Nervous about your job interview in English?
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This week, we’ve got a special guest: Jean-Claude Dumont, who is looking for a job and who clearly needs help on how to answer. Tell me about yourself.
If you are subscribed to the Speak English with Christina blog, you want to boost your career. For this, a stressful exercise – the job interview – remains the most common practice.
Even though in your current position you don’t practice English, we both know that the sentences “English required”, “English mandatory” or “English proficiency required” are in ALL the announcements you will read.
Today, I want to help you prepare your interview in English so you won’t be nervous while you wait for the recruiter.
Even if your English is a little rusty, even if your vocabulary is not as rich as you would like, you can still impress the recruiter from the start with a solid answer to the most common question: Tell me about yourself.
Yes, I know, technically speaking, Tell me about yourself is not a “question” but rather an invitation (or an order, if you prefer…)
You’ll learn how to incorporate storytelling elements into your answer, even if you’re not totally fluent in English.
What about you?
How would you answer this question in English?
Try to use the structure in the video, and leave your answer in the comments below.
This is a perfect opportunity to practice!
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And of course, have a great week in English,
Christina
Well, when i was a child I had the opportunity to start studying English in a public school. It was the 1st time when I had the contact with the language. As soon as my teacher spoke in English i thought it fascinating. Then I decided that one day I would speak English like her. From taht moment I was interested in everything related to the English language. Eventually I took Language in college to become an English teacher in public and language schools. I have never stopped studying since then. I know that there are loads of things to learn and to practice but I never give up on my dreams. Thank God I have already had the opportunity to travel abroad to study English. I spent 2 months in London and it was one of the greatest experiencee I had ever in my whole life. That’s why I am always looking for and into kinds of learning and improving my English skills.
Everything was working out fine, it was just that I was not able to answer the question tell me about yourself. Something was going wrong. Then I found this blog that discussed pointers on introducing yourself at an interview. That helped me a lot..
This one is guaranteed question asked to me while facing interviews but all the time i felt like i haven’t prepared enough but from now onward i am going to prepare this question according to your tips. So thank you for this article. Going to save for further use.
Hi Shalmali,
You’re right, it’s a guaranteed question! I’m happy to know that you’re going to prepare it from now on. I’m sure you’ll see an improvement in your interviews in English!
“Tell me about yourself” is an interview question that you just cannot escape. You need to go prepared to answer it properly. This blog shares inputs and pointers on how to answer this question effectively.
. It covers tips on answering the most commonly asked questions, your conduct during the interview etc. I highly recommend this blog that shares tips related to nailing a job interview.
Thanks a lot for this wonderful article!!! I have been looking for this sort of information as i have my interview round and in next week there are two rounds technical and HR so looking for preparation tips and this article provides a great help. kudos to this article. Going to bookmark this for sure.
This one of the most significant thing a person can do. Research the company, position, yourself, etc. Learn about the corporation, be prepared to answer any questions they have to ask, come up with questions that you can ask them.
Hi Jcameron, I agree, you have to do your research ahead of time, and personalize your answers to the company and job you are applying for. Thanks for the reminder!
Thank you so much for your amazing article.
Seeing the world with your own eyes is probably one of the most exciting things to do!
I completely agree, Edgar!