HOW TO ANSWER: Tell Me About Yourself! INTERVIEW QUESTION (How to INTRODUCE YOURSELF in INTERVIEWS!)

that tell me about yourself interview

question is going to come up right at

the very start of your interview the

answer you give could be the difference

between a pass or a fail if you want to

know how to give the perfect answer to

that question tell me about yourself

watch this podcast here we go so why

does a hiring manager ask the interview

question Tell me about yourself so the

hiring manager will ask the interview

question Tell me about yourself right at

the very start of the job interview and

they will ask this question for two

reasons first of all they want to get

you talking right at the start of your

interview you are going to be the most

nervous and when the hiring manager says

to you tell me about yourself it gives

you the opportunity to talk about

something you should know a lot about

yourself which helps you calm your

nerves and build confidence so it gets

you talking right at the very start of

the interview the second reason they

will ask you the question tell me about

yourself is because they want to quickly

determine whether you are going to be a

good fit for the job description so one

of the biggest tips I can give people is

to make sure you read the job

description before you get your answer

ready to that first interview question

Tell me about yourself what's the best

way to answer the interview question

Tell me about yourself when answering

the first interview question Tell me

about yourself I recommend you use the

seat structure s e a t now you can

remember the seat structure because you

will be sitting on a seat during your

interview s stands for the skills you

can bring to the position make sure you

match your skills with those listed on

the job description e stands for the

educational qualifications you have and

also any experience you can bring to the

company a stands for any a significant

achievements you have gained in your

life so far so your achievements where

possible should come from a previous

workplace situation and T stands for the

type of person you are and what you are

going to do in the role if the hiring

manager employs you so when answering

that question tell me about yourself

always remember the seat structure

skills educational qualifications and

experience achievements and the type of

person you are and what you will do in

the role so what are the best skills to

use in your answer so there are some

really good skills you can talk about

when answering that question tell me

about yourself these are the type of

skills all hiring managers are looking

for the first one is collaboration

skills your ability to work well as part

of a team another really good skill is

problem solving capabilities this means

that you take ownership of difficult

problems and challenges as opposed to

leaving them for other people to deal

with another good skill is customer

service skills dealing with customers

quickly and promptly and resolving any

issues they have so they have a great

experience with the company another

really good skill is communication and

listening skills working under pressure

is another great skill to have as is

planning and prioritizing your work in

line with the company's goals you also

mentioned you should talk about

achievements in your answer what are

some good achievements to give so when

talking about your achievements when

answering that question tell me about

yourself where possible try to include

achievements from a previous workplace

situation you could say that your

biggest achievement was winning employee

of the month or you could say that you

helped the company increase sales

because you always asked customers for

feedback and you use that feedback to

help the company improve service

standards you could also say that one of

your greatest achievements was helping

the team you are a part of win the

company a lucrative sales contract now

if this is your first job and you have

no previous work experience you can use

achievements from your personal life you

can talk about your academic

qualifications as being your greatest

achievements you could also talk about

how you have improved or developed

existing skills completed training

courses or more importantly helped raise

money for local good causes or Charities

can you give us an example answer to the

interview question Tell me about

yourself so if I was going to answer the

interview question Tell me about

yourself I would give this type of

answer welcome to the interview Richard

can you start off and tell me something

about yourself well first of all thank

you very much for giving me this

opportunity today before I applied for

the role I studied the job description

carefully and I am confident I have the

skills qualities and knowledge to add

long-term value to your team I am

resourceful fast working have strong

attention to detail skills and I'm a

great team player who supports his

co-workers to achieve the team's goals I

also have qualifications in subjects

that are relevant to this industry and

I've completed certification courses in

Microsoft Office and customer service

and I believe these courses will Empower

me to hit the ground running in this

role outside work I take good care of

myself which means my concentration and

energy levels are always high and I also

play team sports which demonstrates I

believe my ability to collaborate well

with other people I also have a keen

interest in self-development and I want

to build a long-term career with your

organization if you hire me I will make

sure you see a great return on your

investment and I will do all I can to

help you maintain your position as a

market leader so there you have it a

brilliant example answer and some

fantastic tips on how to answer that

question tell me about yourself now if

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