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1. Tell me something about yourself.


Why this question?


Ice-breaker. It provides a glimpse of candidate's Communication skill, self-awareness and overall confidence.


from recruiter's perspectve:


insight into candidate's background, experiences, skills & achievement


From candidate's perspective:


highlighting relevant skills, showing personality & giving the context for further discussion





Mistakes to avoid while answering this question?


Avoid Personal Details – your DOB, marital status, family background, political or religious views


Avoid Bragging – over pride attitude, listing multiple achievements/strengths without quantifying.


Avoid Less Context – summarizing answers in shortest possible way, not highlighting relevant skills.


Avoid Irregularity – Answering without following a sequence (intro – education – skills – achievements – outro)


Avoid Dictating – Do not repeat your resume word to word to answer this.





How you should answer?


Read the job description – It will give you a idea what they are looking for, and what you can bring to the table.


Follow STAR method – Situation, task, action and result.


Follow a sequential approach – Starting with a brief intro, short education history, project/intern work if any, focusing on your skills with some examples, add a hobby or interest that depicts your personality and end the answer by giving a context for further discussion. Make sure you are ending your interview on a impactful note and showing interest in the available position.


Be professional – Do not consider it a casual discussion, lead your answers to showcase why you will a good team member to them.


Write-Review-Rework – this is the best to follow. Write your answer, record the time being taken, modify your answers. Change your tone whenever needs so it doesn’t sound you are reading a book.





Sample answer:


Good morning sir/madam.





Thank you for the opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Sakshi Thapa and I am born and brought up in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. I have done my schooling from XYZ with first division. Currently I am pursuing the bachelor’s degree in computer application from XYC Institute.


During this course I have developed strong understanding of programming language like C & C++. Adding to this I also posses good knowledge of DBMS and SQL. I did three-month internship in ABC company with their Data Analytics team. This internship helped me to develop my data analytical skills, critical thinking, and team building skills. Following my interest I am currently enrolled in ‘Python-data analytics’ course provided by Udemy learning portal.


I received ‘Spot Award’ during my internship for delivering a quick request from internal reporting team. I also led a team of 5 members in inter-college hackathon organized by hackerank and secured second position.


My hobbies include reading books, hockey and travelling. These helps me to grow as a person and develop some key skills like leadership quality, team work, time management and handling difficult situation with patience.