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    Tell Me About Yourself.: TRAPS: Beware, About 80% of All Interviews Begin With This "Innocent" Question. Many

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    Tell me about yourself is a common interview question that often trips candidates up. The best approach is to ask clarifying questions to understand the interviewer's needs for the role. Specifically: 1. Do research on the company and interviewer beforehand. 2. Ask the interviewer to further describe the position and its priorities. 3. Follow up with additional questions to fully understand what the interviewer is looking for. Once you understand the needs, highlight your relevant qualifications and experiences that directly address those needs, providing specific examples.

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    Tell me about yourself is a common interview question that often trips candidates up. The best approach is to ask clarifying questions to understand the interviewer's needs for the role. Specifically: 1. Do research on the company and interviewer beforehand. 2. Ask the interviewer to further describe the position and its priorities. 3. Follow up with additional questions to fully understand what the interviewer is looking for. Once you understand the needs, highlight your relevant qualifications and experiences that directly address those needs, providing specific examples.

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    Tell me about yourself is a common interview question that often trips candidates up. The best approach is to ask clarifying questions to understand the interviewer's needs for the role. Specifically: 1. Do research on the company and interviewer beforehand. 2. Ask the interviewer to further describe the position and its priorities. 3. Follow up with additional questions to fully understand what the interviewer is looking for. Once you understand the needs, highlight your relevant qualifications and experiences that directly address those needs, providing specific examples.

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    Question 1 Tell me about yourself.

    TRAPS: Beware, about 80% of all interviews begin with this “innocent” question. Many
    candidates, unprepared for the question, skewer themselves by rambling, recapping their life
    story, delving into ancient work history or personal matters.

    BEST ANSWER: Start with the present and tell why you are well qualified for the position.
    Remember that the key to all successful interviewing is to match your qualifications to what the
    interviewer is looking for. In other words you must sell what the buyer is buying. This is the
    single most important strategy in job hunting.

    So, before you answer this or any question it's imperative that you try to uncover your
    interviewer's greatest need, want, problem or goal.

    To do so, make you take these two steps:

    1. Do all the homework you can before the interview to uncover this person's wants and
    needs (not the generalized needs of the industry or company)

    2. As early as you can in the interview, ask for a more complete description of what the
    position entails. You might say: “I have a number of accomplishments I'd like to tell you
    about, but I want to make the best use of our time together and talk directly to your
    needs. To help me do, that, could you tell me more about the most important priorities of
    this position? All I know is what I (heard from the recruiter, read in the classified ad,
    etc.)”

    Then, ALWAYS follow-up with a second and possibly, third question, to draw out his needs
    even more. Surprisingly, it's usually this second or third question that unearths what the
    interviewer is most looking for.

    You might ask simply, "And in addition to that?..." or, "Is there anything else you see as
    essential to success in this position?:

    This process will not feel easy or natural at first, because it is easier simply to answer questions,
    but only if you uncover the employer's wants and needs will your answers make the most
    sense. Practice asking these key questions before giving your answers, the process will feel
    more natural and you will be light years ahead of the other job candidates you're competing
    with.

    After uncovering what the employer is looking for, describe why the needs of this job bear
    striking parallels to tasks you've succeeded at before. Be sure to illustrate with specific
    examples of your responsibilities and especially your achievements, all of which are geared to
    present yourself as a perfect match for the needs he has just described.

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