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Tell Me About Yourself (Learn how to answer this job interview question)

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Tell Me About

Yourself

( L e a r n h o w t o a n s w e r t h i s j o b i n t e r v i ew

q u e s t i o n )

Tell Me About Yourself! 1

I think you’ll agree with me that when you are asked this dreaded interview

question, the chances are that you

may end up blabbering

Worst of all, it will most likely be the first question they will ask you in the

interview

“First things first,

let me introduce

myself. Deniz Sasal PwC Consulting Manager

MBA, PMP, PMI-RMP, CMA

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Let’s continue…

Here are what not to dos (1/5)

To start with, the hiring manager has already seen your resume and even cover letter. There is really no need for you to go over your resume bullet by bullet anymore.

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Here are what not to dos (2/5)

When you are presenting your background, don’t fall victim to under or over qualification. Just give them what they need. There is a very thin line between being an over-achiever and being over-qualified.

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Here are what not to dos (3/5)

No need to share them your life story. And oh God please don’t you start from your high school years. It’s really a waste of everybody’s time

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Here are what not to dos (4/5)

Avoid keeping it too long. It’s a monologue so nobody really has 20 minutes to listen to your background, however exciting that may sound to you.

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Here are what not to dos (5/5)

Don’t be boring. Please... You should show some real enthusiasm in your pitch. The more energetic you are the better it is. Oh, remember to smile. It makes a big difference

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Tell Me About Yourself interview question

is one of the easiest ones as far as

interview questions go. If you are well

prepared, you will gain so many points. “

“do you know why

interviewers ask this

question? Deniz Sasal PwC Consulting Manager

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“after all, they have

seen your resume, your

cover letter, they may

have even Google’d

you… Why ask? Deniz Sasal

PwC Consulting Manager

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It’s because they want to see

your presentation skills! “

“surprised?

Deniz Sasal PwC Consulting Manager

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Remember this, companies want employees who are;

presentable

well spoken

charismatic and likable (especially for sales roles)

“if they asked you to

present the company or

its products in the

interview, it would be

unfair to you – as you

have limited knowledge

Deniz Sasal PwC Consulting Manager

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“but what better

material is there then

for you to present your

very own background… Deniz Sasal PwC Consulting Manager

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Alright, so how to do it? How to

present your background?

I will present you 2 approaches here.

First Approach...

For the first approach, all you have to do is prepare a 2-minute pitch; talking about your current role, then past experience, and tie it with your future ambitions while making sure you give them what they are looking for. Simple. Something similar to below – this is what I would say if I were interviewing today;

First Approach… (example)

I’ve been working as a manager with PwC Consulting for the past 5 years. During this time, I’ve been providing incredible value to my clients through strategies we developed and implemented for them. These are typically projects lasted anywhere from a week to 6 months. Looking back it now, I must have done a great job as engagement manager that our clients particularly requested for me whenever they came back for new work packages. Prior to PwC, I was with 2 other consulting companies. And finally, or I should say firstly in this case I guess, I started my career with S&P as an analyst. I was with S&P until 2008 which is when I was laid off – I guess some would find this ironic… In addition to this, I have an MBA degree from Cass Business School of City University London and I hold various professional certifications including; PMP, PMI-RMP, and CMA. Now I’m looking forward to taking my career to the next level with [the company name] and continue to add more value to my clients under [the company]’s umbrella.

I think above speech would be good

enough but not necessarily something

you would collect so many points. It

would be like ticking the box. Now, let’s

look at the 2nd approach

Second Approach...

In my line of profession, in management consulting, we always present with supporting tools, for example; a PowerPoint presentation, videos, charts, interviews with experts, the list is long. So, when I get interviewed by clients I always have at least a PowerPoint presentation made up of only 3-4 pages which allow me to clearly highlight what my relevant experience is, which methodologies we used, and how the results were.

“so I suggest you do

the same… Deniz Sasal

PwC Consulting Manager

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“prepare a 3-4 page

PowerPoint presentation

and present it when they

say “tell me about

yourself”… like these

templates…

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ppt files at http://landinginterviewsguaranteed.com

Or simply

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“I have 1 more

awesomeness for

you today! Deniz Sasal PwC Consulting Manager

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