Start with the connection to this role
Your interviewer needs a useful starting point for the conversation. Begin with what you do now, or the direction you are moving in. Add one or two experiences that explain why the vacancy makes sense for you. Finish with what interests you about this particular next step. Leave the full career chronology for follow-up questions.
Explain where you are now, what you bring and why you applied
- Present: one sentence about your work or studies and your area of focus.
- Evidence: a relevant project, responsibility or achievement that shows what you can contribute.
- Next step: why the scope of this role fits what you want to do next.
Try it now
Put this answer into your own words
Tell me about yourself.
- Write one prompt each for your current work, a relevant achievement and your reason for applying.
- Record an introduction of roughly a minute, using your prompts to stay on track.
- Listen back. Could the interviewer explain why you applied? Make that connection clearer and try again.
Put your answer to the test with Bossed. Rehearse out loud and get specific feedback with a paid plan. Build my interview prep plan → Your readiness quiz and prep plan are free.