Shadowing-Übung: How To Introduce Yourself as a Software Engineer: Tell Me About Yourself! - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video
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So tell me about yourself.
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This is one of the most common questions you will get asked multiple times throughout the interview process
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and in this video I will explain why we interviewers ask this question
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and I will explain how you can prepare for this question in the best way.
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So let's start with talking about why we interviewers ask this question.
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We ask this question because we want to understand your professional background, your qualifications and your relevant experiences, not your full life story.
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It's better to keep this shorter to start a conversation about your experience instead of starting a long monologue.
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Interviewers also usually ask this question to transition from the small talk
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which we began the interview with to the actual main part of the interview.
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If you give us your experience
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and then room to ask questions we can also drive the
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conversations in a direction where we think you have the most relevant experience for this position.
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Let me give you a few reasons why it is so important to prepare your introduction properly.
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It is often your first impression and it really matters.
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You will get asked this question multiple times throughout the interview process.
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So having a good answer is absolutely essential.
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Third, it is your chance to drive the conversation in a direction you decide.
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Fourth, it is also your chance to talk about projects you are proud of
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or projects you are passionate about and want to share with the interviewer.
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It is really setting the tone for the rest of the interviewer.
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If you are well prepared here and deliver a great answer, you can set up the whole interview for success.
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So let's now come to the structure.
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How do you create your own answer to this question?
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One way to structure your answer is the past, present, future structure.
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You have probably heard that in other videos here on YouTube.
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Start by discussing your past experience, such as your education, your previous jobs.
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Then talk about your current role and your responsibilities there.
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And then talk about your future goals and why you want to work at the specific company you're applying at.
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Keep in mind that the recruiters or hiring managers who are talking to you
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usually have your CV open at the laptop or on another tab.
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and just going through your CV and repeating everything
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which is stated here is just a waste of time and you waste valuable time throughout your interview.
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So try to summarize your experience or add interesting additional information to it.
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Especially if you just read out your CV
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and don't give us anything we can hook into it is very hard for the interviewers to start a conversation
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and ask some follow-up questions.
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So you can immediately use this opportunity to loosen up the situation a bit and tell something interesting about you.
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It could be a private project or something you're working on, the open source library you're maintaining, or some just some fun facts about you.
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But be careful here.
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Even though I said it should be something unique or fun about you, it should still be somehow relevant to the job so that the interviewer can ask questions and learn more about you.
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So let me give you an example.
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You're probably asking yourself, how does that sound if you answer the question in the past, present, future format?
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So if the interviewer asked, tell me about yourself, you can answer, sure, after studying computer science, I had various jobs as a software engineer.
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I was always drawn to computers and already started programming back in school as a hobby.
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After starting my professional career with backend development and trying many different programming languages, I fell in love with frontend development and since stuck to it.
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In my current role as a senior software engineer, I lead the front-end development of a large B2B energy management platform.
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In this role, I mainly work on visualizations for energy data for international B2B customers.
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Being part of an interdisciplinary scrum team, my work includes gathering requirements from customers and other stakeholders, planning our work and working on architectural solutions for our large-scale system.
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Since I took a more leading role, I also interview candidates, help them to get onboarded and mentor more junior colleagues.
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Next to my role as an engineer, I also enjoy contributing to development communities, such as attending conferences or organizing our own meetup.
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Last week, I actually gave a talk on how we use TypeScript in our project.
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I now applied at your company because I'm interested in more end-customer-focused projects, app development and to grow in my role as a lead.
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I'm very interested in this opportunity because you develop an app used by millions of people, work on the scale I'm interested in, and I've heard about your great engineering culture.
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I believe with my experience, I can immediately bring value by developing new features for your app.
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And I'm also interested in growing into a leadership role in the near future.
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That was an example answer.
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And as an hiring manager, we listen attentively to all the details you give.
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And if we find something interesting, we can dig deeper into it.
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I could, for example, ask, which programming languages did you work with?
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And why did you stick to frontend development in the end?
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Or can you tell me a bit more about the B2B platform you're working on.
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Or can you tell me a bit more about the talk you gave last week?
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Or a question could be, could you describe the team you are working in and how you collaborate with your colleagues?
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What was the biggest challenge in this specific project?
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You get the idea.
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Everything you say can raise interest and will influence the next question the interviewer asks.
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This is great because it immediately gets the conversation going, we learn a lot about you, and it helps us to transition into the questions we already prepared.
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So remember to highlight your experiences and the skills you have
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and demonstrate that you can add value to the company you are applying at.
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I will probably say it in every video, but you really need to practice it.
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When you come up with your structured answer on a piece of paper
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and then try to say it out loud the first time to a friend, it will be very hard to get your points across.
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So definitely try and practice it beforehand because this will give you the necessary confidence and reduce your stress during the interview.
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Do it maybe two or three times
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and don't forget to reflect also on something like your body language or how fluent you can deliver this message.
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A quick summary.
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Focus on your relevant experiences and accomplishments.
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Use the past, present, future format and tailor your answer to the specific job and company.
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And practice them beforehand.
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The structure and a few examples to get you started you can find in the worksheet I will link under this video.
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I'm sure that if you follow these steps you will answer this question easily
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and already win the first step of the interview confidently.
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As always, if you got the job you're prepared for, write it down in the comments so that we can celebrate together.
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Thanks for watching and see you in the next one.
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Thank you.
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Kontext & Hintergrund
Die Frage „Tell me about yourself“ ist ein fester Bestandteil von Bewerbungsgesprächen, insbesondere für Softwareingenieure. In dem Video erfährst du, warum Interviewer diese Frage stellen und wie du eine überzeugende Antwort gestaltest. Der Fokus liegt darauf, deine berufliche Geschichte auf eine prägnante, ansprechende Weise zu präsentieren – ohne einfach nur deinen Lebenslauf zu wiederholen. Stattdessen geht es darum, eine Gesprächsbasis zu schaffen und relevante Details zu deinen Projekten oder Leidenschaften einzubringen.
Top 5 Phrasen für die tägliche Kommunikation
- „I was always drawn to computers“ – Ein natürlicher Weg, deine Leidenschaft fürs Thema auszudrücken.
- „I fell in love with frontend development“ – Zeigt, wie sich deine berufliche Ausrichtung entwickelt hat.
- „Being part of an interdisciplinary scrum team“ – Beschreibt deine Arbeitsumgebung und Teamrolle.
- „Next to my role as an engineer, I also enjoy contributing to development communities“ – Fügt einen persönlichen, relevanten Zusatz hinzu.
- „It could be a private project or something you're working on“ – Tipp, um das Gespräch zu lockern und einzigartige Details einzubringen.
Schritt-für-Schritt-Shadowing-Guide
Um dein Englisch sprechen zu üben, nutze das shadow speech-Verfahren mit dem Video. Hier die Schritte:
- Höre dir die Beispielantwort mehrmals an – Achte auf Intonation und Rhythmus. Merke dir, wie die Sätze flüssig verbunden werden.
- Wiederhole die Phrasen direkt nach dem Sprecher – Versuche, die Tonhöhe und die Pausen genau zu kopieren. Das hilft, natürliche Sprachmuster zu internalisieren.
- Fokussiere auf die Struktur „Vergangenheit, Gegenwart, Zukunft“ – Übe, deine eigene Geschichte in diesem Format zu gestalten. Ergänze dabei Details, die nicht im Lebenslauf stehen, um Gesprächsimpulse zu geben.
- Übe mit verschiedenen Szenarien – Stell dir vor, du bewerbst dich für eine Backend- oder Frontend-Position. Passe deine Antwort an und nutze Phrasen wie „open source library you're maintaining“, um relevant zu bleiben.
- Spiele die Rolle des Interviewers – Lass einen Partner die Frage stellen und antworte spontan. Das verbessert deine Reaktionsfähigkeit und die Fähigkeit, Gespräche zu lenken.
Mit shadow speak trainierst du nicht nur deine Aussprache, sondern auch dein Verständnis für professionelle Kommunikation. Probier es aus – es macht Spaß und verbessert dein Englisch schnell!
Grammatik in diesem Video
Die Strukturen, die der Sprecher am häufigsten verwendet, mit den genauen Worten aus dem Video:
| Struktur | Im Video |
|---|---|
| Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig ist | have probably heard · I've heard |
| Passiv be + Partizip Perfekt – wichtig ist, was geschieht, nicht wer es tut | is stated · was always drawn |
Was ist die Shadowing-Technik?
Shadowing ist eine wissenschaftlich fundierte Sprachlerntechnik, die ursprünglich für die professionelle Dolmetscherausbildung entwickelt und durch den Polyglotten Dr. Alexander Arguelles populär gemacht wurde. Die Methode ist einfach aber wirkungsvoll: Du hörst englisches Audio von Muttersprachlern und wiederholst es sofort laut — wie ein Schatten, der dem Sprecher mit nur 1–2 Sekunden Verzögerung folgt. Anders als passives Hören oder Grammatikübungen zwingt Shadowing dein Gehirn und deine Mundmuskulatur, gleichzeitig echte Sprachmuster zu verarbeiten und zu reproduzieren. Studien zeigen, dass es Aussprachegenauigkeit, Intonation, Rhythmus, verbundene Sprache, Hörverständnis und Sprechflüssigkeit signifikant verbessert — was es zu einer der effektivsten Methoden für die IELTS Speaking-Vorbereitung und reale englische Kommunikation macht.