In this week's job search tip, we're gonna be going over advice for those of you
interviewing for your very first job. We're gonna go over the interview
question "Tell me about yourself"
and find out what employers are really looking for. That's coming up!
Hey guys, I'm Kim with Snagajob, your number one source for hourly jobs, and
welcome to Job Hunters,
our weekly advice show, where we give you everything from resume advice
to interview tips and everything in between. This week we're going to talk about the
job interview question
'Tell me about yourself" and how to answer it if you've had no job experience.
Now this may be one of the first questions you're asked in an interview
so you're really gonna wanna be prepared so you don't start off on an
awkward note and say things like:
"Well, I've never really worked before but I'm pretty awesome and worth the risk."
"Let's see. Hmm. I'm a junior at Springfield High School. That's about it."
"Um, me? About me? Well, let's see here. I like TV.
All sorts of TV. Reality TV, sports on TV."
"I like dogs. I like cats. I like puppies. I like kittens. But I guess those are like dogs and cats but their cuter."
"One time I went to a dairy farm. I talked to a farmer. For like a week, I thought I wanted to be a farmer but
lactose intolerant, that wouldn't work."
In another video, we talked about
answering this question by talking about your skills, experience, and time you've
been doing those things.
But if you don't have any experience you wanna pull from what you do have
like volunteer work, school activities, sports, etc.
That show off that you're professional and a very fast learner.
Now remember, to keep it short and sweet. They were really don't need to hear your life story.
Just why you will make the best fit for that position.
"I'm currently a student at Springfield High School
where I'm very active in our Student Council Association. As a rep for my class, I've
gotten the chance to volunteer with a lot of fundraising events so I've gotten pretty
comfortable handling money.
That's why I think I'd be a perfect fit for this cashier position."
Now make sure you check out this other video we made where we talk about things you can put
on your resume if you've had no real job experience. So we know it's really scary
to find that first job but it's not as hard as you may think it is
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