PERTEMUAN 1-3 Talking About Our Self.pdf

It's about talking about yourself

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PERCAKAPAN DALAM BAHASA INGGRIS

2. how do you know where to start?
Ittakesabitofresearchandpractice.Butit’sworthit.Andat
leastyoucanbesurethatyouwon’tstartyourinterviewwitha
rantaboutyourearlychildhooddiseases.
Thisguidewillshowyou:
What the interviewer is really asking.
How to answer the tell me about yourself interview
question.
Several examples of the best way to answer and why.

3. Thetellmeaboutyourselfinterviewquestionisoneofthefirstyou'll
hearinaninterview.
Now,alotofjobseekersfindittoughtoprovideasatisfyinganswer.
That’sbecausethey’renotsurewhatthehiringmanagerisasking.
So,whatisthehiringmanagerasking?
Thereareafewpossiblewaysthathiringmanagerscanphrasethe
request.
Evenifthehiringmanagerdoesn’taskyoupointblanktotalkabout
yourself,it’sagoodideatoprepareananswer.That’sbecausethe
entireinterviewisaboutansweringthisquestion.

4. Youmighthear:
Tellmeaboutyourself.
Tellusalittleaboutyourself.
Tellsomethingaboutyourself.
Saysomethingaboutyourself.
Describeyourselfinthreewords.
Whatwouldyoulikemetoknowaboutyou?
Butwhataretheyreallyasking?
Tellmeaboutyourselfasaprofessional.
WhatdoYOUthinkisimportantforthejob?
Howareyougoingtofitinwiththecompanyandprovidevalue?
Canyouansweran“unstructured”questiononthefly?

5. You’llalsowanttokeepinmindthattherequestis
“unstructured.”See,thehiringmanagerwillleavesome
interviewquestionsvagueonpurpose.
That’sbecausethehiringmanagerwantstoseeHOWyou
answerthequestion.She’slessinterestedinwhatyousay.

7. Totalkaboutyourprofessionalself,you’llneedtodotwo
things.
First,you’llneedtoidentifyyourgreatestprofessional
achievements.
Second,you’llneedtotailoryouraccomplishmentstothe
needsofthecompany.

8. So,whatareyourgreatestachievements?Askyourself:
Haveyoueveraccomplishedanythingatworkthatyoucanillustratewith
numbers?(Goodexamplesareearningmoney,cuttingcosts,orimproving
efficiency.)
Canyouthinkofaccomplishmentsthatdemonstratehowwellyouusea
skill?
Wasthereatimewhenyourbosspraisedyou?
Didyoueverwinanawardorreceiveapromotion?
Note,youdonothavetotakeyourexamplesfromyourjobexperience.
Ifyouhavelittleornoworkexperience,youcantakeexamplesand
successstoriesfromanywhere.
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9. Areyouastudentorfreshgraduate?Yourachievementscanincludesuccessstories
fromyourextracurricularactivities.Youcanalsotalkaboutawardsandhonorsyou
receivedatschool.
Let’ssayyou’reaprofessionalwithastretchoflong-termunemployment.Oryou’rea
careerchanger,andyoursuccessstoriesareuniquetoadifferentindustry.
It’smorethanokaytorefertosuccessstoriesfromjobsyouhadalongtimeago.Your
tellmeaboutyourselfanswercanspanyourentirecareer.
Youcanalsotalkaboutyourachievementsatthejobsyouheldindifferentindustries.
Thepointoftheexerciseistoidentifyyourachievements.You’llnarrowthemdownlater.
Youcanwritedownasmanyasyoucanthinkofnow.
Onceyouhaveamasterlistofyourtopachievements,gobackandtakealonglookat
yourjobdescription.Underlinealltheskillsandrequirementslisted.Wheredoyou
exceedtherequirements?

10. TheSTARapproachisaninterviewtechniquethathelpsyoukeep
youranswersontherighttrack.
STARstandsforSituation,Task,Action,Result:
Situation-Youstartbyexplainingasituationwhichrequiredyouto
solveaproblem,useaskill,orcomeupwithanewidea.
Task-Next,youexplaintheactionthatyourjobrequiresinsucha
situation.
Action-After,youdescribetheactionthatyoutook.Ifit’sdifferent
thantherequiredtask,youshouldalsoexplainwhyyouchosea
differentpath.

13. PartOne-YourProfessionalPersona
It’sgoodtotellthehiringmanagerhowlongyou’vebeen
workingandforwhom.Atthispoint,it’salsonotabadideato
namedropifyoucan.Ofcourse,nevermentionconfidential
clients.

14. PartTwo-WhatMakesyouStandOut
Here’swhereyourachievementsandpastsuccessstories
comeintoplay.Usetheexamplesyou’vecomeupwithto
illustratetheskillsandvalueyou’llbringtotheposition.
Don’tforgettousetheSTARapproachwhenansweringthetell
meaboutyourselfinterviewquestion.