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you live from a deserted island Hey look
Jeff a message has come for you in that
bottle yeah I already read it Mike and
it says you're a tool anyway today we're
gonna look at the question tell me about
yourself
uh thanks for that Jeff anyway
as you know this is one of the most
commonly asked job interview questions
and if you don't know what you're doing
it can also be one of the toughest so
don't worry folks
because the interview guys are here to
help thanks captain cheesy okay so let's
get started let's imagine that Jeff was
at an interview so Jeff why don't you
start by telling me about yourself well
I'm from Seattle Washington
I enjoy mountain biking and cooking and
my favorite color is sorry Jeff that is
not the way to answer that question
let's take a look at where you went
wrong okay so there's three main points
that you need to remember when answering
this question what's the first one Jeff
well as you saw in my bad answer you
absolutely do not want to go on and on
about your personal life or hobbies and
interests which leads me to point number
two I want to include specific work
achievements from your past and your
answer but there's one final trick isn't
there Jeff that's right Mike it is
always a good idea to mention your
strengths and abilities and your answer
okay Jeff well let's give you another
shot at it so Jeff why didn't you start
by telling me about yourself well I've
been in sales for the last five years my
most recent experience was in the retail
industry where I was a manager at the
comfy shoe company I was personally
responsible for a 30% increase in sales
over the last year I'd say that my main
strength is my leadership ability which
was evident in the way I'm entered my
sales team to reach our lofty goals what
I'm looking for is a company that values
teamwork and the group dynamic where I
can join a strong team and have a
positive impact on the team dynamic and
sales revenue outstanding work Jeffery
way to use the three points we talked
about effectively so did you see the
difference the first time I answered I
gave a wishy-washy response that would
have taken me out of the running right
away then the second answer you
mentioned an achievement and backed it
up with one of your strengths and how it
would help you in your new role good job
thanks Mike but we're not out of the
woods yet are we there is one more thing
that all the top job seekers in the
world do and that 99% of people screw up
millions of people are failing to do
this and as a result they're not getting
jobs and you probably didn't notice this
but in my second answer I said something
that would have sealed the deal and got
me the job Jeff is right we like to call
it Taylor and it is the method used by
all the top job seekers in the world as
we always say you need to tailor your
answers to the company your interview
with you see each company is looking for
some specific traits and you have to
make sure you demonstrate in your
answers that you have those traits now
this is an incredibly powerful method
that lets you zero in on exactly what
the company is looking for now there's a
lot more to the tailoring method than we
have time to go over in this video but
don't worry because we've got a free
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