If I were to walk up and introduce myself to you, " Hi, My name is peaceangel , hows your day going? " You answer good, fine, could have fast forwarded threw this one. etc.. and we realize were going to the same place and began to small talk and I asked you to tell me about yourself, what would you say?
Most would reply," Im a teacher" or ", I work for the phone company, " Im a nurse " Iob Im a mother of 2 boys,". I live in..., " My parents are.. " My kids are ..." Im sure you get my point.
All normal responses.
Now, Lets say you have a Job Interview, this is the position you have waited for so long.
At some point in the interview more likely than not you will be asked " Tell me about yourself". You may reply, I can master any computer program, my skills are...., I have 2 children..., Im loyal to my employer., etc.
Youve answered the question or have you ?
You have given me bits and pieces of what you do, or what your skills are, who your kids are, or maybe who your parents are, where your from, what your job is, but I still dont have a sense of WHO you are?
Now if I asked you to tell me about yourself would you think to say, My favorite food is pizza, Nickleback is my favorite group, I go to church and have a strong belief in God, Springtime is my favorite time of year, I love to fish, etc.........
Now I know things about you, not what you can do, who your family is, etc. not that you cant add some of that information in, but use the opportunity to tell about yourself. It will give you a connection with the person your talking to.
If you use it in an interview ( or anytime you want to make a good impression and stand out)
you are going to be the one who seems more confident, that you know who you are as well as what you can do, youve opened the door to something they may relate to, which will make you stand out more than others.
This is a tried and true method, and i just felt like someone needed to hear it out there, because there trying to stand out in the crowd. So Good Luck !
Just please dont respond and say you were trying out for American Idol ! LOL
Now - Tell me about yourself!
