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how do you answer ‘tell me about yourself’ in interviews?

every single interview starts with this and I still don’t know how to answer it properly. half the time I overthink and end up giving my full life story like “well I grew up in Chicago and always loved solving problems” and then spiral into oversharing. other times I keep it way too short and awkward like “I’m a hard worker who likes Excel.”


like?? What do they even wanna hear? I don’t wanna sound like I copied a YouTube script but also don’t wanna ramble like I’m on a podcast. is it supposed to be all professional? do you talk about hobbies? throw in fun facts?? I need an example from someone who actually got hired 😩

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