This is a common question that has the potential to be extremely nerve-wracking, depending on the situation. You’ll hear it at parties, on dates, and job interviews. So, how do you introduce yourself in these situations – especially a job interview? We are going to talk about introducing yourself in a professional manner.
Title: How to Answer “Tell me About Yourself” for Self-Introductions + Job Interviews | Go Natural English
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- Tell me about yourself. This can be one of the most
- nerve-wracking questions, but when you have an opportunity like a job interview or even networking or
- Socializing you are going to be asked this question and you need to know how to respond
- So let’s stop hesitating
- Let’s stop the anxiety and let’s talk about the best ways to answer this question
- So we’re going to take a look at some good answers and some really bad answers
- Welcome to our company. I’m so pleased to have you here interviewing for the position
- So, please tell us a little bit more about yourself first
- I really need to know how much this job pays because I’ve got a couple of loans out
- It may be true that you need a job but focus on how you can be of benefit to your potential new
- Employer and not about your needs. It’s not what the employer can do for you
- But what you can do for them don’t make it hard on the interviewer avoid one word or very short
- answers, make sure that you’re supplying all the
- information that would be
- Useful to your potential employer and beneficial for them to know about you
- I’m so glad you’re here interviewing with our company today. So Vanessa tell me about yourself
- Well, there’s so much to say. Yes amazing
- It’s great to be confident
- But don’t just talk about how amazing or incredible you are without providing
- Logical examples and reasons. This is a great time to tell a very short story
- About how amazing you are
- But you don’t need to say you’re amazing pleasure to meet you in person and to have a chance to interview you today
- So tell me a little bit more about yourself
- well, I’ve lately been rediscovering my spirituality and
- I have been meditating quite a lot
- Let’s just do it together
- Sure that answers that this office has bad, you know, I can’t be here you
- want to show you a potential employer that you are knowledgeable about them and the company, however
- Do not point out what they lack or what they’re doing wrong because this can come off as really negative
- Just talk about what you might be able to add to the company
- Welcome to our company. It’s such a pleasure to have you here interviewing
- Well, I would first of all like to ask you to tell me a little more about yourself
- Well first off, I’m sorry I was late today
- I had to get an uber because my car battery actually died and usually my boyfriend would actually give me a ride
- But instead, you know, he couldn’t you can’t see work. We’re on a break sometimes so nice to meet you. Tell me about yourself
- well, I said that I come from Jamaica and I
- Really really really really like sunfish. Hi, welcome to our company
- So tell me a little bit about yourself. I would love to tell you about myself
- So you’re a few important things to know my favorite color is blue and that was a little hard for me, too
- I’m amazing. I mean look at me and my parents met in Kingston. I love to dance
- I like to draw found solace in
- you know going to the beach by myself and looking at the waves and they fell in love and
- Also, they had me and I love pizza
- We used to have this dog and it was like a German Shepherd, but it was actually mixed with Joe. I’m very positive
- The dog we called it brownie because it was brown added dog up until a week ago
- Likes actually passed away. Oh, I’m so sorry. Hey, do you have any coffee around you?
- I think you already want to hide. Yeah, I don’t think this interview even needs to go on. I mean, I think we’re done, right?
- Mmm if you’re at a job interview, and the interviewer asks you to tell me about yourself
- They’re not asking about your personal life
- They don’t want to know your favorite color your favorite food or your birthday
- They don’t want to know all about your family your political views or your religion. This is
- totally irrelevant to a job interview
- They don’t want to know how you got here as a human being so go
- Directly to your professional experience and how it relates to the job you are interviewing for
- Thank you so much for coming in today to interview at our company. So Vicky tell me about yourself
- Well, I grew up in Chicago
- I went to college in New York. And now I’ve just moved to this town
- So I’m looking for a new position at my last position
- I actually was a marketing director and I increased sales for the company by 30%
- Wonderful, welcome to our company. Sometimes it’s so nice to meet you. Tell me about yourself
- Well, I studied design and I have several years of experience in international companies at my past a job
- I successfully redesigned their branding which together with the sales team led to a
- 25% increase in sales
- Excellent. Give a snapshot of your work history
- Maybe tell a very short story about your achievements or accomplishments
- Especially if you can involve numbers such as I helped to increase
- revenue by
- 10% while I was at my last company. This is always really powerful to give a concrete example
- Welcome to our company Vanessa tell me about yourself. Okay, I would love to I
- Think that I’m a very experienced language teacher. I really love what I do
- I have a passion for teaching and
- I I think that shows because my students have given me very highly positive reviews
- I actually helped increase enrollment and my last job really it’s so exciting
- I actually remember that last year I had a student who was not doing well
- He wasn’t progressing and he was just ready to give up
- He decided to talk to me about it, and we were able to work through it and to this day
- He writes me and he thinks me all the time for being a part of his life. Oh, that’s wonderful
- Oh, I love how you were able to motivate your students. It sounds like you could be a great fit
- So whenever you tell a mini story make sure that it is
- achievement oriented focus on your
- Qualifications your experience why you would be a good fit for?
- This job and this company and that’s really where you can show that you’ve done your research
- Talk about how you looked at the company’s websites or the knowledge that you have about them
- maybe you’ve read about them in the news and make sure to tell the employer what you know about this role show them that you’ve
- Read the job description
- Thoroughly and you’ve done your research
- Show them why you would be a good fit and show them how prepared you are for
- This interview and this question – tell me about yourself
- I wish you luck in your next job interview
- Please tell us in the comments if you are preparing for a job interview
- If you have one coming up what field you’re going to be interviewing in and let us know if you have any
- Questions about how to have a successful job interview to get the job of your dreams I believe in you
- I know that you can do this just make sure that you prepare and you practice and you’re going to have a successful
- Job interview. Thanks so much for watching now
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