‘Tell us about yourself’ The dos and don’ts

I remember we have tackled this question before but a good refresher is not a bad thing. Well, let us start with the obvious; the first question in an interview is of the utmost importance as it sets the initial impression. The impression you create at the beginning sets the mood for the rest of your interview. After a little pleasantries, this is definitely the next question in line.

We will advise you to use the pleasantries very well because you do not want to tense when you are in an interview. Engage the interviewers and make sure you are at a common ground not in a case where they are throwing questions at you. Let an interview be a conversation and not an interrogation. If you let it turn to the latter, you will definitely tense and fail. The first contact is important for setting the atmosphere in the room and that is why today we want to handle this very obvious but important question.