Answer of "Tell me something about yourself"

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You might have heard "Tell me something about yourself" question. And we all are afraid to give an answer to this question. Almost everyone will come up against this be afraid of inquiry at least once in their lives. it's so indefinite, so boring. So today I'm giving you some tip for this question.

Thinking Before the Interview

Evaluation your skills and capabilities

Write down a list of good qualities about yourself that you think are descriptive of your abilities. There are main qualities of all skill and abilities.

• Knowledge-Based Skills: These are skills that you learn as you mature and include languages, computer skills, mathematical reasoning, technical know-how, etc.
• Transferable skills: These are skills that you take from job to job. They include people management skills, communication, problem-solving, etc.
• Personal Traits: Your unique, innate qualities including you sociability, confidence, excitability, punctuality, etc.

Isolated the relevant skills and abilities from irrelevant ones.

Your list will possibly make some attractive exclusive and interesting skills and abilities if it's complete. That's a good thing. At the end of the day, however, being able to juggle four balls, while certainly interesting, isn't really relevant to an interviewer and potential employer.

Review your interests and characteristics.

Your reply should not just be about your skills and abilities. It should also be about who you are as a person - what inspires you? what you are passionate about? what characteristics define you? etc. Come up with a list of things you are passionate about and keywords that you think describe you best. While you make this list, keep in mind the position you are applying for. You should try to relate your interests and characteristics to this position.

• Example interests: If you are applying for a position as a manager for the organization, you would want to list interests that show you are a leader and you a participant in college festival or you were organizing some event.
• Example characteristics: For that same position, you would want to bring up characteristics that show you are a leader and manage any situation. These could include, "organized," "driven," "empathetic" and "dedicated."

Pick out the skill, abilities, and interests you think might attract to your employer

It's important to mix and match your skills with the skills that attract to the employer. You might be a perfectly good candidate, but I your skills don't fit with the position you're applying for in the organization you're trying to join, it doesn't really matter. Often, job listings will actually list out the skills the company thinks is important for you too. have in order to be successful in the position you are applying for at the end, ask yourself.

• What values does the company believe in? Every company has values. The best companies have stated values, which means they're clear and part of the company culture.
• What responsibilities does the position require? What skills might you need to have in order to succeed day in and day out at your potential job? If you're applying for a marketing position, you probably should be outgoing, excellent at communication, relationship-driven, and fast-paced. You might not be all of these, but it's helpful to think about what the position actually calls for.

Start developing your personal elevator pitch.

An elevator pitch is a short summary of you. It should include what you stand for, who you are, and how your desires stand in line with those aspects of your personality. It's what you can meaningfully tell someone about yourself on an elevator ride from the ground to the ground to the top floor.

Be ready to answer continuation questions about anything you might have said.

If your interviewer wants to clarify something, or maybe even test you about and item in your elevator pitch, be prepared. What's beautiful elevator pitch worth anyway if you can't even explain what your "integrated solutions" are?

Practice with a friend

One of the best ways to be prepared for getting asked this question at an interview is to practice with a friend. Have your friend imaginary he/she is the interviewer. When he/she asks, "OK, well how about you tell me something about yourself?" give your answer. After you are done, have your friend tell you what he/she thought was good and bad about the answer, what you could add, and if there is anything you should change or leave out.

• You can also practice answering follow-up questions by having your friend ask you questions about your answer.

Nailing the Interview

Scale the feel of the interview

The interviewer will most likely ask the question early on in the interview so you might not have much to work with. If you're completely satisfied with your elevator pitch and don't think it sounds too "sales-like" go with it. If you think a personal elevator pitch might be weird given the position you are interviewing for, or the interviewer you drew, try a more straightforward response.

Don't lie

Whatever you do, avoid the straight-out lie. No matter how confidently you tell them, they have an insidious way of making a fool out of you. Plus, why would you need to lie? Dig deep for the truthful answers instead of skimming the surface for the false ones. 

Be yourself and be heartfelt

Whatever you say, do so with feeling and with genuineness. Your interviewer will be more understanding of what you say if how you say it, rings true to them.

Be Cool

The proposed of answering these type of question is to evaluate who are you? How confident are you? How good you to explain yourself.

• Keep your cool. Don't start sweating bullets, although it's probably out of your control. If you mess up, don't get flustered. If the interviewer starts grilling you, keep your composure. If you do happen to mumble an answer or say something you didn't mean to, laugh it off. This doesn't mean guffawing for five minutes - just laugh and say something like "Boy did I get tongue-tied for a minute there." Then move on, showing that you are confident in yourself and that one little slip-up isn't the end of the world to you.

Maintain eye contact and smile

Eye Contact

A lot of the time, hiring managers to hire people that they like over people better qualified for the job. Your job here is to be likable. This means smiling and being confident enough to hold eye contact with your interviewer.

• Smile. Smiling will help you feel peacemaker. Smiling will also help you put the interviewer at ease and perhaps even make them happier. A happy person is easier to hire than someone who doesn't know the concept of smiling.