<p>During interviews what things have you literally said?</p>
<p>My friend for multiple interviews has said, "There are a lot of aspects to me... could you please be more specific?" which I think is hilarious but not the right way to go about it.</p>
<p>I feel really awkward when trying to answer the question and like I'm just spewing facts from my resume. How do you make it more story-like?</p>
<p>First be attentive whether interviewer start with your name or just by tell me about yourself then respond accordingly.
Be prepare ahead of time by developing your own personal branding i.e. your USP (unique selling preposition) statement that clearly tells who you are, your major strength and the clear benefit that your employer received. The advantages of this approach are that you will quickly gain their attention and interest them in knowing more about you.</p>
<p>Depends on the job. Who you are and what important skill/experience you can offer to the employer.</p>
<p>It also depends on the interviewer. Someone who is all smiles and makes mention of their family and personal life should get a different answer than someone who is all business. My way of doing things was talking about what highlights me: my major, my hometown (usually a quip about how the Phillies are my favorite team ever), what I was heavily involved with on campus, a general idea of my prior work experience and a few quirky things about me.</p>
<p>I’ve found that interviewers are often not looking for people who have an answer set for why who I am makes me THE person for this job. They respond better to someone who is revealing bits about themselves. For example, I legitimately enjoy playing with Excel, and when I was applying for a consulting job that obviously helps candidacy; however, I framed is as saying I just like doing this, not that I like doing it for any particular reason. </p>
<p>One bit that I have really learned doing interviews is that interviewers like to be challenged, and they like to be caught off guard. </p>
<p>At the end of any interview, you will be asked, “Do you have any questions for me?” Now, I hope that you have taken notes and come up with a few questions. My strategy was to ask every question I had except ONE. That one would go into a follow-up / thank-you email that I would send within 24 hours of the interview (generally, even if an interviewer has given feedback, they can change their feedback within a couple days). Doing this makes sure that you open up a dialogue between you and the person who interviewed you, and it shows that you care enough to follow up with new or additional questions.</p>
<p>One other thing that I loved to do was ask what an interviewer’s LEAST favorite part of work was. That is something, I have been told several times, that almost always catches people off guard… and it impresses them.</p>
<p>Interviewing is an art and a science. Good luck with your interviews!</p>
<p>^Alright, everything that I was going to say was blown out of the water by chrisw. I think its a good idea to be sure to ask a question that challenges your interviewer and catches him or her off guard.</p>
<p>Personally, I briefly touch on key aspects of myself. Work experience, hometown, clubs and other organizations, an interesting experience or two and maybe a favorite sports team. (Depending on what type of person the interviewer is)</p>
<p>Just have a normal conversation about yourself. This is not a hard question.</p>