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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Tell me something about Yourself- How to Answer Correctly


So tell me about yourself.
how to answer tell me something about yourself


.A lot of people goes for interviews, meet a lot of recruiters and the most common questions and the first questions they get is Tell me something about youself?

Many people answer with their biography, hobbies, parents, brothers, experiences, etc...

But sadly that's not the correct answers the recruiters are looking for. 

Here's let me explain.

You submitted the resume and you waited and you waited patiently and finally, you got that phone call, and now you got the interview.

You went for the interview. You're sitting across the table and the hiring manager smiles and asks you the question...

"Tell me about yourself'

A lot of people got panic. And you don't know what to do.

You don't know what to say. You start to stutter.

And halfway through the conversation you say to yourself,

"Ugh! I blew it! Why did I even say that?!"

You never get a second chance to make a first impression.

Usually that hiring manager makes up his or her mind in the first three minutes during the interview.

Do you make a good impression?

So today I'm going to share with you from a CEO perspective, from a hiring manager perspective,from an employer perspective, what is the best response to the question

"tell me about yourself."

You see, a lot of recruiters interviews thousands of candidates and they're getting the same answers for each individual.

They see people kind of struggle with this question but however, there are incidents where they find unique different answers for the same questions.

So, how do you stand out and create your best answers to this questions.

This is not theory. We have collected some of the best replies,some of the best responses to this question.

In this article, I'm going to share some of the best response which you need to say towards the question 'Tell me something about yourself'.

You're going to get the exact formula, exactly what do you need
to say and how to say it.

I'm also going to give you a little script, a little template,so next time when you are asked this question you know exactly what to say.

And now let me give you a couple keys first.

Key number one.

When the hiring manager is asking you the question "tell me about yourself". They are not actually asking about your whole life story.

They're not asking about your parents, your background,and your dog's name, and what kind of cat do you have.

It is not about that. So when people hear that question, they think, "Oh, let me tell you my life story!" and twenty minutes into it, you have not talked about anything important.

So, what they're actually asking is what are you bringing to the table. What you going to do for the company ? How will you handle the responsibility for the job you've applied ?

So from now on, when you hear the question,"tell me about yourself" I want you to make the mental switch.

That equals what value could you bring to the company?

What problems can you solve for the company?

That's what they are asking. And you shouldn't go on and on and on about all your background and all of that. No. Don't do that.

Key number two.

Be yourself, but be your best self. See, one of the mistakes people make here is they believe 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 it doesn't mean that you just share everything.This is the first time you just sitting across the table from a hiring manager, it's like a date.

Right?

You're just getting to know each other.

This is like a coffee date.

So make sure that you present your best self. Lead with your strong foot forward.

So when they are asking you the question, everything you share, any
statement that 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're applying for a social media manager position.

And the hiring manager is asking you, "well, so tell me about yourself."

A typical response, someone might say, "well, you know, I um, I-I-I
grew up with social media and, um, I've used social media for a long long time my whole life actually. So I'm very familiar with it.

And just about three years ago, I thought to myself well, maybe I could actually make a living doing this.

So I started playing around with it, and, um, take on a couple clients here and there and I've worked with a couple people, uh, and then, now, 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, good growth opportunity.

And this place is not too far from my home. It's good, it's only a ten minute drive."


You see the problem? Like this, all me me me
me me me me me me me me.

It's all about that person, what they need and all of that stuff.

Bad idea.

Now, how do you feel if you are the hiring manager

when you ask that question, comment below, if that's the answer that you get.

So, instead of rambling on about that, about my background and all
this stuff, what I want, no.

If you turn it into a benefit, what's in it for them,

what's in it for the hiring manager.

What could you say?

I'm going to give you a simple formula.

Write this down.

Three S. Three S.

First, success.

Now here's a script that you could use.

"I have been blank".

Or, "my background is blank".

So, let me demonstrate.

Let's say it's the same position,

social media manager,
that you're applying.

First, success. I have been.


I have been doing social
media for the last three years

and I specialize in helping companies

and entrepreneurs growing
their Facebook fan page.

And in the last three
years alone I have helped

dozens of clients in over
ten different industries.

And on average I've been
able to help my clients

to 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 am passionate about.

In fact I have listed
some of those clients

that I've worked with
on the reference letter.

You see how that works?

You're talking about your
success but without bragging.

It's more to demonstrate
and showcase your skillset.

What are you good at?

That's that number one, success.

And then, step number two is strength.

And here's the script.

"My strength is" or "my real strength is"

fill in the blank.

My real strength is my
ability to truly understand

what your audience wants.

I pride myself on my reputation

to creating engaging
and compelling content

that I know your audience
loves and wants to share.

That's the second step.

My strength is blank.

Third, situation.

Meaning, how does that apply

to the position that you're applying.

How do you apply your
background, your strength

into the new company, the new opportunity.

Situation, "what I am looking for is".

"What I am looking for
is", fill in the blank.

What I'm looking for is a company
that I could add value to,

that I could produce a positive
return on investment for.

Where I could join a strong team.

Is this what ABC company is looking for?

You 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 be like

"okay, yeah, I guess that's
what I'm looking for",

or "no that's not what we're looking for".

And you got from there.

Just because you are in an interview

it doesn't mean that
you don't need to sell.

The next question you might have is well,

Dan, does that mean that I have to

memorize a script of some sort?

And the answer is absolutely yes.

You don't want to go in unprepared.

In fact, you want to
write it out, practice it,

rehearse it many many times.

So when you are in front of
that potential hiring manager,

you are ready to go.

You need to memorize it
and say it many many times

and repeat it many many times

so it comes across very very natural.

The last thing you want
is to panic and stutter

and you don't know what to say.

You do not want to do that.

If you find this video
useful, comment below.

If you want to equip yourself

with practical business knowledge,





 

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