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“Tell Me About Yourself”

This is one of the most frequently asked questions during interviews, and generally is the

first question asked. Your response should not reflect personal matters about you, but

rather should highlight your education/technical/business related achievements that are

 pointed towards the needs of the company. Therefore, each interview may result in aslightly different response, depending upon the company or industry. A job description

will list the core competencies and responsibilities of the job. se this document as aframework to develop your communication strategy.

!onsider the following 4-step process to deliver your response"

1. I am a ….

2. With expertise/iterest i ….

!. I ha"e ha# iterships for…or…I ha"e pro$e%t &or' i….

4. M( stre)ths i%lu#e ….

A%tual example of a M.*) tar)eti) a# I.T. role at +oo)le,

I am a candidate for a #asters in $ngineering in !omputer %cience & $lectrical

$ngineering and will graduate in 'une ()**.

M( areas of iterest are in software development and system design. #y e+pertise is

focused on understanding the users needs, and to provide solutions to solve problems,improve product quality or increase productivity in the workplace.

I itere# &ith -# and was a member of the research team that designed, prototyped,

and implemented a successful multiuser enterprise web application to visuali0e andmanage collaborative projects and work activities. Additionally, - was able to strengthen

my skills in 'ava and 'ava%cript and work closely with highly e+perienced, worldclass

engineers.

I ha"e a##itioal stre)ths in natural language processing, artificial intelligence,

distributed computing and proficient with 1indows environments, !22, informationretrieval and T!3/-3. - will also complete my % in #athematics upon graduation this

'une.

 Note: Words underlined appeared in the actual job description

trate)(, i' (our s'ills to their ee#s

4. Your areas of e+pertise/interest should fit with the companys needs.(. Your intern/project e+perience should describe an accomplishment that relates to a

skill that is required by the company.

5. Your additional strengths should reflect other key skills or attributes that you posses, and match those listed on the job description.

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Your respose shoul# be approximatel( ! 0 4 se%o#s

6eview a job description for your upcoming interview and practice writing yourtargeted response to “Tell Me About Yourself”.

I am a

With expertise/iterest i

I ha"e ha# iterships for…or…I ha"e pro$e%t &or' i….

M( stre)ths i%lu#e ….

#ake several copies of this page and write your

3ositioning %tatement the night before your interview.