{"id":1152,"date":"2019-09-12T23:01:44","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T03:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sudlatnid.com\/wp\/?p=1152"},"modified":"2019-09-12T23:01:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T03:01:44","slug":"how-to-answer-the-question-so-tell-me-about-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sudlatnid.com\/?p=1152","title":{"rendered":"How to answer the question &#8216;So tell me about yourself&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"post__header\">\n<div class=\"post__header-text\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"post__deck\">A well thought-out, thorough answer can go a long way in impressing a hiring manager.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post__poster-wrapper post__poster-wrapper--long \">\n<figure class=\"poster post-featured__poster\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.fastcompany.net\/image\/upload\/w_300,ar_16:9,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,q_auto,fl_lossy\/wp-cms\/uploads\/2019\/09\/p-1-how-to-answer-the-question-so-tell-me-about-yourself.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.fastcompany.net\/image\/upload\/w_638,ar_16:9,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,q_auto,fl_lossy\/wp-cms\/uploads\/2019\/09\/p-1-how-to-answer-the-question-so-tell-me-about-yourself.jpg 638w\" media=\"(max-width: 40em)\" sizes=\"calc(100vw - 20px)\" \/><img class=\"  --\" sizes=\"calc(0.58333 * (100vw - 40px))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.fastcompany.net\/image\/upload\/w_562,ar_16:9,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,q_auto,fl_lossy\/wp-cms\/uploads\/2019\/09\/p-1-how-to-answer-the-question-so-tell-me-about-yourself.jpg 562w, https:\/\/images.fastcompany.net\/image\/upload\/w_937,ar_16:9,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,q_auto,fl_lossy\/wp-cms\/uploads\/2019\/09\/p-1-how-to-answer-the-question-so-tell-me-about-yourself.jpg 937w, https:\/\/images.fastcompany.net\/image\/upload\/w_1153,ar_16:9,c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,q_auto,fl_lossy\/wp-cms\/uploads\/2019\/09\/p-1-how-to-answer-the-question-so-tell-me-about-yourself.jpg 1153w\" alt=\"Why longer responses to \u201cSo, tell me about yourself\u201d are better\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"post__byline\">[Photo: fizkes\/iStock] | <cite class=\"post__by\">By Joseph Liu<\/cite><span class=\"post__readTime\">4 minute Read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"post__container post__container--long\">\n<div class=\"post__content\">\n<article class=\"post__article \">\n<div>\n<p>When it comes to first-round job interviews, you\u2019ll probably answer some version of the question, \u201cSo, tell me about yourself.\u201d Experienced hiring managers love asking this question. After all, it allows them to assess your communication skills, hear your narrative about the highlights of your career, and lay the foundation for follow-up questions. Your answers will ultimately shape their judgment on whether or not they will hire you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90400606\/how-to-answer-the-question-so-tell-me-about-yourself\">How to answer the question &#8216;So tell me about yourself&#8217;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A well thought-out, thorough answer can go a long way in impressing a hiring manager. [Photo: fizkes\/iStock] | By Joseph Liu4 minute Read When it comes to first-round job interviews, you\u2019ll probably answer some version&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sudlatnid.com\/?p=1152\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interesting","odd"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sudlatnid.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sudlatnid.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sudlatnid.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sudlatnid.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sudlatnid.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sudlatnid.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1152\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sudlatnid.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sudlatnid.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sudlatnid.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}