How to answer: Tell me about yourself and why this role is the right next step.

What the interviewer is testing.

A focused 60–90 second career narrative. Whether you can sum up your career and the reason you want this role in a minute and a half, without wandering.

An outline for this question.

1. Start with your current role and one result you are proud of.
2. Take one step back: the experience that led you here, in a sentence or two.
3. Say why this role is the natural next step, using something specific about the job.
4. Stop at about ninety seconds and let them ask for more.

The mistake to avoid.

Reading your resume aloud in order. The interviewer has it. Tell the story that explains why you are in this room.

The general method: situation, action, result.

The same shape works for most behavioral questions, whatever the topic.

• Set the scene in two sentences: the team, the stakes, your role.
• Say what you did, in the first person. Name the decision you made and why.
• Give the result with a number if you have one, and one thing you would do differently.

Practice it, out loud.

Reading an outline is not the same as saying it. Answer this question in a mock interview, in your own words, then compare it with the outline above.

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This is a Replysis practice question. It is not a leaked or official question from any company, and the outline is a guide to structure, not a script. Use your own experience and facts.