Presenting yourself in a job interview is part of many companies. How you as an applicant can deal with it.
If you have been invited to an interview, you have overcome the first hurdle in the application process. Your application documents were convincing. After you have been invited to an interview, you should prepare carefully - deal with the company, the advertised position, but also any questions that might come up about your CV. During a conversation you will usually be given space to present yourself. Perhaps you have heard the request: “Tell something about yourself” before? How you can deal with it.
Self-presentation in the interview: Hard and soft skills are checked
Being asked to tell something about yourself will certainly make some applicants sweat. HR managers use this to find out your professional qualifications and soft skills. The career portal
Stepstone.de
informs that three areas should be checked:
Behavior and presentation:
How do you present yourself in a professional environment and how do you deal with the request.
Skills:
We will also check whether you have the qualities to perform the advertised position. In this context, your realistic assessment is also required.
Unique selling point:
Applicants have the opportunity to stand out from others with a similar CV and similar qualifications.
In a personal interview, it also serves to check the information in your CV; possible inconsistencies may become apparent in this context.
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Tips for introducing yourself at the job interview
The career portal
Indeed.de
summarizes some tips for introducing yourself in a job interview:
Demonstrability:
Talk about strengths and give clear examples that are at home in the professional field. Discuss details and results that you can also bring to bear when carrying out the advertised position.
Show your personality:
The HR managers want to get to know you better by asking you to tell them something about yourself, so you can briefly mention your hobbies or talk about volunteer work. Something that underlines your willingness to perform is also in good hands. For example, are you learning a foreign language or a craft?
When preparing for the interview, you should keep in mind that such a self-presentation can happen. You can practice expressing yourself professionally and precisely. However, it shouldn't sound memorized. The
Fiveteams.com
portal
recommends a triad when presenting yourself:
Work:
Your previous professional experience and achievements should make up around 80 percent of the answer.
College:
Your academic achievements and background should be about ten to 15 percent of the description.
Personal:
The remaining five to ten percent should be about you as a person, but you should not lose touch with the company and the advertised position.
Stepstone.de
reports that a good self-presentation takes about three to five minutes. If you get stuck, it's not a problem. Some excitement is normal in any interview.
What not to say when introducing yourself
Avoid retelling your CV in its entirety; it is better to highlight certain milestones and experiences. You should also leave out irrelevant details that have nothing to do with the work. Furthermore, you do not have to say anything about your relationship status or family planning in this context.