Tell Me About Yourself

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Tell Me About Yourself

1. Answer structure

You can answer this questions based on structure as follows:

• A brief summary of your personal details: You have to give your name, where you are from and a brief review of your resume. You may also provide any other personal detail that you choose to provide.

• Education: You should tell the interviewer about your educational qualifications and any relevant miscellaneous educational qualifications that you might have amassed.

• Professional experience: Standard questions during a job interview are “tell me about your professional experience”. Depending on whether you are a novice or an experienced professional, you should share your previous job experiences.

2. Answer tips

• Keep the information crisp and relevant: One of the first things to remember is to keep the information crisp and relevant. Try to speak in short sentences and moreover, try to give them as much information as possible in the least amount of time.

• Facts and figures: While telling about yourself, be prepared to be asked further questions about any facts and figures that you have provided.

• Fabricated or false information: Another important thing that you should remember is that you should not give any fabricated or false information while answering the Tell Me about Yourself Interview question.

• Irrelevant and unnecessary information: It is very important that no irrelevant and unnecessary information is given out during the question.

• Do Not Tell them about: You should not disclose too much information. You might tell the interviewer that your hobby is fishing, but telling about your last fishing trip in which you missed a big fish would be too much information, unless the interviewer is a big fishing fan and actually goads you into telling the details.

• Do not repeat information from the CV: You should ascertain that none of the information that you provide about yourself is repeated or duplicated from your curriculum vitae.

3. Answer samples

Answer sample 1

I have aquired many years of experience in financial duties like Accounting, payroll, collection of revenue, processing other payments and other relevant duties in a finance department. I have also worked in an audit department as an Internal Auditor. I like hardwork and punctuality. I always try to acomplish duties in a timely manner. If need be I am always ready to do extra hours of work. I look forward to a higher rewarded job as compensation to my qualifications and job experience and I am always confident that I can do my best for the benefit of the company where I am applointed. I am a honest and trustworthy person.

Answer sample 2

I am Peter Ho and I was working as project coordinator in ABC. I am having 6 years of experience on LAMP technology.

In my 6 years of careers , I have worked with 2 companies as a full time job and 3 as a part time tech consultant and story board writer.

My main responsibility is project coordinator ship, like communicating with clients , collect the requirements (in Maintenance project or hourly project) and distribute the tasks to team and work as developer with team too and writing story boards too. This way i can closely monitor the development and decrease the dependencies of any resource on me.

I am also looking for the opportunities , which increase my skills and give me chance to reduce the efforts of people.

My real strength is my attention to detail. As a coordinator my main focus is always on two things – Deadline should be meet and Application should be meet the client requirements.

Answer sample 3

I am working in ABC ( oil company ) in XYZ located in CDF Avation for 15 years and Im a hardworking employee and have good moral character…

I started working for the past 15 years and working in the region has taught me a lot. I have learned many things here. Especially taking care and solving the problem and how to deal properly in interacting to the best quality of services which the customer needed through direct and indirect contact with them. I gained more experiences from dealing from the demands and complaints of each customer and how we can coordinate with them in order to solve their problems without hesitation from all the staff and customer. It has provided me with the right attitude in working with a team and as individual player as well.

Seeking good opportunity which suit my qualification and experience which position has given me a chance to show my abilities and to enhance my knowledge.

Enclosed here my resume for your evaluation, and look forward to meeting you soon to discuss any opportunity you may have available.

I Hope that you will consider my application and be given a chance to work in your company.
You should always have some questions for your interviewer to demonstrate your interest in the position. Prepare a minimum of seven questions, some which will give you more information about the job, and some which delve deeper into the culture and goals of the company.

Top 7 interview questions and answers.

Explain how you would be an asset to this organization

You should be anxious for this question. It gives you a chance to highlight your best points as they relate to the position being discussed. Give a little advance thought to this relationship.

What is your greatest strength?

Numerous answers are good, just stay positive. A few good examples: Your ability to prioritize, Your problem-solving skills, Your ability to work under pressure, Your ability to focus on projects, Your professional expertise, Your leadership skills, Your positive attitude

What have you done to improve your knowledge in the last year?

Try to include improvement activities that relate to the job. A wide variety of activities can be mentioned as positive self-improvement. Have some good ones handy to mention.

What experience do you have in this field?

Speak about specifics that relate to the position you are applying for. If you do not have specific experience, get as close as you can.

What kind of salary do you need?

A loaded question. A nasty little game that you will probably lose if you answer first. So, do not answer it. Instead, say something like, That’s a tough question. Can you tell me the range for this position? In most cases, the interviewer, taken off guard, will tell you. If not, say that it can depend on the details of the job. Then give a wide range.

Describe a typical work week for you.

Interviewers expect a candidate for employment to discuss what they do while they are working in detail. Before you answer, consider the position you are applying for and how your current or past positions relate to it. The more you can connect your past experience with the job opening, the more successful you will be at answering the questions.

It should be obvious that it’s not a good idea talk about non-work related activities that you do on company time, but, I’ve had applicants tell me how they are often late because they have to drive a child to school or like to take a long lunch break to work at the gym.

Keep your answers focused on work and show the interviewer that you’re organized (“The first thing I do on Monday morning is check my voicemail and email, then I prioritize my activities for the week.”) and efficient.

Do you have any questions for me?

Always have some questions prepared. Questions prepared where you will be an asset to the organization are good. How soon will I be able to be productive? and What type of projects will I be able to assist on? Are examples.

In reviewing these responses, please remember that they are only examples. Please do not rehearse them verbatim or adopt them as your own. They are meant to stir your creative juices and get you thinking about how to properly answer the broader range of questions that you will face.