Answering Tell Me About Yourself Question - Interview Tips

Answering Tell Me About Yourself Question - Interview Tips - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats. You can expect when you are interviewing that you are going to get the “Tell me about yourself” question. It is often the first question that an interviewer will ask you. So, if you are wondering, “How far back should I go?” and “What should I tell them?” remember, most of your interview answers should be one to two minutes in length; they do not want to know everything about you, and really, what you did twenty or thirty years ago probably is not going to be of interest. So, start off, very briefly, by telling them a little bit about your early childhood, you know, maybe where you were raised-then go into your educational background, tell them a little bit about your overall, general career experience, and then go into your most recent career experience. Try to keep your answer tight, so think one to two minutes. Remember to focus your answer as closely as possible to be relevant to the type of work that you are applying for.