Shadowing Practice: Former Amazon Recruiter Explains the Perfect "Tell me about Yourself" Answer (2026) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello, I'm Julia.
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I'm a former Amazon recruiter.
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Today I'm going to talk about how to answer the interview question, tell me about yourself.
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Let's start understanding the reason for this question.
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This is usually the first question that the recruiters ask on the interview.
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So the idea of the question is to start the conversation.
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So this question can come in the very first minutes of the interview, even before the company presentation
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or the recruiter to explain about the job this is basically a beginning
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and we are starting to have information about you as a candidate
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so we are starting to feel the structure that your resume has created
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so the idea is to start getting a little bit more information about you
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and start painting the picture about your profile
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and who you are as a professional keep in mind
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that we already have your resume so we don't need you to read it
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so we want a little bit more on the narrative you
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want your story the way you tell about your professional experiences
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and your career path i'm going to give an example for a software engineer
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so one way that you can start answering this question is i worked for
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this amount of years as a software engineer in this specific industry
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and then you can mention the companies that you work with
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so the industry basically is the specifics about the companies
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and the environments that you're working on so
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if you worked in big companies small companies
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if you worked on tech companies marketing or anything
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that specifies the company in the market and the industry
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that you're working on
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so after you give this first introduction using your job title the amount of years
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and seniority that you have and the industry in the market that you work it on
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then you can start describing your experiences.
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And here, if you are a senior candidate, then I would recommend for you to ask the recruiter
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if they want you to start from the beginning or to start from the most recent experiences.
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If you have a lot of years of experiences, you're going to be like a lot of time describing your whole career
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and you're going to waste time of the interview so
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if you're a senior the recruiters
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and interviewers would like to know more about your most recent experiences
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if you're a junior you can start from the beginning it's
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more important for the recruiters to understand how you started
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and why you started in this specific field basically in this
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moment it's for you to start painting the picture of your career trajectory
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and your narrative as a professional so here it's really important
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if you prepare beforehand and if you have a structure a career path
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that you can describe and you have a very consistent
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and coherent history about your career even if you have career breaks
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or if you change it the path along you move to a different industry
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or if you move to a different kind of position you can still create a linear
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and coherent narrative about your career so it's very important
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if you can prepare beforehand i really think that in 2026 the recruiters
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and interviewers are being a little bit more specific about this question
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so they are not necessarily asking tell me about yourself they
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are being more specific like tell me about your career tell me about your most recent experiences but
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if they are too generic you can also ask them to
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be more specific like okay can i start with my most recent experiences
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or where should i start if you are really interested in being prepared for this interview
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which i think you are
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because you are watching this video i have a very good
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tip for you you can always research about the company before
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and you can choose and highlight the experiences that make more sense for this particular opportunity.
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So this will make you definitely ahead of most candidates
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because you are going to highlight the specific experiences that you had
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that will match this current job opportunity
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or you will be able to describe your career path
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and your journey as more specific to what this position is looking for.
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So as much specific as you can get on explaining your story, the better.
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This is like you are trying to understand what is important for this particular role.
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This is very important when you're joining an interview.
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If you try to think about what the recruiter might want to know with this question
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or what the aspects and competencies that are more important for this particular opportunity or this particular company.
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So if you can think about it before joining the interviews or during the process, this will help you tremendously.
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You can think of what exactly are the experiences
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that you have before that communicate better or they communicate the things
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that you want to communicate that will be better for this specific job opportunity.
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You can focus and highlight the skills
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that will be more interesting for this company or for this interviewer
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or for this recruiter so this will put you ahead of those candidates
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so after this first question the recruiter
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or the interviewer will proceed with the interview
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and then ask follow-up questions few companies
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and interviewers might ask you this question also in a personal side
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so okay tell me about you who you are as a person
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and you can always tell them a little bit more about
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your hobbies what you like to do in your free time you can share about your passions
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but you don't need to be super personal you don't need
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to tell them about your personality anything like age relationship
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if you have children
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or not like this specifics about your personal life you don't need to talk about
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and it can also be related a little bit more about the job
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if your passion is related to your job in this part be yourself
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if the company
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and the interviewer are asking about you as a person they really want to know you
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so you don't have to pretend to be something else,
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you don't have to think about what exactly they want me to answer because then when they want to make it personal,
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they really want to know you as a person so you can just tell them about the hobbies, but please avoid telling about other specifics about your personal life
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that are not the goal of the interview if you have a feeling
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that maybe you should talk more or you want to explain more about your experiences, you can always ask in the end,
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would you like me to be more specific in any experience?
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Would you like me to give further details?
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You can always ask them to be more specific on what they want to know and this is actually very helpful.
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Every time that a recruiter is too generic, you can ask them to be more specific.
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You are not supposed to just try to answer the interview questions if they are not really well made.
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Your job is to answer the questions
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but their job is to make good questions and make you understand the question as well.
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Something that also some candidates do in this first question and I recommend is to share your current goal.
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So if you're currently already working or
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if you're looking for an opportunity you can end your answer telling more about your current goals
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and what you're looking for so you can say like i'm open to more challenges
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and now that i accomplished this and
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that i am currently looking for another opportunity
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because i want to grow i want to move to a different industry
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or i want to experience different things
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and this part of the current goals you can also align to the specifics of this job
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so you can say something
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that will align with what this job opportunity is offering to you
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so this will be also very good
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and will make you stand out from other candidates that it means
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that you are aligned to the goals
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and you are wanting the same thing as a company
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and you're aligned to the goals of this job and one thing
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that you can do in the end it's also to thank
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the recruiter for the opportunity to invite you for this interview
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thank the person for their time you can do this in the end of this question
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or you can do this in the beginning of the interview
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or in the end of the interview will also cause a very good impression
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so yeah this is the overall tips hope that it helps
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and i know that you're going to be prepared for your next interview you can subscribe
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and i will be posting more answers if you need more support feel free to reach out to me for mentorship.
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Deze video bevat 125 zinnen en 1521 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:39. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 176 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 92% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
- recruit /ɹɪˈkɹut/ (werkwoord) — rekruteren, aanwerven. To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
- interviewer /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — interviewer, interviewster. One who interviews.
- narrative /ˈnæɹ.ə.tɪv/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — verhaal, vertelling. The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
- highlight /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/ (werkwoord) — naar voren halen, benadrukken. To make prominent; emphasize.
- communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ (werkwoord) — meedelen, mededelen. To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell.
- passion /ˈpæʃən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — passie, hartstocht. A true desire sustained or prolonged.
- resume /ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/ (werkwoord) — hervatten, voortzetten. To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on.
- generic /dʒɪˈnɛɹ.ɪk/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — generiek. Very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances.
- hobby /ˈhɑ.bi/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — hobby, vrijetijdsbesteding. An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
- coherent /koʊˈhɛɹ.ənt/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — samenhangend, coherent. Unified; sticking together; making up a whole.
- beforehand /bɪˈfɔɹhænd/ (bijwoord) — vooraf, op voorhand. At an earlier or preceding time.
- consistent /kənˈsɪs.tənt/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — veel voorkomend, consequent. Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
- necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ (bijwoord) — nodig, noodzakelijk. Inevitably; of necessity.
- helpful /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — behulpzaam. Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
- skill /skɪl/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — bekwaamheid, vaardigheid. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
- look for (werkwoord) — zoeken. To seek.
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 23 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, don't, I'm. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: passion /ˈpæʃən/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, trajectory /tɹəˈd͡ʒɛktəɹi/, competency /ˈkɑm.pə.tən.si/, seniority /sinˈjɔɹɪti/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als recruit, interviewer, narrative.
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