Tell Me Something That's Not On Your Resume

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Tell me something that's not on your resume. Now look at it this way from the other side - as an interviewer. However they must also prepare thoroughly for an unconventional interview question tell me something which is not there in your resume. I know as I had done this hundreds of time as part of the interview panels in many software companies.

Oh yes the ultimate answer to the age-old tell me something interesting about yourself thats not on your resume question. That is between the time you submitted your application and the time you actually interview at least a few weeks have passed. Anything that YOU ARE NOT shouldnt be in your resume too.

Learn to identify alternative forms of this question and answer them the same way you would with Tell me about yourself How to. Recently one of my students was asked this question. Share some details about yourself that are not on your resume.

Stating something already on your CV. Tell me about your background. I apologize to whatever interviewee had to follow me dropping that line during my OCI.

The candidate walks in and starts. Learn about how to answer Tell Me Something Not Mentioned in your ResumeThis video addresses- Significance of the question- A framework MIGHT to answer. I would take that opportunity to talk about some of the menial roles Ive done as a younger person that have fallen off the resume that had some meaningful lessons or application to who I am now as a professional.

It will show a lack of thought or worse show you didnt understand or listen to the question. Tell me something about yourself is an interview question so popular applicants always anticipate it in every interview. Although this may seem obvious its best to avoid.