• How to Answer “Tell Us About Yourself”

  • Dec 5 2024
  • Length: 21 mins
  • Podcast

How to Answer “Tell Us About Yourself”

  • Summary

  • A senior leader, upset about having flubbed her reply to ‘Tell us about yourself’ during a high-stakes interview, talks with her coach about how to prepare for what she considers to be an incredibly stupid question.


    Categories in the archive to explore:

    Communication Skills

    Executive Presence

    Presentation Skills


    Six episodes to dive into:

    34 - Keeping Repeated Materials Fresh

    77 - The Power of Rehearsal

    65 - Sorting & Labeling

    180 - Becoming Expert

    114 - Gravitas

    124 - Personal Branding


    For help Sorting & Labeling, download the PDF.


    For help finding your three words, use our Needs & Values assessment.


    For a new way of thinking about interviewing: Interviewology, The New Science of Interviewing.”


    For career guidance, Michele Calderigi, head of Next Career, is a seasoned counselor.


    Lois Frankel’s Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office remains a favorite among senior women in the workplace.


    Curious about coaching? Reach out to Tom here.

    Free transcripts of this and every episode are available here.


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    Safe and sane holidays, everyone!


    from The Look & Sound of Leadership team

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