response using our Practice option, or invite a friend to listen to you. Make sure you’re coherent—not speaking too rapidly or slowly, stuttering, using vocal fillers, etc.—while you repeat it as many times as you like.
Then, a friend or our AI tool can provide input on what to change as well as highlight your accomplishments. Encouragement will make you feel better and give you more self-assurance so you can ace the interview when it comes around.
Practice telling me about yourself.
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