tell me about yourself: how to answer this difficult question

面試時(shí)最令人啞口無言的問題 - 請(qǐng)你自我介紹一下

the basic answer about where to start is with preparation. you'll have a better chance of impressing the interviewer if you think about this question before the interview.

其實(shí)要懂得應(yīng)對(duì)此問題，就要先做好準(zhǔn)備，認(rèn)真考慮問題的涵意。這是一個(gè)最好的機(jī)會(huì)，讓你在雇主面前留下好印象。

what to talk about

如何介紹?

with that in mind, make a list of the three most important things you want the interviewer to know about you. avoid focusing on simple references to things that are already on your resume, although this information should form the skeleton of your answer. around this skeleton should be the meat of your answer; your less obvious, but important skills. here are some of the skills that you might want to mention:

你可以選擇三個(gè)重點(diǎn)來介紹自己，但避免重復(fù)履歷中曾提及的資料。應(yīng)盡量把你不大明顯但重要的技能「推而廣之」。以下為你提供一些參考。

你可以介紹自己是......

problem solver

解決問題能手

creative thinker

充滿創(chuàng)意

accurate

小心謹(jǐn)慎

people person

與人相處融洽

team player

合群

organised

組織力高

this doesn't mean that you just say, "i'm a great problem solver." instead, explain how you used your problem-solving skills at your previous job.

當(dāng)然你不可能單單說自己是一個(gè)解決問題的能手就罷了，你必須加以解釋和說明，增強(qiáng)說服力。例如：你可以列舉一些曾為以前公司解決重要問題的事例。

keep your answer short ?v about one to three minutes is generally considered good. that may not seem like much at first, but you'll probably discover that you don't have enough time once you start covering three things you want to highlight.

自我介紹的時(shí)間不要過長，最好是一至三分鐘。最初你可能會(huì)覺得時(shí)間太長，但當(dāng)你真正要介紹自己三項(xiàng)特質(zhì)時(shí)，你就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)時(shí)間不夠用了。

你可以介紹自己是......

problem solver

解決問題能手

creative thinker

充滿創(chuàng)意

accurate

小心謹(jǐn)慎

people person

與人相處融洽

team player

合群

organised

組織力高

this doesn't mean that you just say, "i'm a great problem solver." instead, explain how you used your problem-solving skills at your previous job.

當(dāng)然你不可能單單說自己是一個(gè)解決問題的能手就罷了，你必須加以解釋和說明，增強(qiáng)說服力。例如：你可以列舉一些曾為以前公司解決重要問題的事例。

keep your answer short ?v about one to three minutes is generally considered good. that may not seem like much at first, but you'll probably discover that you don't have enough time once you start covering three things you want to highlight.

自我介紹的時(shí)間不要過長，最好是一至三分鐘。最初你可能會(huì)覺得時(shí)間太長，但當(dāng)你真正要介紹自己三項(xiàng)特質(zhì)時(shí)，你就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)時(shí)間不夠用了。