Hi everybody, it's Richard McMunn here from the career-guidance company, How2Become.com,
and in this short training video, I'm gonna give you the BEST ANSWER to the interview
question "Tell Me About Yourself?" Now, this question is GUARANTEED. I promise you, you
will get asked this interview question very early on in your interview and you wanna answer
it correctly. Now, you don't need a very long answer to this. I'm gonna give you 2 samples
to choose from in your interview, so please do watch the video from beginning to end.
So, welcome to this tutorial. That's me there on the right-hand side. I have been helping
people like you to pass interviews for about 20 years now and in this particular video,
I'm gonna teach you how to answer the interview question "Tell Me About Yourself?" I'm gonna
give you the slides to download in a second. So, I'm gonna put up the answers on the screen
in front of you, and you can download those slides and you can use them during your preparation.
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there is a benefit to that. OK, now before I get to the tutorial, if you want me to help
you, tell me what interview you have coming up in the comments section below the video
and I'll tell you the 5 KEY THINGS to say in your particular answer to this interview
question: "Tell Me About Yourself?" So, just say, you know I've got an Admin Assistant
Interview coming up, or whatever it is you've got coming up, tell me in the comments section
below and I will list the 5 things that you need to focus on in your answer. OK, let's
get straight to it - first of all, 3 IMPORTANT TIPS. Really important tips when answering
the interview question "Tell Me About Yourself?" Tip number 1 - Make sure you relate your answer
to the job description. Ok, so if you do this, you will gain VERY HIGH MARKS for this question;
I promise you. Now, it's important you get off on your interview on the right foot and
by applying what I am gonna tell you during this training video, you will get the best
marks possible. So, here's what you need to do. So, here's a sample job description. says:
Our company is seeking an Administrative Assistant to manage the office, supervise staff and
handle duties for upper management. We are looking for an individual who is efficient
and comfortable being a member of a team. Now, in your response, what you need to do is relate
your answer to this job description, or the job description for the role you are applying
for. So, if we just put that sample job description back up, I have highlighted the key areas
that we need to cross-match in our response. So, they have got there SUPERVISE, HANDLE
DUTIES, be EFFICIENT, be a MEMBER OF A TEAM. So. if that was my job description, and I
was answering the interview question "Tell Me About Yourself?" this is what I would say:
“I am someone who enjoys the responsibility of managing people and I particularly enjoy
completing tasks efficiently for my supervisory managers. Although I am perfectly capable
of working on my own, I do very much enjoy working as part of a team to complete tasks
that are of benefit to the company.” So, you can see there what I have done is very
cleverly and easily, matched the job description. So, you are basically giving the interview
panel exactly what they want to hear. And that's the FASTEST way to get the TOP marks
for this question. Don't forget, I am gonna tell you where you can get to download these
slides very soon. So you can actually use this, and you can use that as a sample response
if you want to. OK, tip number 2: They, the interview panel, are not interested in your
personal life. Now, whilst it is OK to say something about your hobbies and interests
outside of work, keep your answer firmly rooted to the role you are applying for and your
work performance, your values and your ethics. OK, tip number 3: Use positive words in your
answer. What do Imean by that? Well, there is a list of words that I GUARANTEE will resonate
positively with the interview panel if you embed these into your answer. Here they are:
these are the POSITIVE words. You don't need to use all of them, just pick 2, 3 or maybe
4 of them when responding and I will say in a second how to do that. So, examples of POSITIVE
words to use in your answer. I am RELIABLE; I am enthusiastic and committed; I am competent;
I am professional; I am a role model; I am decisive, so I make decisions; I am a flexible
worker; I am self-motivated; I am positive and I am trustworthy. So, you don't need to
write these down because you are gonna be able to download them very soon. So, here's
my sample response using some of these keywords: “I am a reliable, enthusiastic and happy
person who will act as a positive role model for your company. If successful, I will adapt
and learn the role quickly so that I can become a professional and self-motivated member of
your team.” Now that's only 4 lines but that is powerful and that is hard-hitting
and it will come across and resonate really positively with the interview panel. So, I
am using probably 5 or 6 positive keywords there. I am reliable, enthusiastic, happy,
positive, role-model, self-motivated, professional. So, I am using really good words that will
resonate positively with the interview panel. OK, now let's get to the sample responses.
So, I am gonna give you 2 sample answers that you can use during your interview, and at
some stage, I am gonna tell you where you can download these and you can have them on
your desktop or your laptop or your MAC using these literally within 2 minutes to help you
pass your interview. Here we go. Sample response number 1: “I am a happy, positive person
who prides themselves on delivering professional work for my employer. I strongly believe that
if I perform well at work, and I always strive to do my best, I will also be happy in my
personal life. I have a strong work ethic, I am self-motivated and also a very quick
learner. In addition to priding myself on working to high standards, I also have excellent
communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team with other like-minded work
colleagues.” A great answer to the interview question "Tell Me About Yourself?" It's not
too long, but it gets you off on the right foot, and that will PASS, I promise you. Sample
response number 2: “I believe I have a large number of attributes that are a perfect match
for the job description. In work, I am a diligent professional who enjoys the responsibility
of completing projects and tasks to a high standard for my employer. Whilst I am comfortable
working on my own initiative, I also very much enjoy working as part of a team with
other hard-working individuals. I have many interchangeable skills and I am competent
in all Microsoft applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Outside of work, I am
a stable, family person who likes to keep themselves fit and enjoys socialising with
my small circle of close friends and relatives.” So, you've got 2 different answers, but they
are POSITIVE. They have the same theme that they are positive and I promise you that they
will gain you very high marks. So, decide which one you want to use, and all you need
to do now is to download the slides. Don't forget to subscribe and, you know, give the
video a thumbs up. Like I say, that will motivate me to do more. So, you can click the link
below this video in the description to get a copy of the slides. It will take you through
to a website, my LinkedIn website which is called SlideShare so you can go on SlideShare,
the link's in the description get straight through to it and download these slides and
start working. Also, in the description below this video, I have given you another training
video on YouTube, it's one of the fastest rising interview videos on YouTube, so have
a look at that one because I give you 7 answers to really tough interview questions. So have
a look at that as well. So, guys, my name has been Richard McMunn, thank you for watching
and wish you all the very best in your pursuit to passing your interview. GOOD LUCK!