Welcome to Job Hunters, today we're gonna go over the job interview question tell me
about yourself. We're gonna show you some good examples and some bad examples on how
to answer it. That's coming up!
Hey guys, I'm Kim with Snagajob and welcome to Job Hunters,
our weekly job search show. Now, if you've been following us for awhile, you'll realize
that we just renamed the show and we're excited to continue to bring you job search advice
and tips. Now this week, we're gonna talk about the job interview question "Tell me
about yourself". Now if you've been in a job interview, I'd be willing to bet that you've
gotten this question before. And if you've never been in a job interview, this is something
you really want to practice because chances are you're going to get this. This is probably
the most common interview question and your interview probably will start out with this.
So this is really your first impression with the interviewer. We know your awesome. You
know your awesome. But this is your chance to show the interviewer that you can make
the best employee. "I was born in Philadelphia. Well, not exactly in Philadelphia. More of
like just outside of it. But still close enough to get some of those cheesesteaks." "And I'm
a Leo, and my favorite movie is Notting Hill. Oh my gosh, I so love it when Hugh Grant and
Julia Roberts get together in the end. It's the best." "And in case you didn't know, Philadelphia
means brotherly love. From there, I moved to New Jersey." "I'm really interested in
Jennifer Aniston's personal happiness." "My favorite food is buffalo chicken wings." "And
finally, I love my dog Grace Kelly. She's the cutest little thing." So really the best
way to answer this is to follow the S.E.T. model. So the skills that you have. The experience
that you've gained. And how long you've been doing it. "I've been working in the customer
service field in the restaurant industry as a server for about 5 years now. I really enjoy
the industry as a whole which is why I'm looking forward to this opportunity." So let's take
another look and see why that was such a good answer. "I've been working in the customer
service field." Skills. "In the restaurant industry as a server." Experience. "For about
5 years now." Time. "I really enjoy the industry as whole which is why I'm looking forward
to this opportunity. First, be concise. Keep your answers short and sweet. Your life may
be interesting, but you want to keep the question relevant to the job. Which takes us to the
next point. Make sure you stay relevant. Your rock collection may be awesome but they really
don't need to see that. And finally, be excited. Don't forgot your talking about yourself here,
so if you're excited, then they'll be excited about you too. Like we told you, this is a
very common interview question so your best bet to go into an interview is to make sure
you practice this question before you go in. You don't want to be caught off guard and
something like this will most defiantly be asked in one interview that you have. So thanks
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