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Tell Me About Yourself

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I had a mostly happy childhood. My father and mother didn’t have a lot of money, but we were never worried about keeping up with the Joneses. I wasn’t much into sports like my brothers were, but I enjoyed reading and listening to music growing up. I went to grade school near my house, and then to a high school about 2 miles from where I lived.

After graduating from high school, I went on to the University of Minnesota to get my bachelor’s degree. It took me a while to learn the ropes at the university, but I finally graduated nearly 6 years later. Better late than never, as my father used to say. I then went to Mexico for a couple of years to teach English and to study Spanish.

When I returned, I decided to become a teacher, so I went back to school to get my Master’s degree. After teaching for a few years, I was offered a job in California, so I moved to Los Angeles in 1991. After working here a few years, I went back to school (again!) to get my Ph.D. I was starting to become a professional student.

Well, I finished up my degree in four years, and then taught at the university for several years. Now, I work at a small research organization here in L.A. I am happily married, and I still enjoy reading and listening to music, and, of course, hosting ESL Podcast.

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В целом у меня было счастливое детство. У моих родителей не было много денег, но мы никогда не парились о том, чтобы не отставать от семейки Джонсонов. Я не был спортивным, как мои братья, но мне всегда нравилось читать и слушать музыку. Я пошел в начальную школу, которая находилась около моего дома. А затем я ездил в среднюю школу за 2 мили от того места, где я жил.

Когда я вернулся, я решил стать учителем. Поэтому снова вернулся в школу, чтобы получить степень магистра. После того, как я проучился несколько лет, мне предложили работу в Калифорнии. Поэтому, в 1991 году я переехал в Лос-Анджелес. После нескольких лет работы здесь, я вернулся в школу (снова!), чтобы получить степень доктора философии. Я стал профессиональным учеником.

В общем, я закончил учебу через четыре года, а затем преподавал несколько лет в университете. Сейчас я работаю в небольшой исследовательской организации здесь, в Лос-Анджелесе. Я счастлив в браке, и мне до сих пор нравится читать и слушать музыку, и, конечно же, делать подкасты для ESL Podcast.

How to Answer the Question “Tell Me About Yourself”

“Tell me about yourself.” is often one of the first questions asked in a job interview. As a result, what you say in response to this question will have a big impact on how an employer perceives you for the rest of the interview.

The trouble with this interview question is that it’s so open-ended, which may leave you wondering: what exactly is it that I need to share with the employer? Do they want to know about my hard skills? My last job? My educational background?

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In this guide, we’re going to talk through why interviewers ask this question. We will then explore a few tips you can use to answer the question “Tell me about yourself.” in an interview, with reference to an example.

Why Do Interviewers Ask “Tell Me About Yourself”?

This interview question is so common because it’s a good transition into the rest of a job interview. When you start a job interview, it can feel quite tense—you’re sitting there, waiting to be asked dozens of questions by someone you may never have met.

This question “breaks the ice,” and helps to ease into some of the more difficult questions that you may be asked further down the line.

In addition, asking this question gives interviewers and hiring managers the ability to learn more about who you are, both as a person and as a professional. Because there are no specific points that you need to mention to respond to this question, you can choose to mention whatever features and experience you think an employer should know about.

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What to Include in Your Answer to “Tell Me About Yourself”

“Tell me about yourself,” as we mentioned earlier, is a broad question. Instead of thinking about how to craft an answer to this exact question, you may find it helpful to consider a few more specific questions that relate to who you are as a worker.

Here are the main points you should make in answering this question:

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There is no “right” way to answer this question. For instance, if you have a particular skill that you want to highlight in depth, you may want to spend more time discussing where you have been, and spend less time talking about where you want to go. It’s up to you!

How to Answer “Tell Me About Yourself”

Like any interview question, before you commence an interview, it is best to take some time to prepare for how you intend to respond. With this question, there are a few things you should keep in mind when you are crafting your response.

Your main goal in answering this question is to start crafting a narrative about yourself. Your response should be kept short and sweet—no longer than two minutes—and give an employer a brief summary of who you are.

Here are a few tips you should keep in mind when responding to this question:

#1: Discuss past experiences related to the job

When an interviewer asks you to tell them about yourself, they don’t want to hear a list of facts about who you are and what experience you have. Rather, they want to learn about the specific experiences you have had that qualify you for the position you are applying for.

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Before you go into an interview read over the job description again and figure out what the company is looking for in a candidate for the position. What qualities does the job description mention? Which of those qualities do you have?

If you can anchor your response to the needs of a company, you can make it easier for the hiring manager or interviewer to piece together how your skills align with the needs of the company. The earlier the interviewer starts to hear how you can provide value to the company, the more likely they are to want to keep engaging with you as a candidate.

#2: Focus on your strengths

This question is an excellent opportunity to talk about the strengths and skills you have, and how they make you a unique candidate for the job.

As you start preparing to answer this question, you should think about the main strengths that you have. Are you good at creative thinking? Do you thrive in fast-paced working environments? Mentioning these qualities in your answer will both impress an employer, and help them learn more about what you consider to be your main features.

Ideally, you should back up your strengths with an example. For instance, if you exercised team working skills in your last job, you should give an example of when you were an effective contributor on a team project.

#3: Talk about your passions and goals

One way to catch the attention of an employer is to discuss your passions and goals in your answer to this question.

The average candidate may list their core strengths and make links between those strengths and the position for which they have applied. But if you want to go above and beyond, you can spend some time discussing your passions and goals.

You don’t need to go into too much depth—you only have a limited amount of time—but giving some brief context on why you are passionate about a field or industry can help make a more positive impression on an interviewer. After all, the more passionate you are, the more likely you are to be a dedicated and hard worker.

#4: Keep it short

This is not an opportunity to recite everything on your resume. The interviewer or hiring manager should already have read your resume before the interview, and in your response they will be seeking new information. If they wanted to hear what was on your resume, they could just read it again.

Your response to this question should be focused on the specific strengths and past experiences you think are relevant to the job. Once you have given the relevant background, you should stop and let the interview continue.

There is usually no specific time frame during which you need to answer this question, but a good rule is that you should aim to talk for no more than two minutes. There is also a risk that if you talk for too long, you will lose sight of the main points you want to make. This could lead to rambling in the interview, which is never seen as a good sign.

#5: Know the interviewers

Before you start giving your response to this question, you should think about the people you’re talking to.

If you are in your first interview, you may be talking with a hiring manager or a recruiter. These people will likely be more interested in your soft skills and whether you would be a good culture fit for the organization. So, you would want to craft your answer to this question in line with their expectations: to learn more about your soft skills.

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In a second interview, on the other hand, you may be talking with a more technical audience who is qualified in your field of interest. In this case, talking about your hard skills may be best, because your audience will be more familiar with the topics you are discussing.

#6: Practice

This interview question can feel intimidating because it’s broad and open-ended. You’ll want to take some time before your interview to practice a response, and consider the exact points that you want to convey.

One great way to practice is to ask a friend or a family member to listen to your response. This will give you an opportunity to receive feedback from other people. They will be able to tell you if your response is too long, or too short, or misses out on a few key points that they feel best describe who you are.

Interviewers can often tell whether or not you have memorized an answer to this question. If you are still early in your career, this doesn’t send a negative signal; you’re still finding the ropes. But if you have more experience, it may lead an interviewer to question your ability to talk about your strengths and weaknesses.

Example Answer to “Tell Me About Yourself”

Seeing an example answer to this question may make it easier for you to figure out what to say. Here is an example of a response to this question from a candidate applying for a job in customer success:

I’d be happy to! I have always enjoyed helping other people, even going as far back as volunteering as a hall monitor in high school. When I started college, I started to realize that I enjoyed business, especially working with customers. It excites me to be able to talk with a wide range of different people each day and help them solve their problems.

In my first job, I worked as a customer success associate. This gave me an opportunity to refine my skills by talking with customers and helped me learn more about how to provide a better experience to customers. I was also assigned a few bigger accounts to work on independently, once I built up some experience.

Last year, I moved on to work as a customer success associate at a new company. In this role, I was able to work on larger accounts for enterprise customers, which helped me acquire a broader range of skills.

I have learned that I work best while helping businesses, because I enjoy analyzing business use cases and figuring out how I can help a company meet their needs using the product I am supporting them with. Now that I am looking to expand my skills in enterprise sales, I think working at your business would be an invaluable experience.

Conclusion

Your answer to this question could be one of the first impressions you make on an employer, so you need to do everything you can to make it count.

Before you start your interview, make sure you have prepared for this question. Think about where you have been, what you are doing now, and where you are going, and link your experiences to the position for which you are applying.

By following the tips in this article, you should have no trouble crafting a response to this question that impresses an employer in a job interview.

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Free time
What do you like doing in your free time?
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Is there another sport or hobby you would like to try?
Family
Do you have a big family?
What activities do you like doing with your family?
Are you similar or different to other members of your family?
Where you live
Where do you live?
Can you describe the area where you live?
Is it a good place to live? Why or why not?
School
What subjects do you like the most?
Are there any subjects you don’t like?
Which subjects do you think are the most useful in life?
Future
Are you hoping to go to university? What would you like to study?
What job would you like to do?
Would you like to go and live in a different city or country? Why or why not?
Your best friend
Tell me about your best friend.
What activities do you do together?
Are you similar or different to your best friend?
Internet
Do you like using computers? Why or why not?
How much time do you spend on the internet each week?
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Do you prefer watching films or reading books? Why?

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Do:
Think about the types of topics and questions you may be asked before the exam. School, family, free time, daily routines and future plans are common topics.
Practise answering simple questions about yourself. Work with a friend to practise or record yourself and listen to the recording.
Listen carefully to the questions. If you don’t understand the question, ask your teacher to repeat it.
Give complete answers in full sentences.
Look at the examiner. His/her face may tell you when you’ve said enough and he/she is ready for the next question.

Don’t:
Memorise your answers. It’s good to have ideas ready, but it’s better not to memorise long replies to typical questions.
Just reply with ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
Panic if you are asked an unexpected question. Take a few seconds to think before you answer it.

Примеры фраз, которые можно использовать рассказывая о себе:

My name’s …
I’m from … / I live in …
I was born in …
I’m … years old.
I go to … school.
I like … because …
I don’t like … because …
In my free time / After school, I …
My best friends are … because …
My favourite (school subject, actor, pop group, sport) is … because …
I have … brothers and sisters.
In the future, I’d like to … because …

Tell Me About Yourself – 23 Sample Answers for Freshers and Experienced Professionals

Do you struggle with how to answer tell me about yourself in an interview? The question that only you can answer perfectly, and the most difficult question asked in almost all the interviews is – About You. You need proper skills to answer this question with perfection that should not give a fake image of yours nor should it diminish your capabilities. To answer this question with full confidence you need to practice, preferably in front of a mirror. If you are practicing mock interviews, this question should always be the one you should start with. The quality of your response to this question will determine half of your interview’s outcome.

Here are some tips and 23 examples of how to answer tell me about yourself sample answer for freshers as well as experienced professionals in an interview.

How To Answer: “Tell Me About Yourself”

Everyone has been there, the point where the interviewer looks at you and asks, “ Tell me something about yourself”. The question itself is very simple, but answering it takes great focus and good choice of words. Also, this question is a one sided gun, being able to answer this question does not necessarily mean you will win the job, but not being able to will surely send out of the game.

So how can one answer this simple yet difficult obstacle? Given below are a few simple ways in which anyone can ace this question in any job interview.

Understand the Importance

While many take this question very lightly, the importance of this question cannot be stressed enough. In this question, the interviewer is expecting the interviewee to answer this question that is logically profitable to the firm; everything you present should be positive and effective to the firm in some or the other way.

Moreover, as mentioned before, this question is a one sided gun, the interviewer can determine your eligibility on the answer you give. There is no guarantee that you will win the job if you answered it right as there are other factors too that are important like qualifications, past working record, availability, etc. However, not being able to answer it right will cost you the job most of the time.

On the other hand, there is a positive side of this question too. This question is also your chance to show the interviewer how good and useful you actually are. If this opportunity is used properly, there is a high probability that the rest of the interview will be smooth.

The ice-breaker Question of the interview

For beginners, this question is also called the “ice-breaker” since it is a good way to start a conversation. The interviewer is expecting to clear the tension in the room so that the rest of the interview can progress comfortably. Along with it, the interviewer is also expecting you to give valuable information that is useful to the firm. Some of the basic points they are looking after are given below.

Understanding these basic points can help you construct a quality answer that can easily impress the interviewer. At the same time, ignoring these will project an impression that is not valuable to the firm in any manner.

Information your answer should have

So what actually can you speak about? There are plenty of things that you can talk about, but maintaining logic is the most important part it. For instance, you cannot say that your favorite sport is chess while you have great leadership qualities, but you can talk about any team sport with leadership qualities to get extra points. You can keep in mind the following points while you are answering this question.

Mistakes to Avoid

It is natural to get a bit anxious during the interview, plus the pressure is almost on top. In these conditions mistakes are natural; however, you cannot afford these mistakes. Knowing what can be common mistakes in the interview beforehand will help you avoid them greatly in the real time. Here are a few mistakes that most of candidates do in an interview.

Practice makes it perfect and hence, the best preparation you can do is practice. On the time of interview, your answer should be fluent, confident and logical to hear. You can follow the simple practice methods given below to brush up your answer before the day approaches.

Tell me about yourself is the most important question in the interview. If you are unable to impress the interviewer in this one given opportunity, then it can be your last opportunity. Answering it with confidence and in a systematic order that is logical to hear is the best way to tackle this question in the interview. Also, practicing this answer before the interview is very important as this question can be the one to change your life.

Give a summary of your work experiences not in a particular order. The voice should be audible and clear stating your strengths that are relevant to the job requirement.

For example, you could say, “My education in biology and chemistry, as well as my work history are evidence of my success in the pharmaceutical sales industry. I’ve demonstrated my ability to manage large territories such as the one for this position and motivate sales representatives to reach higher revenue goals, which is a priority for this position. In short, I’m a hard worker and I’m pleased to be considered by an organization with such a solid business reputation.”

Be a good listener and be attentive to all the questions coming in your way. If the question about your qualification or background are not asked once you start the interview, the interviewer might be trying to know you as a person. He might be trying to make you comfortable for the rest of the interview. You can ask the employer if he is willing to get the work details in a particular order or just willing to know the kind of employee you are and what are your expectations.

Note if the interviewer is going through your resume. If she puts up a question about you while going through your resume, accept that she is looking a reply about your work experience. Frame your answer from your first job and then move towards your current position or role. Providing the answer in a chronology will give them a clear view about why you applied to this job. Apart from your roles and responsibilities let the employer know how you interact with others and positive attitude you have.

If you feel that you have given much detail about your qualifications and the background. Give a halt to this question and try to finish with a light note. You shall make them clear that you have given a lot many details than you imagined and you have the qualifications and experience required to do the job. Don’t just repeat the same answer for every question regarding your background and decide the boundaries for every question. Do remember that the employer is not willing to know your life story.

Cracking any interview requires confidence, skill and knowledge. You may have the right skill and knowledge for the job, but sometimes if you are not confident enough, you will not be selected. Therefore, it is extremely important to be absolutely confident before going to attend any interview.

Now, during the course of the interview, you can showcase how confident you are to the HR manager, by answering a few particular interview questions. Questions like “Tell me about yourself”, “Where do you see yourself in 5 years from now?” and “Do you think you can handle the job well?” are the ones that majorly test your confidence.

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I have prepared 23 sample answers to tell me about yourself. You can customize these answers to suite your profile in an interview. I have given a ready made template at the end of this article. You can use that to prepare your answer.

23 Tell Me About Yourself Sample Answers:

1. Tell me about yourself for Software Testers:
I have 5 years of experience in software testing. Currently I am working with HCL America, Inc in New York for rapidly growing app development company. Here my role is a senior test analyst and I report to our Test Manager. My day to day activities include testing our mobile application for video players in Android and iOS devices. I work on various releases and prepare out test execution according to the requirements for each release using various app testing tools and bug reporting tool. Currently I am learning python and trying to understand selenium framework. I am a quick learner and I keep myself busy reading about the new technologies.

2. Tell me about yourself for Software Testers:
I am Sharon, an engineering graduate from Annamalai University. I graduated in the year 2014 and I have been working as a software tester/QA Analyst since then. I have worked on many software testing projects including the recent project on developing an mobile app in my current organization. I was always interested in software testing and during my graduation days we developed a frame work for automation testing and completed them successfully with excellent results. As of now, I am looking to expand my portfolio and gain more experience as a software tester. I am interested in FinTech domain and I am willing to put effort to learn the technologies involved in high frequency trading which is very popular these days.

3. Tell me about yourself for Fresh Graduates:
I am a graduate student without any work experience. From my childhood I am dreaming to become a teacher. In the past, I helped my younger sister a lot with her studies. I used to teach her all he difficult subjects and topics and helped her to do her homework without making it boring. It gave me lot of satisfaction to see her marks improving. This taught me that rewards can come in any way and one should do the work with full patience and determination.

4. Tell me about yourself for Fresh Graduates:
I am Rahul Gandhi. I have done my M Phil from Italy University. I am a fresher and I am currently looking for a suitable job. In the past I have volunteered for many social work and most recently I have participated in clean my city campaign. I am willing to travel for the job. I have a very dynamic personality. I am always planning a step ahead in life as I simply hate falling back. I can handle difficult situations calmly and can work along with my teammates in a very friendly environment. Also, I make sure to give my 100% even during my solo projects. Apart from this, I am interested in various extracurricular activities and always find time to do stuff like painting, writing poetry and playing sports. I am very particular about my schedule and always manage my time efficiently so as to fit everything without any overlaps. I am a bachelor and I am willing to take any kind of opportunity in your company.

5. Tell me about yourself for Experienced Software Engineers:
My name is Shreya and I am from Noida. I was born and brought up in Gujarat, where I completed my schooling. I had developed a keen interest for computers in school itself and eventually pursued my education that directed my career opportunities to IT industry. I completed my graduation in Computer Applications and then started preparing for Masters in same. As of now, I am a professional computer programmer with knowledge of various programming languages like C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Shell scripting. Currently I am working on a Blockchain based application for one of our esteemed client in Canada. I have successfully completed certification exam in Java and Oracle 12C. Apart from programming, I like participating in art and cultural events. I am a volunteer in TeachCode initiative for School Kids in my neighborhood.

6. Tell me about yourself sample answer for Experienced IT Professional:
My name is Arindam and I am from Delhi. I have completed by schooling in Delhi from Delhi Public School with 89% in CBSE Boards. Moving on, I achieved an engineering degree in IT from Delhi University with a very good score. I am the youngest of three siblings. All of my older siblings are professionals in the fields of Law and Medicine. I have decided to pursue a career in Information Technology. This is also the ideal career path for me since I am always interested and good at database management and systems development. In my current organization I have working on implementing many information technology solutions for clients in India and as well as overseas client such as IBM, Yahoo etc. My father is an engineer and my mother is a lawyer. I am a very jolly personality and interested in experiencing new things. I love playing chess and have even represented my school and college in various competitions and events. I am also a part of Rotary Club, thanks to which I have participated in various social events like teaching underprivileged, visiting old age homes and much more.

7. Tell me about yourself for Software Engineers:
I am Bhupendra. I have done B.Tech with IT as my major subject from Kolkata University. I started my career with L&T at Mumbai and it’s been 2 years now as a software engineer. In these 2 years I have learned a lot about technologies including my specialization in network management. I enjoy everything that I do. I am always ready to face challenges and get along with people very well. I believe in vision and action. I learn from my mistakes. I am ready to take any challenge required to perform my job.

8. Tell me about yourself for Production Engineer:
My name is Anthony Gonsalvese. I have good experience as production engineer in a chemical company. In the past I have worked in refineries and petrochemical companies. Currently I am working in Shells as a Senior Production Engineer and supervising a team of junior production engineers and fitters. My responsibilities include over-seeing day to day activities and reporting to the production director. I take care of the maintenance team and plan for routing and emergency maintenance of the production facility. I am interested in Offshore Oil Production opportunities.

9. Tell me about yourself for Research Analyst:
My name is Rajat. I am a research assistant in ABC company. I worked with many teams in my previous positions also. I used to write a new safety policy at Talent Plus Plus, Gurgaon. Before deciding up a new policy we used to research on different safety needs for different departments and the procedures to fulfill those needs, it was a co-operated team work. The safety problems have decreased with the acceptance of our policy. I am a team player and love to be a part of a team.

10. Tell me about yourself for Advertising Professionals:
My name is Kuntal. I got the skills of marketing and management from the ABC school, Toronto. I was the head of a band in school that had to manage it and I was successful to get an award for the band. I was also responsible for advertising and promoting the band. I had to make sure that the band got paid; this was a source of extra income and taught me management and leadership skills. It will be easier for me to sum up my entire personal and professional life in a simple sentence, I can win! Every person in my life who asked me to work for them, including my dad and my current boss, have always appreciated my never-say-never spirit! I always finish my work on time and never postpone it or keep it for the other day. I believe in complete performance and I strive hard to maintain this character. Apart from this, I make sure that my determined behavior is contagious and affects every soul working along with me. Some of my former colleagues funnily compare this situation to a football coach encouraging his teammates during crunched situations.

11. Tell me about yourself for Web Developer:
My name is Ruslan. I am from Santa Clara. I have an experience of working as a production support engineer for two years at Yahoo. Though I had a good working experience in my previous job, I am willing to change my profile and work as a web development engineer because I am fascinated with this job and I am sure I’ll be able to perform really well with all my interest and determination towards it. I have taken many full-stack Web development course which working a production support engineer. I have learnt PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, and sever-side technologies. In my free time I develop websites for clients ranging from small business to large content marketing startups.

12. Tell me about yourself for Sales Professionals:
I am Raman. I was a part of sales team for 3 years in Dicks Sporting Goods. My efforts increased the sales by 40% grew the customer base in the North Jersey. Being a sports persons I got lots of advantage and importance in this company and I am very much interested in football and my company sells sports equipment. I have also played at national level and was involved in coaching. It is important to me the company holds the same values. I am a complete sportsperson. I love playing all types of indoor and outdoor sports, which includes Football, Cricket, Tennis, Badminton, Basketball, etc. I am also a fitness freak and love sweating out in a gym. Also, I am a die-hard foodie and I know where each and every food stall and restaurant is located in my city.

13. Tell me about yourself for Sales Professionals:
I am Alex. I have been a part of sales team since I first started working with Cisco. My experience extends far more than just being on the duty. In my last organization, where I was working actively as a sales team member, my efforts alone increased the sales by 40%. I am a very good team motivator as well and the team always had a high morale in my presence. Apart from my work, I am very good sportsperson and have participated in the state level basketball tournaments.

14. Tell me about yourself for Sales Professionals:
My name is Gustav and I was born and brought up in Chicago. I have 3 years of experience as a Sales Supervisor at Sysco Technologies, where my performance was always positive. During this time, I was also asked to manage a small 5 member team where my leadership skills were put to test. I am glad to say that I passed this test gracefully and my team performed excellently under my command. With my previous work experience and knowledge I possess, I consider myself a suitable candidate for the position of a Sales Manager at your firm.

15. Tell me about yourself for Sales Supervisor:
My name is Daniel. I am from Dublin. I have an experience of working as a sales supervisor for two years in Apple Computers. As a sales supervisor I have really performed well and I am willing to work as sales manager because I am fascinated with this job and I am sure I’ll be able to perform really well with all my interest and determination towards selling computers and high end mobile devices. My team has been performing very well with my supervision and that makes me an ideal candidate for a sales manager job.

16. Tell me about yourself for Marketing Professionals:
I am an MBA in marketing. I did my engineering from Australia and completed my MBA program from Sydney. Currently I am looking for a job in marketing preferably in an Engineering product company. I have done marketing field research during my MBA program. I am interested in developing a campaign for new products and studying competitor products and design marketing strategy in new and emerging markets. I am a confident person with strong interpersonal skills. I can efficiently contribute to working in a team as well as providing explicit results even during solo projects. I am always looking for new challenges to overcome and for ideas that are born out of the box. Apart from the details mentioned in my resume, I truly believe in a person’s character, values, vision, action and results. I am a fast learner and I believe that difficult lessons are learnt only after committing mistakes, for I strongly believe that the harder you try the farther success you will achieve in life.

17. Tell me about yourself for BPO/Customer Service:
My name is Nausad Ali. I did my high school education from Mumbai and am currently doing my graduation from ABC, Pune. I have an experience of 2.5 years of working in a BPO which is the fastest growing industry and would like to continue with the same profession. I believe that I will get a lot of opportunities in this field and success. My interests are to play cricket, listen music, interact with new people and make fun with friends. I mingle with people very easily and have strong interpersonal skills. I come up with creative solutions to challenges in job.

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18. Tell me about yourself for Academic Counselor:
My name is Radhika. I have been working as an Academic Counselor since the last 10 years with Talent Plus Plus, Gurgaon. I have been an effective part of a Campus Hiring that deals with counselling students who wish to join information technology domain. My time as an Academic Counselor there presented me with the opportunity to learn the education curriculum followed in different countries, meet people from different places with different mind-set, culture and origin. My ability to actively interact with others served me greatly in helping these people find the right kind of institute for them. Moreover, in some cases, I had to work with my colleagues to find out a rational and out of the box solution for difficult problems. I hope that my experience there is relevant enough to get me the esteemed position at your organization.

19. Tell me about yourself for HR Professionals:
My name is Mathew. I am from Jersey City. I am specialized in giving training and development as a human resource officer and have successfully conducted more than seven training programs in a year. My strengths are organizing learning modules, creating instructional activities and presenting concepts, thus I feel that I can work best is this field. I am willing to input my efforts with your company and moving ahead with this career. I also have work experience as an HR officer and I have trained a lot of fresher candidates on various HR related topics in my career. My strength lies in organizing effective learning modules, creating interesting instructional activities and presenting concepts in a unique and understanding way. I believe in doing everything that’s possible and so I always put my full efforts in making complete use of my knowledge and skills to educate and inspire every candidate that I train. I wish to work with the same enthusiasm in your organization as well.

20. Tell me about yourself for Business Manager:
I am Bill. I have been an active part of the education industry for the last 4 years. The last job I had was as a Branch Manager at a Play School, where I was personally in charge of managing important school operations. I believe that working there was a huge success for me as I was able to create a friendly work environment among teachers thanks to good leadership and communication skills. Even the lower staffs were duly satisfied with the way they were treated and were always happy to put maximum effort during the school affairs. However, as of now I am looking for an organization that values teamwork and promotes candidates working in a dynamic group, where I can use my experience and knowledge for the company’s benefit.

21. Tell me about yourself for Content Writers:
My name is Manisha Singh and I am from Delhi. I graduated in commerce in the year 2006, but then I changed my profession to become an English language writer, which I was always passionate about. Initially, I began writing for a new magazine and then eventually started writing blogs, guides, and even e-books. However, after gaining sufficient amount of experience, I set out to join a professional organization where I can put my polished skills to produce better results than what I could achieve alone.

22. Tell me about yourself for Freelance Writers:
I am Robinhoon and I am currently working for Testing News web-portal. My responsibility is to collect software testing related news from various sources and get the news written for our website. I keep an eye on the current technology affairs. I like to collect sports items and love to search online deals. Also I visit different sales to increase my collection with interesting things. Now I have a good collection with lots of items whom I value a lot and it has also improved my negotiating skills.

23. Tell me about yourself for Students:
I am Michael. I am currently a student at Kennedy High School. I am very active in sports and I represent for my class in various sports events. I have also helped organize various science exhibition events in the school for junior students. This has really helped me become comfortable organizing and handling event management, which is a reason I think I would make a great fit as an associate at your event management company.

Tell me something about yourself is a really important question to answer whether you are a software tester, programmer, accountant, production engineer or a fresh graduate with no work experience. If you are attending an interview you should really be prepared to answer this questions – beginners and experienced alike. Most people wonder how to answer tell me something about yourself. Write your custom answer for tell me something about yourself and practice it before the actual interview.

Tell Me About Yourself Template for Experienced Professionals:

For your convenience I have prepared a template which you can fill and customize based on your area of expertise, and experience.

I have done my ………………(mention your education) from ……………… (mention your school/university).

Currently I am working at ……………… (mention your workplace, leave this line if you are a fresh graduate) as ……………… (mention your position). My roles and responsibilities include ……………… (fill this with all the important activities you do at your current workplace, include the activities that matches with the job description).

Apart from these, I also perform ……………… (other activities that might help you prove that you are suitable for the position).

In my recent project I have done ……………… (mention important activities that you performed and result achieved).

I am interesting in learning ……………… (mention anything that the job will help you learn in the future).

Tell Me About Yourself Template for Fresher with No Work Experience:

Keep your answers short and sweet. Interviewers don’t need to hear your life story; they just need to hear why you would be a good fit for the job they are hiring for.

My name is ……………… (your name).
I am currently a student at ……………… (your school/college/university) where I am very active in ……………… (mention any club/activity/sports that you are involved in).
As a representative for my class, I have helped organize various ……………… (mention any events).
This has really helped me learn ……………… (skills you learnt while organizing the events).
I am also interested in ……………… (mention any specific hobbies/interests that are relevant to the job). Currently I am learning/practicing ……………… (stuffs that will help you in the job)

Fill the blanks above and practice it regularly. Remember, with practice you can make anything happen.

The Perfect Answer for Tell Me About Yourself

There is no perfect answer for any interview question including tell me something about yourself. What you should do is look at the sample answers for experienced professionals or students who have no work experience. Write down your own sample answers and practice it multiple times. Ask a friend to listen to your answer and work on correction if required. I know it is little confusing to answer tell me about yourself for fresh graduates with no job experience. My advice would be to look for the job description you are applying for and try to match your skills with the skills required by the employer. This is true for both students and experienced professionals. Remember you are the product you are trying to sell to your future employer. Your answer should reflect why they should buy(employ) you.

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Tell Me About Yourself For Fresher, Experienced Job Seekers With Sample Answers

Tell me about yourself? A simple question that decides the fate of the job interview. Often misunderstood by the job seekers, ruins the whole interview. There is a huge gap between what the interviewer wants to hear and what job seekers have to say. In this article, You’ll learn how to frame your answer, How to highlight your strengths and hide your weaknesses, the best ways to describe your achievements, How to outshine your competition, and some best examples of “tell me about yourself for Fresher” and “Tell me about yourself for experienced candidates”!

Why this question?

Job interviews can be very daunting at times, the job seeker and the interviewers have probably never seen each other in person. “Tell me about yourself” acts as an ice-breaking activity to start with. The interviewer is probably trying to make you comfortable. This question is a conversation starter.

Whether you are a fresher with no experience or a seasoned professional with decades of industry experience, whether it’s a telephonic interview or you are speaking with your hiring manager face to face, the first question you will be asked is Tell me about yourself.

To learn more about such questions and answers do not forget to check our other detailed articles.

“Tell me something about yourself” As easy this question may sound, let me tell you it’s not that easy. Did you know most of the candidates get rejected because of this one question? You know, almost 80% of all interviews begin with this one small “innocent” question “Tell me about yourself”.

How do you answer tell me about yourself for fresher & experienced?

You must be wondering, you have already mentioned everything about yourself in your resume. Of course, you have, you must understand the purpose behind this question.

The interviewer is looking for information not already mentioned in the resume? Probably not. If you have a well-crafted resume, that talks about your career history in detail and presents your skills and expertise in the most professional way. It means you already have everything needed for the job. After All, that’s why you have been invited for the interview.

The interviewer is interested in how you present yourself. How do you describe your skills, expertise, experience, and future goals?

Most candidates believe it to be the easiest interview question, and it is. Only if you know how to start, what to talk about, when to stop, and what to not talk about. I have interviewed over 5000 job seekers and I have heard them all. Some of them were peculiar kinds of “tell me about yourself responses.”

If you are looking for how to describe yourself examples, We have listed some really great tell me about yourself sample answers for you at the end of this article.

Other variations of tell me about yourself: 10 questions about yourself

How to answer tell me about yourself for fresher & experienced?

You have probably answered this question every time you appeared for a job interview. Yes, it is one of the most common job interview questions. Tell me about yourself allows you to talk about your skills, and career, and align your experience and expertise with the position.

This is how most of the candidates’ answer tell me about yourself:

My name is Andrew, I have done my graduation from Auckland University. I have three members in my family including myself, my father is a carpenter and my mother is a housewife. I have three years of experience in sales, lead generation, and key account management.

My hobbies are playing drums, listening to pop music, and traveling.

Probably this is how everyone answers this question. And there is nothing wrong with it.

Yes, this is how everybody answers “tell me about yourself”. And that is exactly what is wrong with this answer. Interviewers and hiring managers are tired of these answers, they are no longer interested in your family details, they care less what your parents do for a living and they are definitely not interested in knowing if you like playing drums or buckets.

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At the end of this article, you will find some great examples of tell me about yourself sample responses.

You might face this “tell me about yourself” question in different forms at various stages of the interview. But that does not mean you have to repeat the same answer every time.

How you introduce yourself in an interview is very important. There are three things to keep in mind for answering “Tell me about yourself”

The best way to answer tell me about yourself or introduce yourself is to:

The best way to describe yourself in the interview is to start with your current position. If you are a fresher, talk about and have no work experience start with that. Compliment it with the skills, qualifications, and internship experience. Align the answer with the job requirement and then you can talk about the rest of things.

If you are currently employed, talk about your designation, your role, and how you help your current employer with reduced TAT and increased revenue. Talk about the skills and expertise that you have acquired and are willing to share with the company.

Depending on what you say and how you present it, this question can decide the direction of the interview. Use this opportunity to influence the interviewer in your favor.

The primary goal of this interview question is to know about job seekers. This introductory question helps the hiring managers decide why should they continue with your interview. When you start with your present state in your career, you tell your interviewer about what you do currently, and you align your current job role with the position you are getting interviewed for.

When you tell your interviewer how you got there, and you talk about your achievements, learnings, and experience that helps the hiring manager assess your growth path and how well you have been doing in your career. If your interviewer finds something fishy here, he might ask you a cross-question.

And then tell him about what you are looking to do next and why you are applying for the job.

We’ll help you prepare the best answer to this question “tell me about yourself”. We’ll also help you with some sample answers and with the best possible way to describe yourself.

Many candidates, who do not understand the importance of this innocent but tricky interview question, mostly unprepared, skewer themselves by rambling, talking about their life stories, delving into ancient work history, or personal matters.

Important points before you start answering “Tell Me About Yourself”:

The best way to describe yourself is to start with your skills and tell them why you are well qualified for the position.

Remember that it’s important for all successful interviews to match your qualifications, experience, and skills to what the interviewer is looking for. In other words, find at least 5 words to describe yourself and you must sell what the buyer is buying, not what you are selling. This is the single most important strategy in job hunting.

So, before you answer “Tell me about yourself” or any question it’s imperative that you research, read, and find everything about your interviewer, try to uncover your interviewer’s requirements, position details, and the problem that they are trying to solve or goal.

And based on the research you must frame the question in line with the requirement.

To do so, take these two steps:

1. Do all the homework you can before the interview to uncover your interviewer’s requirements and position (not the generalized needs of the industry or company)

2. Ask for a more complete description of the offered position. You might say: “I have several accomplishments and skills to talk about, but I want to make the best use of our time together and talk directly to your needs. To help me do, that, could you tell me more about the most important priorities of this position? All I know is what I (heard from the recruiter, read in the classified ad, etc.)”

Then, You must ALWAYS follow up with a second and possibly, third question, to draw out your interviewer’s needs even more.

Surprisingly, it’s usually this second or third question that will tell you what the interviewer is most looking for.

You might simply enquire, “And in addition to that?…” or, “Is there anything else you see as essential to success in this position? Remember, This process will not feel that easy or natural at first, because sometimes it is easier simply to answer questions, but only if you uncover the interviewer’s wants and needs will your answers make the most sense.

Find a friend and practice the interview well in advance. Practice asking these key questions before giving your answers, the process will feel more natural and you will be light years ahead of the other competing candidates.

After you have found out what the employer is looking for, describe why the requirements of this job bear striking parallels to tasks you’ve succeeded at before.

When the interviewer demands you to describe yourself, you are not supposed to talk about your personal life or your favorite movie star, or what you like doing in summer.

Tell me about yourself is the first opportunity for you to describe your career objectives and goals.

With a little smile and a truck full of confidence, Be sure to talk with specific examples of your responsibilities and especially your achievements in your past assignments, all of which are geared to present yourself as a perfect match for the needs he has just described.

More Tips for answering Tell me about yourself for fresher & experienced:

So you have an upcoming interview and it’s mostly going to start with this one innocent and the most difficult interview question “Tell me about yourself”.

How do you introduce yourself in an interview? We have prepared do’s and don’ts for you.

Tell me about yourself best answer: for experienced professionals and freshers

Tell me about yourself examples: #1

Tell me about yourself for a fresher Sample Answer: #2

So, I have always enjoyed accounting and taxation, even going back to my college days. For example, I was a bookkeeper for my cultural event committee at my college. This led me to pursue accounting as a career. In addition to that, I also helped a local book store manage its financials. After college, to improve my skills and to learn about taxation I decided to enroll for a master’s in accounts. Given this position offers a perfect learning opportunity for me I decided to jump at the chance to apply when I saw an opening.

Sample Answer Tell Me About Yourself: #3

I’m a marketing professional with over seven years of experience. I specialize in brand promotions, market analysis, and competition mapping. I most recently worked as a Sr. Marketing Manager for a large advertising agency managing multiple large-size projects and overseeing marketing efforts for my clients. And now I’m looking to expand my experience across other aspects of marketing including digital marketing and OOH. This is why I am more interested in joining your organization.

There are various ways to answer this interview question “tell me about yourself” and we have given some examples above. However, you must prepare your answer in your own words.

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Start with a brief introduction, followed by your skills, qualifications & certifications, and past work experience.
Don’t forget to highlight your strengths and skills. For example, a team player, leadership, well organized, passionate, and communication skills.
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A lot of things. For example, do not talk about your personal life, failures, problems, medical history, bragging, complaining about other employers/reporting managers, colleagues, etc.

My Name is Steven Hobbs. I am from Mississippi, I’m a science graduate from ABC university.
If this is how you introduce yourself. Please spare me.
Nobody is interested in who you are and where you are from. A self-introduction is an opportunity to talk about the value you bring to the table. The interviewer is looking for a problem solver, a learner, and a highly motivated individual for the position.
Frame your self-introduction around the job requirement. You are hired.

So, I have always enjoyed accounting and taxation, even going back to my college days. For example, I was a bookkeeper for my cultural event committee at my college. This led me to pursue accounting as a career. In addition to that, I also helped a local book store manage its financials. After college, to improve my skills and to learn about taxation I decided to enroll for a master’s in accounts. Given this position offers a perfect learning opportunity for me I decided to jump at the chance to apply when I saw an opening.

I have a strong interest in the software industry. The reason is I’d like to leverage my analytical mind and apply the coding skills and technical know-how that I have acquired throughout my BTech courses. I see myself as a creative person. I demonstrated this by working in various group web development and app development projects with differing types of individuals. I would like to be a part of your company to further develop myself within the software industry and to use my capabilities to serve both your company and your clients.