Timeline for How do you respond to "Tell me a little bit about yourself." question in interviews? [closed]
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| Apr 28, 2013 at 1:25 | history | closed | CommunityBot | off topic | |
| Apr 28, 2013 at 1:25 | history | reopened | CommunityBot | ||
| Jan 27, 2012 at 18:43 | comment | added | user28988 | @jhocking It isn't and has been dealt with. If you've not done so, go back Professional Matters so we can have a site to put good questions like these. | |
| Jan 27, 2012 at 18:39 | history | closed | Thomas Owens♦ Matthieu gnat CommunityBot yannis | off topic | |
| Jan 27, 2012 at 18:04 | answer | added | George Silva | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 27, 2012 at 17:18 | comment | added | jhocking | I'm torn on this question. On the one hand, I wonder about this too, and there are some great answers. On the other hand, how is this about programming? | |
| Jan 27, 2012 at 15:10 | answer | added | JB King | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 27, 2012 at 7:22 | answer | added | Kevin | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 27, 2012 at 1:51 | answer | added | Tanin | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 20, 2011 at 17:05 | comment | added | Caleb | The question can be asked as much for the interviewee's benefit as for the interviewer's. People are often nervous at the beginning of an interview, and asking them to talk first about the thing they know best (themselves) can be a good way to get the ball rolling. Believe it or not, many people like to talk about themselves. | |
| Jun 1, 2011 at 14:59 | comment | added | Kevin | I read an interviewing book that explained that this is the ultimate underhand pitch, the one where you're supposed to knock it out of the park by singing your own praises. You are NOT supposed to be caught off guard. You're supposed to have a canned answer that paints you in the best possible light. Ever since reading that I've had a fairly standard answer that gives my school and work history and contains some details are are probably completely unique to my personal career. | |
| Nov 24, 2010 at 13:48 | history | edited | Walter | CC BY-SA 2.5 | edited title |
| Oct 11, 2010 at 20:23 | comment | added | Tim Goodman | I always thought this was supposed to be the softball question to break the ice and get you to relax. There isn't really a right answer, but I'd keep it mostly focused on your professional background. | |
| Oct 11, 2010 at 19:17 | history | edited | rubayeet | CC BY-SA 2.5 | added 400 characters in body |
| Oct 11, 2010 at 15:35 | comment | added | EpsilonVector | This question makes it sound like the interviewer is grasping at straws. It's like "well, I have no idea what I'm gonna do with you, so you just start talking and maybe I'll figure out what to ask you about." "Tell me about your technical background" sounds much better. | |
| Oct 11, 2010 at 15:23 | answer | added | Kate Gregory | timeline score: 13 | |
| Oct 11, 2010 at 15:07 | answer | added | mcotton | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 11, 2010 at 14:18 | answer | added | Andy Lester | timeline score: 17 | |
| Oct 7, 2010 at 11:24 | comment | added | user1539 | I often ask a variant of this when I am the interviewer - tell me about your technical background. It usually ends up revealing a lot about how well the candidate can summarize, highlighting the relevant points and what he or she considers important enough to highlight. | |
| Sep 23, 2010 at 5:22 | comment | added | Ahmad | I hate that question - thats about the only time anyone ever cares to ask you anything about yourself. I'm not the personal information volunteering type. | |
| Sep 23, 2010 at 4:04 | history | edited | AArteDoCodigo.com.br - Maniero | edited tags | |
| Sep 23, 2010 at 4:04 | history | edited | AArteDoCodigo.com.br - Maniero | CC BY-SA 2.5 | edited title |
| Sep 15, 2010 at 20:08 | answer | added | ist_lion | timeline score: 3 | |
| Sep 10, 2010 at 0:06 | answer | added | Tamara Wijsman | timeline score: 3 | |
| Sep 9, 2010 at 23:12 | answer | added | JohnFx | timeline score: 30 | |
| Sep 9, 2010 at 23:11 | answer | added | Paddyslacker | timeline score: 35 | |
| Sep 9, 2010 at 22:18 | history | asked | rubayeet | CC BY-SA 2.5 |