Tellmeaboutyourself
Whatthehiringmanagerreallywantsisaquick,two-tothree-minutesnapshotofwhoyouareandwhyyou’rethebestcandidateforthisposition
Soasyouanswerthisquestion,talkaboutwhatyou’vedonetoprepareyourselftobetheverybestcandidatefortheposition
Useanexampleortwotobackitup
Thenaskiftheywouldlikemoredetails
Iftheydo,keepgivingthemexampleafterexampleofyourbackgroundandexperience
Alwayspointbacktoanexamplewhenyouhavetheopportunity
“Tellmeaboutyourself”doesnotmeantellmeeverything
Justtellmewhatmakesyouthebest
sampleanswer:Ihavebeenworkinginthefieldofcivilengineeringforthepast6years
MymostrecentexperiencehasbeenwithanengineeringconsultingfirmwhereI’veworkedforthelast2years
Ienjoymyjobbecauseit’schallengingandIlikeinteractingwithavarietyofpeople
InmymostrecentassignmentIwasonaprojectthatlasted