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Sury · 3d ago
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Failed too many interviews? Here's 3 tips that help me nailed the "tell me about yourself" question:
1️⃣I kick things off with a quick summary of my work journey. Only the parts that make sense for the role.
2️⃣Then I casually sneak in a personal interest (I use strategy games) to flex soft skills like focus & problem-solving.
3️⃣Keep it under 8 mins and let it flow like a story, not like reciting back my resume. Trust me, once I did this, interviews started feeling like actual conversations🫰
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Community User · 2d ago
THANK YOU! I always blank out whenever the interviewer asked me that and end up speed-talking and couldnt even remember what i shared hehe
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Community User · 2d ago
I’ve tried all almost everything, short, long, casual, structured and still nothing. Starting to think it’s not the answer, maybe I just need the luck 😬
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Community User · 2d ago
Hmm, I worry I’m over-sharing/going off-track.
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Community User · 2d ago
Hmmm usually during interviews, it’s easy to overthink, but your tips made it sound simple and doable. Gonna use all these during interviews (if i got called one)
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Community User · 2d ago
Great tips! 👏 I love how you structured your answer. But as a fresh grad with little to no work experience, I can't relate to it. How do I even start answering “Tell me about yourself” without sounding too empty or generic? Any advice on how to make my answer still stand out even if I don’t have a strong work history yet? Hope you can help me out. Thanks!
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Community User · 2d ago
Third point is so difficult 😂😂😂 cause i tried this method but not sure if I'm just not good at telling stories or they weren’t interested 😩
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