This demonstrates two things: you can listen and that you apply what people tell you.
“I like to teach other people to….” What things do you teach others? It doesn’t have to be a hard skill but could be things like communication, patience, empathy.“The skill/tool I use the most at work is….” – This fact helps describe how you work and what you use to be effective.“The pandemic has taught me….” – The pandemic has taught all of us something (even if it was how not to have yourself on mute during a zoom call), what did it teach you?.“My favorite office hack is….” Show your ingenuity and explain your favorite productivity shortcut.Look to provide some timeline, i.e., “I aim to achieve this within the next 6 months, this within the next 2 years, and within the next 5 years this.” “I want to achieve the following….” Set out clearly your plans.“My key strengths are….” – The could be a mix of soft and hard skills, they could be skills around a theme, i.e., “my strengths are that I listen to my team, take feedback which I then use to help motivate the people around me to achieve goals.”.“The last thing I learned at work is….” This could be through a piece of training you’ve attended or, better still, learning through experience.“My best skill is….” – This could be a soft or hard skill that can help both you and the organization that you work for.“My biggest accomplishment is….” – Use this interesting fact as a great opportunity to sell yourself and your ability to work hard and achieve a goal.You can use this opportunity to demonstrate your various skills (both technical and soft) and how you react to challenges turning a negative into a positive. While you can touch on your employment history, the interviewer is likely to be trying to draw out the real you. However, consider that the interviewer has read your CV, so it wouldn’t be appropriate to simply regurgitate that. How do you choose the best thing to sayĪ typical interview question is “Tell us about yourself.” One of the main reasons potential employers ask that question is because it provides both the interviewer and the candidate a simple means of creating some dialogue that provides some insight into the candidate.When best to use “Interesting facts about me.”.“As a child” – Interesting things about me.
Achievements – Interesting things about me.Work-related Interesting things about me.