I’ve got a job interview on Tuesday and I haven’t had one for a while due to a period of unemployment because of family health issues.

One part of interviews I’ve always struggled with is when they first ask you to tell them about yourself. I struggle to talk about myself anyway and never know what they’d like me to actually say, whether it’s about me as a person or about my work history.

So any tips or tricks would be welcome.

  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    It’s difficult to do but you can practice in front of a mirror. All shaggy dig stories should be at least 30 minutes in length and end with a lich ness monster asking you for about tree fiddy.

    Realistically, these people are thinking “I’m going to have to talk to this person at the coffee pot every day, please dear mother Theresa I hope he’s got something more interesting to talk about than Dave who only discussed work and his commute”

    They want to know how you’ll fit culturally, or rather, will you be additive? What’s something interesting about you or a hobby you have? What’s a funny story that might happen to you in the weekend that they might find some interesting?