Hey everybody, how’s it going? This is me your trainer, Meera. Well today I will be
talking about a question that I found the most difficult to answer and that is, “describe
yourself in one word?” I know what you’re thinking, how can I? I have been living for
so many years, how can I just describe in one word? There are so many qualities that
I have, how can I choose one? But it is a very frequently asked question in sorts of
interviews, right? So you have to get through this and you have to understand. Well I have
got a variety of adjectives that will help you pick the one that suits you, probably
you can get inspired or look for the one that goes with your personality, okay? So let’s
get started… Alright, guys, the reason why I like adjectives so much, is because they
are very playful, fun very intelligent and expressive. Once your vocabulary gets stronger,
you will start enjoying them and using them in different areas and sentences. When anyone
asks you such a question, such as, “describe yourself in one word?” Don’t get confused,
don’t worry, the question also means ‘why?’ so that you support your one word. Fair enough,
imagine I said this, “Describe yourself in one word?” ‘Curious’, that’s very
random, so let’s get started… first one is ‘industrious’. Are you someone who
is hard working in each task, who keeps busy and active most of the times? Then you are
industrious. Let’s look at the sample answer that you could use, “I am industrious, because
I am very hardworking that I keep myself constantly active at any task that I take up. A very
smart word to impress right, a very nice word to talk about which shows off that, hey, I
have a great vocabulary. Well the next one is ‘upbeat. Are you someone who is cheerful,
and optimistic most of the times? Optimistic as in confident about the future. Someone
who can look at it positively, well then you are an upbeat person. Very cheerful and optimistic.
A nice combination of two adjectives to describe yourself, right? Cheerful and optimistic.
Here is an answer you can always prepare to add up to it, ‘I am an upbeat person, this
nature helps me in overcoming a lot of challenges & difficulties.’ Short and sweet yet it
will give you the answer that you want. Next up, ‘charismatic’. This one is specifically
one of my favorites, this means people who have the ability to effortlessly winning the
affections of others around them. Do you know that these people have a very glowing sort
of personality when they walk in a room? They can charm you in just few moments, just by
being themselves, especially when it comes to an interview, they can just charm anyone
in front of them with their personality. Here’s how you can put this answer, ‘In one word,
I’m charismatic, my friends and family have always complimented me on this and I feel
grateful for that.’ Now guys, understand you have to say this very gently and also
in a way that is respectful towards others as well, because if you are arrogant, that
will take you nowhere. It will just sound egoistic on your part and not charismatic,
so be humble. Next one, ‘diligent’. Right, so these are the people with perseverance
in carrying out task. They are perseverant in carrying out tasks. They work hard until
the job is well done. This is how you can add to your answer, ‘I’m diligent, I take
great care in doing things right and till the end.’ Now if you are a lazy person,
then you should get inspired by the diligent ones to achieve something in life, to move
forward in life, okay? Next word is ‘exuberant’. Sounds very dramatic and sounds very and good,
right? Well if you are someone who is unrestrained, especially with regards to feelings, someone
who is full of joy and has a lot of energy to show it… that is being exuberant. That
means you are exuberant and unrestrained. You don’t have any restrictions that way.
Well this is someone who doesn’t limit expressing joy and a lot of energy. Okay, this is how
you can answer, ‘Being exuberant delights me as there’s no harm in spreading joy and
a great energy, although I do not overdo it all the time.’ Well then you seem like a
balanced person to the recruiters, when they hear that you are not always overdoing joy
and happiness and energy, right? So this you have to put it in a balanced structure. Next
word we have, ‘intuitive’. This is a person who has obtained this through instinctive
knowledge guys. Now if you are someone who sort of, has a special feel towards certain
situations that you understand that, ‘hey, you know what, my heart says…’ usually
you would use words like, ‘heart’, my ‘intuition’, my ‘instinct’, then you
are a very intuitive, okay? Let’s look at a sample sentence or a sample answer, ‘I’m
intuitive’. ‘Being intuitive really helps me in believing my decisions and learn each
time if at all they were wrong.’ ‘This makes me and my intuitions even strong the
next time to perform’, okay? Here’s how you put all these words in a long sentence.
Alright, next word is, ‘practical’. A person guided by experience and observation
rather than just theory. Are you this person? Are you very practical? Then here is a way
you can answer this, ‘I am practical, if I have to answer it on one word’. ‘This
makes me look at things in reasonable and a level headed way.’ Moving on to the next
one guys, here comes ‘rational’. Alright, now there are some people around you probably
you know some who are, guided by intellect more than anything. Now what does intellect
mean? Intellect as in judgement, wisdom, thought or mind the brain power that comes through
experience and observation. These people are rational people. They are usually guided by
intellect, alright? Rational people are also very, very practical at the same time. They
make decisions based on logical reasoning and not on emotions. In fact very less emotions
while making decisions. Now of course it’s not always the best to be where you have emotions
at all, but hey there are certain people who can take rational decisions especially when
it comes to work and that is great. Let’s look at an example, ‘I am a rational person,
I tend to look at the situations more practically and with logical reasoning.’ Isn’t this
now professional? I know. So you can always use it this way. Next up is, ‘resourceful’.
Guys, I really like such people. They are the ones who are clever, skillful or imaginative.
That means this is a person who uses creativity and the things around them to tackle a problem.
They sometimes see a solution in things that others just can’t see, okay? If you are
someone who is like this, then go ahead and impress your recruiters by saying I am resourceful
and say it with a sweet smile, right? Being resourceful, really benefits people around
me and that is what motivates me. See how the small word and a short sentence can make
a wholesome answer. Alright, next one is ‘witty’. Now this person is quick and inventive at
showing verbal humour also with intelligence, okay? People usually who read a lot observe
things very keenly and minutely are generally very witty. It is not just about making people
laugh. That’s not just being witty, you need to be very, very smart to understand
a witty person’s joke. Here’s how you can put it in a sentence if you are witty,
‘In one word, I’m witty, that is what I have got to know from my friends and family,
they really boost my confidence whenever they say this’. Okay, you can always add a nice
smile to this as well and it will give a great impression. Next up we have, ‘observant’.
Observant is the person who is good at noticing things differently around them and that person
is an observant, you can always say, ‘I am observant.’ I would like to describe
myself as an observant, in one word.’ This is also how you can put it. This quality of
mine helps me learn new things and in applying them in different situations as well, okay?
Now that is how you can put it in an answer. Also guys did you know that Stand-Up comedians
need to have this quality to write good jokes and to come up with a great script, that can
make you laugh, based on small observations. Alright, next up is, ‘proactive’. These
are the people who don’t wait for things to happen to them, they are the ones who will
get up from their chair wherever they are sitting and they make them happen for themselves.
Students these days are so engrossed in their phones that they are lazy and not at all proactive.
But believe me, being proactive will take you further ahead in life and things won’t
come to you just by sitting. You have to go behind them, you have to run behind them.
Now if you are someone with such a quality, make sure you use this adjective, proactive.
And guys lastly we have, ‘decisive’, right? Are you someone who can make decisions very
quickly and confidently? Then you are a decisive person. Well guys the thing about this person
is that, he is very fast in making decisions. So he can think very fast and come to a conclusion.
You can always say, ‘I am decisive but this is only possible because of my rational thinking,
my logical thinking’. See how we included two adjectives but gave only one word answer
to begin with, make sure you use these otherwise as well to describe yourself or probably others
just to understand the use of this, even better. Now guys make sure you go through many more
lessons of mine, right here somewhere. Make sure that you keep practicing, write to me
in the comment section what kind of a person you are, I will see you with another interesting
topic very soon, right here, until then… keep practicing, keep smiling spread a lot
of love, this is me Meera signing off for the day, ciao