How To Answer The Dreaded ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ In Job Interviews

On anyone’s list of the trickiest questions in a job interview, the simple (and ubiquitous) request to “tell me about yourself” would have to rank among the most dreaded—right up there with, “What’s your greatest weakness?” and “Why did you lose your last job?”

There are at least two common ways to blow it. The first is by giving your interlocutor a recap of your resume. The second way to mess up is by talking about your personal life.

So what exactly are interviewers hoping that “tell me about yourself” will reveal? Two things, Fran Berrick of Spearmint Coaching says: Whether you’re likely to be great at the job you’re applying for, and how you’re likely to fit into the company’s culture. Sounds straightforward enough, but what you say will be most effective if it takes just 60 to 90 seconds and if, in that brief span of time, you come across as “succinct, authentic, and engaging.”

Read the article at Fortune.

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