Confusing Question

In my opinion,, you should have started with some positive points about you,, such as I am an enthusiastic and goal oriented human being..... and then could have added about urself that what u are doing right now and what are ur future ambitions,,,,
Regards

re - confusing question...my thoughts to your question are as follows -
According to me the first answer to this question is " I am a human being" Here the interviewer wishes to know whether you are aware of the "Self Concept" It is very essential to know your own "self"...only then can you understand the others.
Here by Self means to be "Aware" of your Physical Self, Psychological Self,social Self Self, Intellectual Self etc..
Here the 5 Ws should be known...Who am I, What am I, HoW, Where and Why. To elaborate further, it is essential to know and be aware of your Attitudes, Beliefs, Habits, your thoughts emotions and behavior, your reaction, impulses etc...It is a whole gamut of "Self Awareness" which is a very interesting and challenging topic.
Hope this brief information would enable you to "think" further and gain more knowledge about your"self'
Thanks and all the best
Sanjay I

I am the most capable person i have ever met, just need a platform to show the world "WHO I AM".

i want Question with ans related with accounts fields ask by interviewer. If any one know pls reply.
Rgds,
Reena singh

I assume that you have gone for a Job Interview.
Keep It Simple Straight.
Give your name. I'm sure the interviewer would have more questions to know more about you. I think we ( or you, rather ) are reading too much into the question.
Please let the interviewer enjoy the interview session with simple straight answers which put him to improvise on his questions while he is getting interesting answers from you.
A "soul searching" answer would leave him searching for a lot of detail and that would weaken your chances of getting selected.
Hope it helps !!
Praveen Kumar Kambhampati

If the person sitting on a chair asked you "Who Are You?"........then probably you entered the Wrong Cabin for Interview!!!!!!....and if it was during the course of the interview then probably the person's mind went blank with Amnesia or Temprorary Loss of Memory or Permanent Memory Loss....in whichever case your Interview is over at that point and you better walk off!

This is a stupid question ? rather than justifying the same by some of our Cite HR members, we need to accept it.
i hope so, that the interviewer was not much comfortable in English, which had influenced in the interpretation of his view point.
Regards
Sundar

This same question was asked by Plato on the death of Socrates a great Greek philosopher. The answer given by all the people was, I am teacher, I am goldsmith, I am minister, I am money lender etc... Then Plato told that is the reason why Socrates died, if there were human being there Socrates would be still alive. Hence if this question (who are you?) is put before me I will say "I am first Human Being, humble, easily approachable, friendly and sincere person. I am a qualified Company Secretary with 9 years post qualification experience. I am well versed with Corporate Laws, Property Laws and general legal compliances…….”

Dear ALL,
This is not a confusing questions,but very straight one,
What you are supposed to do is to identify yourself - Mention your full name,age, marital status,give your historical background in terms of your early education attended up to higher level,past jobs and any work experience,afterall your required to summarize your CV or resume,
My friend when you are given such a general question,it is an opportunity or a room for you to market yourself.
Thank you and have nice day
Elisante Yona
East Africa - Dar es salaam - Tanzania

when faced with such a question one should not say about one's parentage..rather he should emphasize on his views on the purpose of life, mission, values and goals