Finally, explain why you’re excited for the future and the opportunity to interview. The Muse offers an example: If someone asked, “tell me about yourself,” you could say: Well, I’m ...

Before your next job interview, consult these “tell me about yourself” examples so that ... of Professional Development and Training at the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University.

Just don't ask them the most common interview inquiry in the history of the world: Tell me about yourself ... Herman Melville style, with, "Call me Ishmael," and keep talking through their ...

The job interview question ... on about your career. We call this technique Spinning the Table. Here's what it looks like: Interviewer: So, Alex, tell me about yourself. Alex: For sure!

This was a message I got from a brand new coaching client, we can call ... her interview skills. She said it all came down to one question. “He started by asking me to tell him about ...

So when a candidate does get a call, it's important to optimize ... Most employers ask some version of the statement "tell me about yourself." Employers remember if the response to basic questions ...

Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s work-life advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing ...

Then comes the open-ended prompt that will set the tone for the entire interview: "Tell me about yourself." Suddenly, your heart starts racing and your mind goes blank. This is a common response ...

"Tell me about yourself" is one of the most common opening requests in an interview. In order to make a positive first impression and start the interview right, come prepared.

Answer by Jaime Petkanics, former recruiter, founder of The Prepary, on Quora: If you are asked this question at the beginning of an interview (“tell me about yourself” or “walk me through ...