When it comes to job interviews, there’s no such thing as an easy question, according to Madeline Mann, founder of career coaching business Self Made Millennial.
“Tell me about yourself” seems like a simple prompt, but it’s “probably the one that people struggle with the most, because you can take it in so many different directions,” Mann says.
The purpose of the question is typically to “just break the ice,” but that doesn’t mean job seekers shouldn’t take it seriously.
Their answer will “set the tone” for the rest of the interview, she says. But sometimes people veer into personal details or hobbies instead of succinctly presenting their career accomplishments.
For this interview question, Mann, who is also the author of “Reverse the Search: How to Turn Job Seeking into Job Shopping,” urges job seekers to keep their answers “super relevant” to the role at hand.
