Tell Me About Yourself | Stop Making This Mistake in Interviews

Описание: “Tell me about yourself” is the most important interview question to get right—because your answer sets the tone for everything that follows. If you start strong, you instantly boost your confidence and the interviewer’s trust in you.

The problem? Most candidates accidentally tell a boring life story… or they repeat their resume word-for-word. In this video, I’ll show you a simple, proven way to answer “Tell me about yourself” so you sound clear, confident, and memorable in under 90 seconds, whether you’re a fresh graduate, a career switcher, or an experienced professional.

This question isn’t really about your background.
It’s the hiring manager quietly asking: “Do I like this person enough to work with them every day?”

By the end, you’ll know how to:
✅ Open strong
✅ Tell a short, powerful story (not a biography)
✅ Tie your answer to the company’s goals
✅ Be memorable—fast

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0:00 — Tell Me About Yourself (Graduate School Interview)
1:11 — What You’ll Learn (PhD, Master’s, DrPH Interview Strategy)
1:54 — What Admissions Committees Look For (Communication, Focus, Fit)
3:17 — Tell Me About Yourself Mistakes (CV Reading, Oversharing, Rambling)
4:58 — Best Answer Framework: Present Past Future (Graduate Interview)
5:24 — Present: Your Research Snapshot (Strong Opening Statement)
7:01 — Past: Research Story + Resilience (STAR Method for Interviews)
8:58 — Future: Why This Program + Professor Fit (Tailor Your Answer)
10:49 — Full 90-Second Sample Answer (Tell Me About Yourself Example)
12:37 — How to Practice Your Answer (Natural, Not Memorized)
14:18 — Recap: Perfect Tell Me About Yourself for Grad School Interviews
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Good luck in your next interview; you’ve got this.

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