How to Answer "Tell me About Yourself" for Self-Introductions + Job Interviews | Go Natural English

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2019-11-13 ・ Go Natural English


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How to Answer "Tell me About Yourself" for Self-Introductions + Job Interviews | Go Natural English

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Tell me about yourself. This can be one of the most
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nerve-wracking questions, but when you have an opportunity like a job interview or even networking or
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Socializing you are going to be asked this question and you need to know how to respond
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So let's stop hesitating
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Let's stop the anxiety and let's talk about the best ways to answer this question
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So we're going to take a look at some good answers and some really bad answers
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Welcome to our company. I'm so pleased to have you here interviewing for the position
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So, please tell us a little bit more about yourself first
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I really need to know how much this job pays because I've got a couple of loans out
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It may be true that you need a job but focus on how you can be of benefit to your potential new
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Employer and not about your needs. It's not what the employer can do for you
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But what you can do for them don't make it hard on the interviewer avoid one word or very short
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answers, make sure that you're supplying all the
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information that would be
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Useful to your potential employer and beneficial for them to know about you
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I'm so glad you're here interviewing with our company today. So Vanessa tell me about yourself
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Well, there's so much to say. Yes amazing
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It's great to be confident
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But don't just talk about how amazing or incredible you are without providing
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Logical examples and reasons. This is a great time to tell a very short story
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About how amazing you are
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But you don't need to say you're amazing pleasure to meet you in person and to have a chance to interview you today
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So tell me a little bit more about yourself
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well, I've lately been rediscovering my spirituality and
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I have been meditating quite a lot
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Let's just do it together
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Sure that answers that this office has bad, you know, I can't be here you
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want to show you a potential employer that you are knowledgeable about them and the company, however
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Do not point out what they lack or what they're doing wrong because this can come off as really negative
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Just talk about what you might be able to add to the company
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Welcome to our company. It's such a pleasure to have you here interviewing
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Well, I would first of all like to ask you to tell me a little more about yourself
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Well first off, I'm sorry I was late today
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I had to get an uber because my car battery actually died and usually my boyfriend would actually give me a ride
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But instead, you know, he couldn't you can't see work. We're on a break sometimes so nice to meet you. Tell me about yourself
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well, I said that I come from Jamaica and I
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Really really really really like sunfish. Hi, welcome to our company
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So tell me a little bit about yourself. I would love to tell you about myself
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So you're a few important things to know my favorite color is blue and that was a little hard for me, too
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I'm amazing. I mean look at me and my parents met in Kingston. I love to dance
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I like to draw found solace in
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you know going to the beach by myself and looking at the waves and they fell in love and
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Also, they had me and I love pizza
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We used to have this dog and it was like a German Shepherd, but it was actually mixed with Joe. I'm very positive
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The dog we called it brownie because it was brown added dog up until a week ago
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Likes actually passed away. Oh, I'm so sorry. Hey, do you have any coffee around you?
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I think you already want to hide. Yeah, I don't think this interview even needs to go on. I mean, I think we're done, right?
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Mmm if you're at a job interview, and the interviewer asks you to tell me about yourself
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They're not asking about your personal life
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They don't want to know your favorite color your favorite food or your birthday
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They don't want to know all about your family your political views or your religion. This is
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totally irrelevant to a job interview
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They don't want to know how you got here as a human being so go
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Directly to your professional experience and how it relates to the job you are interviewing for
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Thank you so much for coming in today to interview at our company. So Vicky tell me about yourself
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Well, I grew up in Chicago
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I went to college in New York. And now I've just moved to this town
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So I'm looking for a new position at my last position
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I actually was a marketing director and I increased sales for the company by 30%
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Wonderful, welcome to our company. Sometimes it's so nice to meet you. Tell me about yourself
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Well, I studied design and I have several years of experience in international companies at my past a job
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I successfully redesigned their branding which together with the sales team led to a
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25% increase in sales
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Excellent. Give a snapshot of your work history
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Maybe tell a very short story about your achievements or accomplishments
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Especially if you can involve numbers such as I helped to increase
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revenue by
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10% while I was at my last company. This is always really powerful to give a concrete example
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Welcome to our company Vanessa tell me about yourself. Okay, I would love to I
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Think that I'm a very experienced language teacher. I really love what I do
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I have a passion for teaching and
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I I think that shows because my students have given me very highly positive reviews
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I actually helped increase enrollment and my last job really it's so exciting
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I actually remember that last year I had a student who was not doing well
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He wasn't progressing and he was just ready to give up
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He decided to talk to me about it, and we were able to work through it and to this day
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He writes me and he thinks me all the time for being a part of his life. Oh, that's wonderful
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Oh, I love how you were able to motivate your students. It sounds like you could be a great fit
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So whenever you tell a mini story make sure that it is
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achievement oriented focus on your
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Qualifications your experience why you would be a good fit for?
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This job and this company and that's really where you can show that you've done your research
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Talk about how you looked at the company's websites or the knowledge that you have about them
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maybe you've read about them in the news and make sure to tell the employer what you know about this role show them that you've
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Read the job description
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Thoroughly and you've done your research
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Show them why you would be a good fit and show them how prepared you are for
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This interview and this question - tell me about yourself
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I wish you luck in your next job interview
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Please tell us in the comments if you are preparing for a job interview
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If you have one coming up what field you're going to be interviewing in and let us know if you have any
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Questions about how to have a successful job interview to get the job of your dreams I believe in you
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I know that you can do this just make sure that you prepare and you practice and you're going to have a successful
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Job interview. Thanks so much for watching now
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If you'd like to continue learning and preparing for your job interview
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Then click right over here to learn about the top 5 most common
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Difficult job interview questions and how to answer them and may sure that you are subscribed
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Right here to go natural English. I will see you in the next lesson. Bye for now
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