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Tell me about yourself — walk me through your resume.
5 min readUpdated 2026-08-15
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Short answer
It is a screening question, not an icebreaker: answer in about ninety seconds with what you do now, the two or three steps that made you a fit for this requisition, and why this role, so the recruiter can repeat you to the hiring manager in two sentences.
The practical recruiter screen test is whether the tell me about yourself answer gives the interviewer something concrete to challenge.
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- Why are you looking to leave your current role?
- What are you looking for in your next role?
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