How to Introduce Yourself in English | Tell Me Something About Yourself? - Interview Tips | ChetChat

if there's one thing scarier than skydiving and that's being asked to tell me something about yourself by a group of strangers in a formal setting so today I'm going to give you a ten step process to help you answer this trick question which appears in every job interview so hey this is Chetna and you're watching ChetChat so please press the subscribe button and the bell icon right next to it and give us a thumbs up if you like our work also if you'd like to join our vibrant student communities on whatsapp then here's the number on the screen in this video I'm going to give you one a simple ten step process to help you introduce yourself in any job interview in fact you can use this in any selection interview second I'm going to give you some rules that go along with each step and third I'm going to talk about some common mistakes and how you can correct them I'm also going to give you some stock phrases that you can use in your introduction if English is not your first language and at the end of this video I'm going to give you a complete introduction that you can use with your own customization. Tell me about yourself this question comes in a number of different forms for example walk me through your background or take us through your resume but whatever it is this is a trick question because the interviewers asking us to tell them about ourselves and in fact they know everything about us by seeing that resume so exactly what are they asking us to tell them they're asking us for two things one they want to know our attitude towards work what kind of a person am i - they want to know whether I'm a good fit for the job and what I can contribute to the company so we need to catch their attention and keep them interested. Chances are they've had a full day looking at hundreds of applicants that look exactly like you here's your opportunity to prove to them that you are best suited for the job and now on to that 10 step process the first set of steps that you need to take are about who are you step number one is called greetings now formal greetings are highly recommended like good morning before 12 known good afternoon after 12 known and good evening anytime after 4:30 or 5:00 in the evening all the way till midnight rules smile be confident and make good eye contact and common mistakes are like saying hey hi what's up and also fumbling between the good morning and the good afternoon Step number 2 thank you for the opportunity this is an optional step and depending upon the situation you could either say thank you for shortlisting me for the final interview or thank you for this opportunity to talk about myself now this will not only create a good first impression but it'll also help both you and the interviewer relax a bit step Step number three is your name now I am Chetna Vasishth I'm Chetna Vasishth or you can also say my name is or my name's the rule is to smile to be proud of your name and to enunciate it clearly and some common mistakes here are a saying myself Chetna Vasishth or calling yourself mister or miss now the question you have right now is should I use my full name and the answer is yes always please use your full name because simply using your first name may sound a little casual.

Category two type of questions are about why you're qualified step number four position and company if you have work experience then this is the time to tell them about the position you held the name of the company the number of years any awards that you've won and what impact you've had on the company what difference you've made to them for example for the last five years I have been the sales manager at dot dot leading a small sales team and our team was awarded the best sales team of the year for two years in a row I have worked closely with clients and built some key relationships example I am an HR manager at blah blah blah looking after the key functions of recruitment compensation Learning and Development I have over 5 years of experience in the field and we have been able to increase our employee productivity by 8 percent during this period now the rules for this step one sound enthusiastic about your work Two don't sound very pompous like I am a leader I've done everything try to make it sound like you're a good team player rule number three tell them something over and above what they can already read in your resume and the fourth rule is if you make a claim try to give some proof to make it credible and believable the question you want to ask me right now is should I start with my most recent position and go backwards or should I start with my earliest work experience and come forward and the answer to that is always start with your most recent position and talk about it and go backwards only if it's highly relevant or very important otherwise your resume covers all of that. Step number five is qualifications if you're a fresher you're not going to be able to answer step number four and you're going to jump right into step number five so let's see some examples I'm a recent MBA from - - - with prior work experience in the pharmaceutical sector or I have completed a bachelor's in mass media degree with a specialization in public relations and corporate communications or I am currently pursuing a five-year integrated law program at - school with a focus on cyber law if your college is prominent and well-known mention it otherwise let it pass common mistake I am a bmm from NMIMS mm-hmm so if you are a fresher than just one line like I'm a software engineer from so-and-so school doesn't seem enough so this is your chance to add achievement-oriented mini stories for example I was part of the research project on how modern technologies changed the way of teaching in the future where we worked with an ed tech company to evaluate the efficacy of some tech based teaching interventions make sure you talk about a project in an area that's relevant to the employer and if the area is not directly relevant how about you talk about some skills that could be relevant for example you've recently done a project called the impact of gaming consoles on the youth and you're just about to appear for an interview with a food marketing company so how about you say this to them this project helped us understand the motivations of today's youths and how to attract their attention with our products and services you can also talk about any training program courses or other experiences that you might have had during your graduation question should I mention my CGPA when I'm just a fresher well normally I would avoid it because it's already there on your resume but if you want to highlight your academic achievements how about saying something like I've consistently been in the top 1% or 5% of my class step number 6 additional qualifications this may include any outside courses that you did skills that you gained or awards that you want for example I have completed a six-month computer animation course from . .

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