In interviews normally the first question faced by the candidate will be " Tell about you".
Every body tells about thier qualification, experience.
I would like to know the professional and creative answer for the above question.
Regards
MA haffiz.
From India, Chennai
3Every body tells about thier qualification, experience.
I would like to know the professional and creative answer for the above question.
Regards
MA haffiz.
From India, Chennai
With this question, interviewers are looking for how articulate you are in answering an open-ended question and how you perceive yourself. I wouldn’t look to being “creative” as you risk looking “odd” – like those people who send in resumes on pink lemon-scented paper. The most important thing is to be yourself, as they are looking at your personal aspects.
Go over in summary your education and work history and say something about yourself – your hobbies, interests, family etc. Be warm and personable without pretence.
The interviewers are not primarily interested in your education/career summary, as they can read that from your resume. However, they may look for disconnects between what you say and what is in your resume. Practice your answer over and over again and get it down to not more than five minutes. With all your practice, you still need your answer to look natural and non-contrived.
Hope this helps.
Vicki Heath
http://www.businessperform.com
From Australia, Melbourne
Go over in summary your education and work history and say something about yourself – your hobbies, interests, family etc. Be warm and personable without pretence.
The interviewers are not primarily interested in your education/career summary, as they can read that from your resume. However, they may look for disconnects between what you say and what is in your resume. Practice your answer over and over again and get it down to not more than five minutes. With all your practice, you still need your answer to look natural and non-contrived.
Hope this helps.
Vicki Heath
http://www.businessperform.com
From Australia, Melbourne
Hello,
This is one of the most trickiest question.
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.
Regards,
Soumya Shankar
From India, Bangalore
This is one of the most trickiest question.
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.
Regards,
Soumya Shankar
From India, Bangalore
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