- Hmm. So tell me about yourself.
- You submitted the resume and you waited
and you waited patiently and finally,
you got that phone call, and now you got the interview.
You're sitting across the table
and the hiring manager smiles and asks you the question…
And you panic. And you don't know what to do.
You don't know what to say. You start to stutter.
And halfway through the conversation you say to yourself,
"Ugh! I blew it! Why did I even say that?!"
You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
Usually that hiring manager makes up his or her mind
in the first three minutes during the interview.
Do you make a good impression?
So today I'm going to share with you
from a CEO perspective, from a hiring manager perspective,
what is the best response to the question
You see, we have interviewed thousands and thousands
and I cannot tell you how many times I see people
kind of struggle with this question
but however, there are incidents that we are
very impressed with the response.
We have taken some of the best replies,
some of the best responses to this question.
I'm going to teach it to you, and by the end of this video
you're going to walk away with the exact formula
exactly what do you need to say and how to say it.
I'm also going to give you a little script, a little template,
so next time when you are asked this question
And now let me give you a couple keys first.
When the hiring manager is asking you the question
they are not actually asking about your whole life story.
They're not asking about your parents, your background,
and your dog's name, and what kind of cat do you have.
So when people hear that question, they think,
"Oh, let me tell you my life story!"
you have not talked about anything important.
So, what they're actually asking is
what are you bringing to the table.
So from now on, when you hear the question,
I want you to make the mental switch.
That equals what value could you bring to the company?
What problems can you solve for the company?
And you shouldn't go on and on and on
about all your background and all of that.
Be yourself, but be your best self.
See, one of the mistakes people make here is
they believe in the interview,
"well, I just want to be myself".
but you want to be your best self.
You want to be authentic, you don't want to be fake.
But it doesn't mean that you just share everything.
This is the first time you just sitting across the table
from a hiring manager, it's like a date.
You're just getting to know each other.
So make sure that you present your best self.
Lead with your strong foot forward.
So when they are asking you the question,
everything you share, any statement that you make,
you always want to tie it back to what's in it for them.
W-I-I-F-M. What's in it for them?
So let me give you an example.
Let's say someone is hiring and you're applying
for a social media manager position.
And the hiring manager is asking you,
"well, so tell me about yourself."
A typical response, someone might say,
"well, you know, I um, I-I-I grew up with social media
and, um, I've used social media for a long long time
And just about three years ago, I thought to myself
well, maybe I could actually make a living doing this.
So I started playing around with it, and, um,
take on a couple clients here and there
and I've worked with a couple people,
I'm planning to get married and my fiancé told me,
you know, I should get a stable job.
So here I am, and, I'm looking for a company
that offers good growth potential,
And this place is not too far from my home.
It's good, it's only a ten minute drive."
Like this, all me me me me me me me me me me me.
what they need and all of that stuff.
Now, how do you feel if you are the hiring manager
when you ask that question, comment below,
if that's the answer that you get.
So, instead of rambling on about that,
about my background and all this stuff, what I want, no.
If you turn it into a benefit, what's in it for them,
what's in it for the hiring manager.
I'm going to give you a simple formula.
Now here's a script that you could use.
Or, "my background is blank".
So, let me demonstrate.
Let's say it's the same position,
social media manager, that you're applying.
I have been doing social media for the last three years
and I specialize in helping companies
and entrepreneurs growing their Facebook fan page.
And in the last three years alone I have helped
dozens of clients in over ten different industries.
And on average I've been able to help my clients
to really increase their engagement
and grow their fan page by three to five hundred percent
And that's what I am passionate about.
In fact I have listed some of those clients
that I've worked with on the reference letter.
You're talking about your success but without bragging.
It's more to demonstrate and showcase your skillset.
That's that number one, success.
And then, step number two is strength.
"My strength is" or "my real strength is"
My real strength is my ability to truly understand
I pride myself on my reputation
to creating engaging and compelling content
that I know your audience loves and wants to share.
to the position that you're applying.
How do you apply your background, your strength
into the new company, the new opportunity.
Situation, "what I am looking for is".
"What I am looking for is", fill in the blank.
What I'm looking for is a company that I could add value to,
that I could produce a positive return on investment for.
Where I could join a strong team.
Is this what ABC company is looking for?
You see? At the end you ask a question.
Whoever asks a question controls the conversation.
So you want to ask a question.
And now the hiring manager will be like
"okay, yeah, I guess that's what I'm looking for",
or "no that's not what we're looking for".
Just because you are in an interview
it doesn't mean that you don't need to sell.
The next question you might have is well,
Dan, does that mean that I have to
memorize a script of some sort?
And the answer is absolutely yes.
You don't want to go in unprepared.
In fact, you want to write it out, practice it,
So when you are in front of that potential hiring manager,
You need to memorize it and say it many many times
so it comes across very very natural.
The last thing you want is to panic and stutter
and you don't know what to say.
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