- Hey everyone, this is
Self Made Millennial,
I'm Madeline Mann.
Today you'll the template and examples of
how to answer the interview question
that won't seem to freaking
die, "Tell me about yourself."
I'm telling you right now,
everyone will ask you this question.
It might drive you a little mad.
The reason is they did not
prepare for the interview.
They didn't read the notes that
I hope exist from the previous interviews
and they're buying some time to
review your resume while
you're sitting there.
So here's how to answer this.
I'll give you the formula and then
we will launch into a sweet example.
Part one: Who You Are.
So give a one sentence introduction
of who you are professionally.
Which, this is often the
title of your current role,
or it could be more of
an overarching statement
of the kind of professional you are.
So if your previous role is not
totally in line with the
role you're going for,
then come up with a throughline.
By throughline, I mean find
something that's in common
with your previous experience to the
type of role you're aiming at now.
So if you're going from
sales to customer success,
say "Three years experience
in customer facing roles."
Customer facing is the throughline.
Part two: What I call your highlight reel.
Quickly highlight two to four
points that make you stand out
based on the role you're interviewing for.
I feel like it's more natural to
focus on things in reverse
chronological order.
So most recent experience first,
and then touch lightly
on a couple of things
that predate that experience.
Part three: Why you are here.
Bring it around to the
company and tell them
why you want them to be
a part of your story.
Write up your answer to
this and think about it
like a quick little summary
that goes on the back of a book.
You know, a little sneak preview.
The wrong way to answer
this is when people
explain like every single
chapter of their life book.
No! Keep it snappy.
This answer is merely
to get them interested
to open the book of your life.
Let's see what this all looks
like in action, shall we?
Here's an example.
I've been in the renewable
energy industry for seven years,
and I'm currently the customer success
manager at ABC Company.
I was promoted to this
role within two years
of being at the company
because I developed
new processes from scratch
that allowed our team
to work much more efficiently.
That's what I love to do.
I love to find inefficiencies
and build solutions.
Prior, I worked at DEF
Company, which is where
I dealt with high volume of requests,
and I also got experience
doing white glove support
for our elite customers.
And your company in this
role caught my attention,
because what you're building
in the renewable energy space
is exactly in line with my
passion and my expertise.
And with my range of experience I see this
as a chance for me to
make an impact quickly,
but also I see this as a major
opportunity for my growth
due to the scaling team.
How long was that? Maybe a minute?
That's all you need folks!
I've seen people take fifteen minutes
to answer this question, and
that can really screw you over
because then the interviewer can't ask
the rest of their questions
in the allotted time.
The next video for you to watch is how
to answer the question, "What
is your greatest weakness?"
Now we know this question
comes up in interviews a lot.
And it's very easy to incriminate yourself
but the formula I set up
actually makes you come across
as a very high value candidate.
So do not go to your next interview
without watching that video first.
I have a free worksheet that
goes along with this video.
I will like it in the description.
And make sure you hit a like
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Thanks so much, everyone.
WiFi high five!
(slaps own hand)
