{"id":15536,"date":"2015-06-29T22:34:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T22:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=15536"},"modified":"2024-03-05T10:23:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T03:23:41","slug":"the-worst-ways-to-answer-the-question-tell-me-about-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/the-worst-ways-to-answer-the-question-tell-me-about-yourself","title":{"rendered":"The Worst Ways to Answer the Question “Tell Me About Yourself”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cTell me about yourself\u201d is probably one of the most common questions people encounter during interviews. Almost everyone gets asked this question, and most of the time this question comes first. The truth is, \u201ctell me about yourself\u201d is a pretty tricky question, especially because it sets the tone for the interview and it influences your interviewer\u2019s first impression of you, big time. If there’s a\u00a0right way<\/a>\u00a0to answer this question, there’s also a wrong way. Here are some things you probably shouldn’t do\u00a0at your interview or in other words, here are the worst ways to answer the question “tell me about yourself.”<\/p>\n

Being too personal – \u201cI\u2019m 21, and I have never had a romantic relationship ever.\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It\u2019s possible that you might be nervous and that\u2019s completely normal, but try not to be that person who overcompensates for their nerves by saying absolutely everything they can think of – \u00a0even things that have no relation whatsoever to the question at hand. The question asks you to describe yourself with respect to your achievements and the position you are applying for, not your current relationship status. Filipinos may love show business but not in the interview room.<\/p>\n

Overselling yourself –\u00a0\u201cI have handled over 20 projects for different organizations, and I was always one of the best leaders of our school.\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We’ve all done something that we’re proud of but that’s no excuse to oversell. Overselling yourself may come across as being arrogant. They could think of you \u201cthe kid who thinks too much of himself.\u201d Interviewers can smell “oversellers”, they know when what you\u2019re saying is true or is an exaggeration. Find that fine line between giving them enough reasons to hire you and giving them a reason to think of you as arrogant. Once you find it, don’t cross it.<\/p>\n

Lying.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The thing about lying in an interview is that you won\u2019t be able to keep up with your lies. Interviews can\u00a0take an hour long and spinning a web of lies might trap you. If you\u2019ve ever watched Confessions of A Shopaholic you\u2019ll probably vaguely remember the main character, Becky, saying that she could speak Finnish. Surprise surprise, she couldn\u2019t. A few scenes later, that lie came back to her. This doesn’t just happen in the movies. Moral of the story, don\u2019t tell other people you can do something\/you\u2019ve done something if you can\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Making excuses –\u00a0\u201cI didn\u2019t make it to the dean\u2019s list because I was focused on starting my own business.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Some people like to add in the \u201cI would have been ______ if not for ________\u201d during the tell me about yourself part. Making excuses makes it sound like you’re trying to cover up for something, or that you’re discontent with you’re achievements. Excuses make you sound bitter, insecure, and like you’re overcompensating. Try your best to be upfront with what you have achieved, and if they ask, that’s when you can perhaps tell a story or two of how you ended up achieving those things.<\/p>\n

Talking too much<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Keep your answers short and sweet. You\u2019ll have more time to talk about yourself in the next hour or so. Do you have other suggestions to put down on this list? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cTell me about yourself\u201d is probably one of the most common questions people encounter during interviews. Almost everyone gets asked this question, and most of the time this question comes first. The truth is, \u201ctell me about yourself\u201d is a pretty tricky question, especially because it sets the tone for the interview and it influences […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":15537,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[33],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15536"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}