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Tell me about yourself answer generator
Get a tell me about yourself answer for your next interview, written only from the facts in your resume. Paste your resume and the role you are interviewing for. Get a short spoken answer that moves from what you do now, to what you have done, to why you want this role.
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How to use it
- Paste your whole resume. The answer uses only what your resume states, so include your current role, past jobs, results with their numbers and your main skills.
- Name the role you are interviewing for. Write the job title from the posting. The answer picks the parts of your background that fit that role and ends on why you want it.
- Practice it out loud. Say the answer aloud a few times and change any phrase that does not sound like you. Aim to tell it naturally in about a minute rather than reciting it word for word.
Example
What was entered
- Your resume
- Priya Nair Marketing Coordinator, Juniper Analytics, 2021 - Present - Plan and run email campaigns for a list of 25,000 customers - Raised webinar sign-ups by 30% by testing new subject lines and landing pages - Write the monthly customer newsletter and manage the content …
- Role you're interviewing for
- Marketing Manager
What the tool wrote
I'm a marketing coordinator at Juniper Analytics, where I plan and run email campaigns for a list of 25,000 customers and write our monthly customer newsletter. A result I'm proud of is raising webinar sign-ups by 30% by testing new subject lines and landing pages. I started as a marketing assistant at Harbor Supply Co., where I managed social media posts for 4 product lines and built weekly campaign reports in Google Analytics and Excel. Today I also manage our content calendar alongside the newsletter and the email campaigns. I'm now looking to step up into a Marketing Manager role, where I can bring that mix of copywriting, testing and reporting to a whole marketing program and help a team plan its campaigns from start to finish.
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Frequently asked questions
How should I answer tell me about yourself?
Keep it about your working life. A simple order works well: what you do now, one or two past experiences or results that fit this job, and why you want this role next. Leave out your full life story and personal details the job does not need.
How long should the answer be?
About a minute when spoken is a good length, long enough to show your fit and short enough to keep the conversation moving. The answer here is between 120 and 180 words, which most people can say comfortably in that time.
Does the generator add things that are not on my resume?
It is told to use only facts from your resume, and every answer is checked before you see it: any number, degree or name we can't find in your resume is highlighted for you to confirm or remove before you copy it.
Is this the same as an elevator pitch?
They are close. An elevator pitch is a very short introduction you can use anywhere, such as at a networking event. A tell me about yourself answer is a little longer and is aimed at the specific role you are interviewing for.
How many answers can I write for free?
Five generations a day with no account, shared with the other free AI tools such as the resume tailor and the cover letter generator. Each answer counts as one generation.