Tell me about yourself
30 min · Beginner
"Tell me about yourself" is usually the first question in HR and technical rounds. It is not a request for your life story: it is a 60-90 second pitch that tells the interviewer who you are professionally and gives them good topics to ask about next.
Topics in this lesson
- Present-past-future structure in 60-90 seconds
- Model answers: CS fresher and non-CS-branch fresher
- What not to say
- Adapting for service vs product companies
- Practising aloud and timing yourself
Interview questions this lesson answers
- Tell me about yourself.
- Introduce yourself in 30 seconds.
- Tell me something that is not on your resume.
- Why did you choose engineering?
- Why software, when your branch is ECE/Mechanical?
- Describe yourself in three words.
- What are you passionate about?
- Walk me through your journey from school to now.
- What do you do in your free time?
- How would your friends describe you?
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