Question

Create a three-paragraph, double-spaced description of yourself that will prepare you to answer the interview question Tell me about yourself. Use the following guidelines to select information that is relevant and appropriate for a job interview. Include descriptions of: • Your education o Your major o Number of credits earned o Relevant courses, especially for the career field or position you want o GPA/honors (if applicable) • Your work and or volunteer experience o Emphasize the skills that are relevant to the career field or position you want • Your skills o Identify any skills that are relevant to the career field or position you want to pursue. o Your personal qualities that are relevant to the career field or position you want o Provide a short example o You can also put these qualities in the third person (My former boss describes me as ….) Leave out information about your age, birthday, marital status, family situation, ethnic background or country of origin. These are not appropriate items to discuss in a job interview. Do not include any negative statements about yourself. Use the following style guidelines: • lead with your strong points first. • Write in complete, grammatically correct sentences. • Use formal language. • Avoid slang. • Do not use text abbreviations (e.g., “u” for “you”).

Answer 1

Write-up about a commonly asked interview question: “Tell me about yourself” –

I am grateful to the hiring team for giving me this opportunity to further explore and discuss about how I am a suitable candidate for the current vacant position of “HR Specialist” in your esteemed organization. I have completed my Master’s Degree in Business Management from University of Canada West with dual specialization in Marketing and Human Resources (HR). I had taken equal number of subjects in each domain and secured an overall CGPA of 7.34. Having found my passion in the HR domain and to make meaningful contribution in this area I recently acquired the SHRM-CP certification from Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). This has helped me to further enhance my knowledge in the HR domain.

For the past 3.7 years I have contributed to the HR function of Procter & Gamble, Canada wherein I have been entrusted to manage employee affairs, employee engagement, workplace effectiveness, compensation & benefits, training and recruitment. Having handled multiple domains of HR on a rotational basis has enriched my experience and contribution as not only a specialist but also a business partner. On multiple occasions I have been awarded for my contribution to different areas of HR function.

Besides my excellent communications skills, my seniors and coworkers have always appreciated my attention to details thereby delivering as per given commitment, ability to work under pressure by setting priorities, my belief and stress on exercising inclusion in the workplace and providing creative solutions to issues or problems. I have worked in a multi-cultural and diverse environment which has honed my skill to persuade and influence different types of people based on situations and circumstances. I have always been known as a people’s person in my organization as I am easily approachable and highly trustworthy. A recent example of this would be that I acted as mediator to resolve the ongoing interpersonal conflict between a manager and his subordinate due to cultural differences in perception of views. To resolve the problem I listened to both parties’ concerns separately and then brought them together for a meeting to discuss the individual concerns and proposed a solution that before coming to any conclusion of given instructions both parties would ensure that each one has well understood the underlying meaning of each other’s words. Possessions of all these qualities surely promote me to be suitable HR personnel.

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