“Tell me about yourself”
At this point, you are just a face with a name and one of many candidates.
Refrain from repeating what is on your resume or telling your life story. It might become more important to expand later if you prove to be a viable candidate.
140
650 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
The idea is part of this collection:
Learn more about career with this collection
Understanding the importance of constructive criticism
How to receive constructive criticism positively
How to use constructive criticism to improve performance
Related collections
Similar ideas to “Tell me about yourself”
Give yourself a story you can live with
Whenever you feel like not being able to escape a state of unhappiness, try practicing the so-called retrospective judgment, which will enable you to reinterpret the events lived in order to find what was good in them.
Practicing story-telling when it comes to your life can prove very usef...
3) Tell me about your biggest strengths?
I always encourage my clients to try to find their “golden skill,” the thing that sets them apart and makes them a perfect fit for any role. The skill you choose to emphasize might change based on the job you are exploring. Research is key here as well—you want to identify to the best of ...
"Tell me about yourself" - recommended answer
- Summarize where you are in your career, note anything distinctive about how you approach your work and end with a bit about what you’re looking for next.
- Your answer only needs to be about 1 minute long.
- Don’t drag yourself. This isn’t the time to explain...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates