How to answer “Tell Me About Yourself” Question

How to answer “Tell Me about Yourself” Question

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It seems to be one of the very common questions asked with a very natural answer in general. A “Tell me about yourself” question is all about speaking on oneself and views to be one of the simplest questions. But when the same is asked in an HR interview, the issue seems as hard as any other technical question. If you haven’t adequately expressed yourself, you are most probably not selected for further procedures in a company. Thus, one needs to be thorough about this fundamental question which is always asked in an interview.

One needs to understand this from the interviewer’s point of view. For an Interviewer, it is an open-ended and easy way to start a communication. The answer to this question will help him decide if you are fit for the job or not. This question also works as a first impression to him about the candidate.

HOW TO ANSWER?

Now, you might wonder, how to nail this question. You want to badly make it to this interview and looking for a perfect answer. If it is the same case with you, you have landed at the right place.

When you speak about yourself, you are actually giving a brief introduction about yourself to the interviewer. The answer creates a picture or a judgment about you in the mind of an interviewer. Thus, introspection is the outset you need to follow in order to make a great answer.

INTROSPECTION

Who you are

Firstly, one needs to answer who you actually are. This includes your name, the place you belong to, what your personality is like, a little show-off about your strengths all in a professional manner.

Your expertise

This is the second fact you need to introspect. Add your knowledge to the list of points about yourself. Find out the fields where you are an exception from others. Think about your achievements in life because of your expertise. The emphasis here is on your experience, your proof of performance, and your enthusiasm.

Why do you want to be a part of the team?

Analyze the reasons and your strengths that made you come here and why you want to be a part of the team. Here, you can think of the reasons why you will be perfect for the company or how will the company be benefited from you. Thus, it is necessary to introspect yourself and jot down these points.

This is all you have to speak about yourself in the ‘tell me about yourself section. Once you have jotted down these points, create a summary of all so that you can speak out all the important points in a very short period of time leaving a good image about yourself in the mind of the interviewer.

FINAL WORD

It is important to stay confident, speak out all the important points about you, your achievements, and your strength that too within 2 minutes. So craft a pitch today and get ready with the points mentioned above to crack your next interview with the best answer of “Tell Me About Yourself”.

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