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Tell me about yourself

The first question in almost every interview

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“So, tell me about yourself”Two minutes that decide the next fortyWith hiring manager, Graham, Head of Customer Success at a payments company
“Tell me about a time you failed”A real failure, owned, and what changedWith engineering manager, Nadia, at a logistics software company
“Why would a teacher want this job?”Make a career change sound like a next stepWith Director of Customer Education at a software company, Marcus
“What were you doing for those 18 months?”Explain the gap in two sentences, then move onWith Head of Finance at a regional hospital group, Ingrid