How to Answer “Tell Us About Yourself”

A senior leader, upset about having flubbed her reply to ‘Tell us about yourself’ during a high-stakes interview, talks with her coach about how to prepare for what she considers to be an incredibly stupid question. Categories in the archive to explore: Communication Skills Executive Presence Presentation Skills Six episodes to dive into: 34 - Keeping Repeated Materials Fresh 77 - The Power of Rehearsal 65 - Sorting & Labeling 180 - Becoming Expert 114 - Gravitas 124 - Personal Branding For help Sorting & Labeling, download the PDF. For help finding your three words, use our Needs & Values assessment. For a new way of thinking about interviewing: Interviewology, The New Science of Interviewing.” For career guidance, Michele Calderigi, head of Next Career, is a seasoned counselor. Lois Frankel’s Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office remains a favorite among senior women in the workplace. Curious about coaching? Reach out to Tom here. Free transcripts of this and every episode are available here. More resources are available in our monthly Essential News email. Sign up here. Safe and sane holidays, everyone! from The Look & Sound of Leadership team

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How to Answer “Tell Us About Yourself” is an episode from The Look & Sound of Leadership by Essential Communications - Tom Henschel.

This episode is 20:41 long.

This episode was published on Dec 5, 2024.

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