Answer "Tell me about yourself"

Module 3: Use it for your job search today

Course outline

Quick check

Guess first, no penalty. In an interview, how long should your answer to "Tell me about yourself" be?

"Tell me about yourself" comes up in a lot of interviews. A simple shape makes it easy: now, before, next.

Step by step

Here's how Asha, a hospital ward assistant, builds her answer.

Step 1 of 3: Now

Step 1 of 3

Now

What you do now, in one or two lines.

"I work as a ward assistant at a city hospital. I help the nurses with patient care on the night shift."

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Include it in your answer, or leave it out?

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      AI can help you shape it. Paste your three lines and ask: "Make this sound natural when spoken, about 1 minute, simple English." Then learn the three points, not the exact words, so it sounds like you.

      Try it

      Your steps, about 2 minutes

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      1. 1.Write your own now, before and next, one line each. Say it out loud once.2 min

      Practice

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      The AI wrote you a great "Tell me about yourself" answer. You plan to memorize it word for word. What's a better plan?

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