Unlock the Secret Power of the ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ Pitch: When and How to Captivate Instantly
Job seekers often ask a question about when to use the tell-me-about-yourself pitch—like in an interview—and when to use the elevator pitch: like in a networking situation. The confusion arises because some people don’t understand the purpose or objective of each of the two pitches.
How to properly answer when asked, “Tell me about yourself.”
Commonly, a job interview starts with an icebreaker, and once the interviewer is ready for business, he or she will say to the candidate, “Tell me about yourself.” Why does the interviewer ask that? After all, the candidate has been invited for the interview, has already been vetted and highly scrutinized, and has been selected from a long list of qualified candidates that got whittled down to a handful.
