How to answer tell me about yourself
Short answer
Start with a one-line headline: who you are and what you want. Then give two numbered points using shapes: 1) one-sentence situation, 2) most time on what you did, and a one-line concrete result. If you state an opinion, use PREP: point, reason, example, point. End with a decision-shaped close that summarizes fit or next step. Keep each beat concrete and start near the trouble or goal, then stop when you land the last line.
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The lessons behind this answer
1 · Real moments
Interviews: Speaking Under Evaluation
Gives SAR lopsided focus and PREP for opinions.
- Shapes survive nerves: lopsided situation-action-result, PREP for opinions.
- Six flexible stories out loud beat fifty scripted answers.
- Real weakness + trajectory builds trust; relabel arousal as excitement: it's fuel.
2 · Articulation
Art of Speaking with Structure
Gives headline first, numbered points, and a one-sentence close.
- Say where you're going, then go there: the map is the courtesy.
- Number out loud, keep the promise, cap at three.
- The close is what they take home: one decision-shaped sentence, written first.
3 · Articulation
The Art of Storytelling
Gives start near trouble, one concrete specific per beat, and when to use structure.
- Story = person + trouble. No trouble, use structure instead.
- One concrete specific per beat beats five adjectives.
- Start near the trouble, land the last line, stop: endings un-tell stories.
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