Elevator Pitch for Job Seekers: How to Answer "Tell Me About Yourself" In the Interview

Learn exactly how to answer "tell me about yourself" in an interview with 3 simple steps while improving your confidence and public speaking!
What to do:
1. Watch the video and review the 3 steps. This article has a detailed recap if you want more info on any of the steps:
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Or here are the 3 basic steps at-a-glance:
-who are you and what do you do?
-why should they care?
-what do you want?
2. Once you feel you've practiced enough, record yourself delivering your elevator pitch using your phone or camera so you can see how it sounds!
Additional resources:
*Full Job Interview Answers Guide* (with a special discount): careersidekick....

[@br1z343]

I thought this would be intimidating but you broke it down simple and easy. I learned from this video. Thanks

[@benya7576]

3 steps: -who are you & what u do -why should they care? (sth interesting/ accomplishment) -what do you want from this? (sound ambitious & u want a challenge/stretch) tip: -be specific! (e.g. if you are a "recruiter", say you are a "recruiter w/ start-up") -finish strong by sounding ambitious!! >:) -practice beforehand!

[@someone20ify]

if I were the interviewer I would rather want some quiet time in the elevator. I feel most interviewers would feel the same. Is this elevator pitch thing really effective?

[@MrJkc10]

@@someone20ify is that a joke?

[@Rika_N88]

@@someone20ifyhahahahaha. This guy is crazy. You don’t literally have to get in the elevator with them!!!

[@psychodelian]

wow, this is going to completely change how i go in to interviews. I have a kinda non-defined version and I never thought to really get precise about it. Thanks!

[@sukumarhaldar1246]

Great video, very precise, no fluffs with very clear directives, works and servers the objective very well.

[@arpansamria]

Thank you very much Biron for sharing your experience you gained as a tech hirer. I am a third year undergraduate, screwed up two intern interviews, now I know the reason. Thanks again. I have recently come across your channel through 30 interview questions collection. I really appreciate the intiative to help the world and make it a better place through "Career Sidekick". Thanks again.

[@Careersidekick]

Glad it helped! :) Good luck

[@sreesarinvs0]

@@Careersidekick where is that video, i cant find

[@homeat30]

Great video - very informative. I always tell people to talk about: 1. Your relevant past (don't go into your entire childhood). If it's a marketing gig, talk about your college studies and that internship or project you've been working on. 2. How that past has led to your interest in this position. Be specific about why it's such a great fit for you. 3. How you plan to help the company and be successful in this role. Make sure you're knowledgeable on the topic! It always helps to talk with people in the industry first. Always keep your answer to 3 minutes max! No one wants to hear someone drone on and on about themselves, especially at the beginning of an interview. Keep it as conversational as possible.

[@julietruong6761]

Thank you so much ! I am a current job seeker during a lockdown in Australia . I have to prepare a 5 minute video presentation to hiring managers and tell them , why I am the best candidate for a workshop facilitator presenter role , and address 7 selection criteria points in the 5 minutes . Its my first time to do this on camera and I did a practice run last night , it ran for 9 .5 minutes ,.

[@JohnBailey]

As a hiring manager for most of my ~25 yrs I suggest leading with what you have to offer and how you see helping them. Don't focus on you. This means you should know about the company and try to find out about those that might be hiring you. I look for those that are going to help lead regardless of their position. I want to learn from those that I hire and those that I didn't. While it is important to talk about yourself SET THE TONE by talking about you in terms of them. Interviewing is like dating and what you promote is often what you attract.

[@hunnibye6091]

Hi John, would you happen to have a video posted?

[@stevetragg]

No one cares about you until they do.

[@mdsalahuddinkaiser9308]

Sir, grateful to you for your easy but strong and highly effective content. Love the example and the elaboration. See you in your next creative video.

[@akshatbhatia]

this is one of the best i have heard in recent times

[@nibernator]

Really Nice! This was absolutely the best help I've found on this topic! Thank you so much for your time man!

[@mahdiabdulle2982]

Helpful video, I learned some thing new .Thank you!

[@ashitavasaha8218]

Thank you for sharing your insights about the Elevator pitch. It is a very nice video with Crystal Clear Message.

[@sayontv2023]

Great explanation! Good job! ❤️

[@liatmandel2387]

Just came across this video, super helpful! Thank you :)

[@eddiebrugal8660]

Great pitch

[@placeholder_name321]

this is the simplest, sweetest "tell me about yourself" job interview vid i've ever seen. thanks so much!

[@Lleruelu]

That was so useful! Thank you so much!

[@timothybrown5872]

This video is amazing and it really re-defined my interview strategy, but.... I failed miserably in its execution and abandoned it immediately. Fortunately, I've always had a knack for sales and gab, but I attended a Job Fair and the recruiters all just said hi and went silent or just started talking about their company so when I attempted to morph my elevator speech into a conversation where but it wasn't requested it felt off. Hopefully, I still get to the interview phase where I can put some of these to better use. Thanks!

[@mitchkogelschatz4225]

Great video- I will be watching this as I Grow my client base. There are many different options of what to include in your quick pitch. I love this one!

[@dennisleka4346]

very helpful. Thank you

[@nunitchagucci3047]

Love your video so much! I find it is really saving my life

[@AbdullahArRafi]

Thanks a lot for such a helpful video, which is straight on point and very precise about the topic. You're awesome!

[@darshankumarpandya6238]

Fantastic video! To the point.

[@michaeleaster3548]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@francesgesek1170]

Thank you. I found this to be very helpful.

[@tahmidalaboni4644]

Thank you!! So so helpful.

[@johndicianni8229]

Thanks a lot, very helpful.

[@cowboydu06]

Thank you, you really helped me

[@danielemechete6448]

Very helpful. Please can I use this to pitch myself to CEOs and Founders on LinkedIn?

[@redmed10]

Does this work for elevator salesmen?

[@timboslice21able]

I have never stayed at a job longer than 2 years. At my current position I have been here 9 months. How do I not sound like a job jumper?

[@maheshareddy]

different and good vid!!

[@NzinghaTulu]

Thank you I appreciate all the inside that you have given me with this video. I do have a question. You said that you worked in New York for one year with a tech startup company. I am looking for a tech startup company for the New Jersey area I have and I did that I would like to pitch, is there any information you could give me pertaining to that?

[@msh427]

Useful and brief

[@pietkoomen1478]

Very helpful

[@rynevanson]

Great tips

[@angelvalenzuela6387]

thank you !

[@Legendskip]

amazing

[@ggusta1]

good stuff

[@reddypooja5919]

Certification is so helpful in getting good career and calls from HR for projects

[@gmailgmail546]

Has anyone bought his PDF job help)

[@karchforward4489]

It needs to go into more detail...

[@DanteDeRuwe]

"don't focus on your video or audio quality". I'd say DO focus on the audio, the video doesn't matter all that much but bad audio can be a major distraction

[@joebuslife9275]

I agree, but I think he was talking about recording yourself for practice not to show anyone.

[@FreshCoastDon.007]

You're example...? You mean my example now, moohaha, jk. Great pitch tho...

[@heloxiii8894]

i'm afraid i just can't talk about me, I guess it's impostor syndrome. Basically i just think i'm not qualified.

[@Ri-ul7nb]

I totally sympathise with you! Imposter syndrome bugs the shit out of me.

[@caseycat]

I'm right there with you

[@HomelessOnline]

It seems like "tell me about yourself" and an elevator pitch are two different deliveries. One is intended for interviews. I wouldn't want to give my elevator pitch at an interview, as elevator pitches are designed for the layman, whereas telling an interview about yourself should be more technical.

[@tomking7039]

What if you don’t have any of these things?

[@OliverStapley]

Thomas King make it up

[@tomking7039]

Oliver Stapley Dishonesty doesn’t seem like it would be helpful.

[@OliverStapley]

Thomas King yeah but if have got anything it’s gonna go wrong anyway

[@tomking7039]

Oliver Stapley I can barely talk about myself in general. There’s no way I can lie about things I’ve done.

[@chintu844]

Nice t shirt color

[@ajmarr5671]

Elevator Pitch: The art of making a quick sales pitch to someone who is on an elevator with you. For true sales pros, the elevator pitch is much shorter, as when you are pitching the value of your worthless life to God as you are falling down an elevator shaft. from Dr. Mezmer’s Dictionary of Bad Psychology, at doctormezmer.com

[@joebuslife9275]

Looks like the dude from House of Cards

[@gato3656]

Who else in class

[@SchloeglStephan]

spengergasse brought me here

[@rachel8422]

Okay Boomer

[@YutyrannusRex]

You must be doing an assignment too. This shit pisses me off but whatever! Have to please these folks for the money and I want to change the corporate style.

[@rebeccadelahunt1921]

So helpful!!! Thank you!

[@Nachos11]

Very helpful