Ms. Annapurna,
Acknowledging the valuable in-puts received from some of our other fellow professional, I'd want to share my thoughts too on this.
Interviewing can be made interesting, in fact, an experience that there is enough of information shared and obtained. It can be free-wheeling of thoughts, which taking the data to make assessments. Looking for a win-win situation for all, an experience worth remembering whichever the result goes. The person being interviewed goes with a good feeling that the time spent was worthwhile, and can be a goodwill ambassador, even if the interview doesn't go in his/her favor.
I wonder how many can really experience such interviews or claim to conduct such types of interviews when filling in vacant positions is always in a hurry.
The basic premise of every job-interview is to assess the candidate on several parameter, which begin with the following
Do You Fit? - Every organization's first thought is about fitment and potentially fit in a certain department. The interviewer is trying to pinpoint not only whether you match up well with both the company's and department's activities but also whether you'll complement the talents of your potential coworkers.
Do You Understand the Company and Its Purpose?
How Do You Stack Up Against the Competition?
Do You Have the Right Mind-Set for the Job and Company?
Do You Want the Job?
Do You Have the Skills to Do the Job?
Against this back drop - opening the interview with Tell me about Yourself - Interviewers use this as an opener as it could tell them what are the soft skills you have and what will you need to succeed in the job and organization, such as the ability to work well on teams or the requisite common sense to figure things out with some basic training. therefore could be the most comfortable opener or ice-breaker.
The interviewer wants to see how articulate you are, how confident you are and generally what type of impression you would make on the people with whom you came into contact on the job.It also gives the interviewer get a sense of what you think or ought to be important. Most find this question to be a particularly difficult one to answer. That is a misplaced view. This question offers an opportunity to describe yourself positively and focus the interview on your strengths. Be prepared to deal with it. These days, it’s unavoidable. Like me, most interviewers start off their interviews with this question. A lot of interviewers open with it as an icebreaker or because they're still getting organized, but they all use it to get a sense of whom you are.
My experience suggests highlight your most important accomplishments, and, be brief.
A word of caution, please do not drop-names. Usually knowing someone at a company where you’re seeking employment is a good thing. It might seem like a good idea. Name-dropping is a technique that might seem smart during an interview, but think twice before you work a name into the conversation. HR folks can sabotage a search if they feel one-upped. By dropping names without any tact could rub a human resources official the wrong way and it might even cost you the job. Experts say that most good hiring managers will see right through it and the ploy could backfire drastically
Having said all this I think this is the stupidest question to ask, reason being, your c.v. tells the interviewers everything they want to know about your job. Two factors emerge then, that the interviewer hasn't seen your profile or the interviewer wants to examine your thought organization process.
You might follow these links to get a little more insight into what has been said here.
10 of the MOST STUPID interview questions EVER
Tell Me About Yourself -- Interview Question | Monster
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