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So tell me about yourself.

This is one of the most common questions you will get asked multiple times throughout the interview process

and in this video I will explain why we interviewers ask this question

and I will explain how you can prepare for this question in the best way.

So let's start with talking about why we interviewers ask this question.

We ask this question because we want to understand your professional background, your qualifications and your relevant experiences, not your full life story.

It's better to keep this shorter to start a conversation about your experience instead of starting a long monologue.

Interviewers also usually ask this question to transition from the small talk

which we began the interview with to the actual main part of the interview.

If you give us your experience

and then room to ask questions we can also drive the

conversations in a direction where we think you have the most relevant experience for this position.

Let me give you a few reasons why it is so important to prepare your introduction properly.

It is often your first impression and it really matters.

You will get asked this question multiple times throughout the interview process.

So having a good answer is absolutely essential.

Third, it is your chance to drive the conversation in a direction you decide.

Fourth, it is also your chance to talk about projects you are proud of

or projects you are passionate about and want to share with the interviewer.

It is really setting the tone for the rest of the interviewer.

If you are well prepared here and deliver a great answer, you can set up the whole interview for success.

So let's now come to the structure.

How do you create your own answer to this question?

One way to structure your answer is the past, present, future structure.

You have probably heard that in other videos here on YouTube.

Start by discussing your past experience, such as your education, your previous jobs.

Then talk about your current role and your responsibilities there.

And then talk about your future goals and why you want to work at the specific company you're applying at.

Keep in mind that the recruiters or hiring managers who are talking to you

usually have your CV open at the laptop or on another tab.

and just going through your CV and repeating everything

which is stated here is just a waste of time and you waste valuable time throughout your interview.

So try to summarize your experience or add interesting additional information to it.

Especially if you just read out your CV

and don't give us anything we can hook into it is very hard for the interviewers to start a conversation

and ask some follow-up questions.

So you can immediately use this opportunity to loosen up the situation a bit and tell something interesting about you.

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.

But be careful here.

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.

So let me give you an example.

You're probably asking yourself, how does that sound if you answer the question in the past, present, future format?

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.

I was always drawn to computers and already started programming back in school as a hobby.

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.

In my current role as a senior software engineer, I lead the front-end development of a large B2B energy management platform.

In this role, I mainly work on visualizations for energy data for international B2B customers.

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.

Since I took a more leading role, I also interview candidates, help them to get onboarded and mentor more junior colleagues.

Next to my role as an engineer, I also enjoy contributing to development communities, such as attending conferences or organizing our own meetup.

Last week, I actually gave a talk on how we use TypeScript in our project.

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.

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.

I believe with my experience, I can immediately bring value by developing new features for your app.

And I'm also interested in growing into a leadership role in the near future.

That was an example answer.

And as an hiring manager, we listen attentively to all the details you give.

And if we find something interesting, we can dig deeper into it.

I could, for example, ask, which programming languages did you work with?

And why did you stick to frontend development in the end?

Or can you tell me a bit more about the B2B platform you're working on.

Or can you tell me a bit more about the talk you gave last week?

Or a question could be, could you describe the team you are working in and how you collaborate with your colleagues?

What was the biggest challenge in this specific project?

You get the idea.

Everything you say can raise interest and will influence the next question the interviewer asks.

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.

So remember to highlight your experiences and the skills you have

and demonstrate that you can add value to the company you are applying at.

I will probably say it in every video, but you really need to practice it.

When you come up with your structured answer on a piece of paper

and then try to say it out loud the first time to a friend, it will be very hard to get your points across.

So definitely try and practice it beforehand because this will give you the necessary confidence and reduce your stress during the interview.

Do it maybe two or three times

and don't forget to reflect also on something like your body language or how fluent you can deliver this message.

A quick summary.

Focus on your relevant experiences and accomplishments.

Use the past, present, future format and tailor your answer to the specific job and company.

And practice them beforehand.

The structure and a few examples to get you started you can find in the worksheet I will link under this video.

I'm sure that if you follow these steps you will answer this question easily

and already win the first step of the interview confidently.

As always, if you got the job you're prepared for, write it down in the comments so that we can celebrate together.

Thanks for watching and see you in the next one.

Thank you.

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為什麼用這個影片練習口語？

對於想提升職場英語表達的學習者來說，這個影片是絕佳素材。它聚焦軟體工程師面試中最常見的“自我介紹”場景，不僅能讓你掌握職場英語溝通邏輯，還能學會如何在對話中突出專業優勢。通過看YouTube學英語，你能模仿 native speaker 的語氣和節奏，結合shadow speak（影子跟讀）練習，快速提升口語流暢度。更重要的是，影片中關於“過去-現在-未來”的結構框架，能幫你建立清晰的表達邏輯，讓自我介紹不再生硬。

語境中的語法與表達技巧

影片裡的表達值得細細分析，以下3個關鍵結構能幫你最佳化口語：

過去經歷的連貫表達：用“After studying... I had various jobs... I was always drawn to...”串聯教育背景與職業選擇，避免簡單羅列。這種遞進式敘述能讓面試官快速抓住你的成長脈絡。
當前職責的細節拓展：“In my current role as..., I lead... My work includes... Since I took a more leading role, I also...”通過具體工作內容+成果/成長的組合，讓自我介紹更有深度，而非重複簡歷。
關聯興趣與工作：“Next to my role as an engineer, I also enjoy contributing to development communities...”將個人興趣（如開源專案、技術社群）與職業 relevance 結合，既展現個性又為面試官提供提問點。

發音難點與提升技巧

影片中部分單詞的發音容易出錯，需重點練習：

interdisciplinary：注意重音在“in-ter-DIS-ci-pli-nar-y”，避免讀成“inter-dis-CI-pli-nar-y”。
stakeholders：“stake”的發音是/steɪk/，而非/s tek/，結尾的“holders”要輕讀。
visualizations：長單詞需拆分音節“vis-u-al-i-za-tions”，避免吞音。

建議用英語影子跟讀法反覆模仿影片片段：先播放一句，暫停後立刻跟讀，重點關注連讀（如“fell in love with”）和語調變化。堅持練習能有效改善發音的自然度，讓你在面試中更自信。

影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：

結構	影片中的用法
現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事	have probably heard · I've heard
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	is stated · was always drawn

什麼是跟讀法？

跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧，最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓，並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大：您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同，跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性，語調，節奏，連讀，聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。

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為什麼用這個影片練習口語？

語境中的語法與表達技巧

發音難點與提升技巧

影片中的語法

什麼是跟讀法？