Tell Me About Yourself - A Good Answer To This Interview Question

- So

tell

me about

yourself

. - I um... - So,

tell

me about

yourself

. - Well, I... I like... - Hmm. So tell me about yourself. - Can I call a friend? - You sent the resume and waited and waited patiently and finally you got that phone call and now you got the

interview

. You're sitting across the table and the hiring manager smiles and asks you the

question

... Tell me about yourself. And you panic. And you don't know what to do. You do not know what to say. You start to stutter. And halfway through the conversation you say to yourself, "Ugh!

I messed up! Why did I say that?!" You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Typically, the hiring manager makes a decision within the first three minutes of the

interview

. Do you make a

good

impression? So today I'm going to share with you, from the CEO's perspective, from the hiring manager's perspective, from the employer's perspective, what is the best

answer

to the

question

"tell me about yourself." You see, we have interviewed thousands and thousands of potential applicants and I can't tell you how many times I see people struggle with

this

question, but yet there are incidents where we are very impressed with the

answer

.

This is not theory. We have taken some of the best answers, some of the best answers to

this

question. I'll teach you, and at the end of this video, you'll get the exact formula of what you need to say and how to say it. I'll also give you a little script, a little template, so that the next time you're asked this question you'll know exactly what to say. And now let me first give you a couple of keys. Key number one. When the hiring manager asks you the question "tell me about yourself," he is not actually asking you the whole story of his life.

They don't ask about your parents, your background, your dog's name, or what type of cat you have. It's not about that. So when people hear that question, they think, “Oh, let me tell you the story of my life!” and after twenty minutes you haven't talked about anything important. So what they're really asking is what you'll bring to the table. So from now on, when you hear the question “tell me about yourself,” I want you to make the mental shift. Does that equate to what value could you bring to the company? What problems can you solve for the company?

That's what they're asking. And you shouldn't go on and on about all your background and all that. No do not do that. Key number two. Be yourself, but be your best self. Look, one of the mistakes people make here is believing in the interview, "Well, I just want to be myself." Yes, you want to be yourself, but you want to be your best self. You want to be authentic, you don't want to be fake. But that doesn't mean you just share everything. This is the first time you sit across a hiring manager's table, it's like a date.

Good? You are just getting to know each other. This is like a coffee date. So make sure you present your best self. Lead with your strong foot forward. So when they ask you the question, everything you share, any statement you make, you always want to tie it back to what's in it for them. W-I-I-F-M. What's in it for them? So let me give you an example. Let's say someone is hiring and you are applying for a social media manager position. And the hiring manager asks, “Well, tell me about yourself.” A typical response, someone might say, "Well, you know, I, um, grew up with social media and, um, I've actually used social media for a long time, my whole life.

So I'm very familiar with it. about three years, I thought, well, maybe I could make a living doing this, so I started playing around with it and, um, I took on a couple of clients here and there and worked with a couple of people, uh, and then, You know, I'm planning to get married and my fiancé told me, you know, I should get a stable job, so here I am and I'm looking for a company that offers

good

growth potential, a good growth opportunity. And this place is not there. very far from my house. It's good, it's only ten minutes by car.

Do you see the problem? So, all I I I I I I I I I. It's about that person, what they need and all that. Bad idea. Now, how do you feel if you're the hiring manager when you ask that question? He comments below, if that's the answer you get. So instead of rambling on about that, about my background and all that stuff, what I want, no. If you make it a benefit, what benefits do they get and what benefits does the hiring manager get? What could you say? I'm going to give you a simple formula.

Write this down. Three S. Three S. First, success. Now here is a script you can use. "I've gone blank". Or "my background is blank." So let me prove it. Let's say it's the same position, social media manager, that you're applying for. First, success. I have been. I have been working in social media for the last three years and specialize in helping businesses and entrepreneurs grow their Facebook fan page. And in the last three years alone I've helped dozens of clients in over ten different industries. And on average, I've been able to help my clients really increase their engagement and grow their fan page by three to five hundred percent in less than six months.

And that's what I'm passionate about. In fact, I have listed some of those clients I have worked with in the reference letter. See how it works? You are talking about your success but without bragging. It is more about demonstrating and showing your skills. What are you good at? That's number one, success. And then step number two is strength. And here is the script. “My strength is” or “my true strength is,” fill in the blank. My true strength is my ability to truly understand what your audience wants. I pride myself on my reputation for creating engaging and engaging content that I know your audience loves and wants to share.

That's the second step. My strength is blank. Third, the situation. I mean, how does that apply to the position you're applying for? How do you apply your experience, your strength in the new company, the new opportunity? Situation, "what I'm looking for is." "What I'm looking for is," fill in the blank. What I'm looking for is a company that I can add value to, for which I can generate a positive return on investment. Where I could join a strong team. Is this what ABC company is looking for? You will see? At the end you ask a question.

Whoever asks a question controls the conversation. So you want to ask a question. And now the hiring manager will say "okay, yeah, I guess that's what I'm looking for" or "no, that's not what we're looking for." And you went from there. Just because you're interviewing doesn't mean you don't need to sell. The next question you might have is, Dan, does that mean I have to memorize some kind of script? And the answer is absolutely yes. You don't want to go in unprepared. In fact, you want to write it, practice it, rehearse it many, many times. So when you're in front of that potential hiring manager, you'll be ready to go.

You need to memorize it and say it many times and repeat it many times so that it seems very, very natural. The last thing you want is to panic and stutter and not know what to say. You don't want to do that. If you find this video helpful, please comment below. If you want to gain practical business knowledge, if you want to learn how to communicate with conviction to finally get the respect you deserve and achieve your goals, be sure to hit the subscribe button below and subscribe to my channel. Every day we upload a new video that shows you exactly how to do it.

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