How to introduce yourself in an interview?

Introducing yourself can be both difficult and easy part of an interview to answer. Easy in a sense you know every detail about yourself and you don’t need to be manipulative, difficult in a way you should know what contents to deliver about yourself. Don’t ever underestimate this question; rather prepare your answer to this question in the right direction.  This is a good opportunity to sell you effectively in few words to the interviewer and helps you keep your confidence and tone for rest of the interview.

What can be the best way to introduce you in an interview? The introduction is the first part of an interview and is one of the most important parts which set your initial impression. The first few minutes of introduction affects your overall interview with a prospective candidate. Some tips for the effective answering of your introduction are listed below:

• Keep your introduction short: Do not babble on for too long. Your introduction should be short and concise. Keep your sentences short and simple which can be understood easily. Use your time wisely as interviewer doesn’t want to listen to your introduction for a long time. Your introduction should focus only on the key aspects of your background which will help you to grab the job.
• Try to be precise: Your introduction part should be clear and precise. You should deliver the information which is valued and accurate. In order to build your impression in front of the interviewers, avoid mentioning unnecessary and false things.
• Don’t repeat everything from your resume: Your resume will already be read by your interviewer so don’t repeat all the things you have mentioned in your resume. Your resume contains all the details: your list of qualifications, experiences and all possible relevant details about you which the interviewer doesn't want to hear again so rather focus on the highlights of your career aspects.
• Provide your interesting facts: You can always share your personal interesting facts while giving your introduction. Make sure that you don’t talk about any of your controversial facts that question your behavior. Stay positive and stick to the facts that demonstrate your professionalism and work ethics.
• Highlight your qualifications and achievements: Don’t ever blabber about all your degrees rather just mention about your recent qualification. Talk about your personal or professional achievements so far which will help you to stand out from other candidates. You can talk about the skills relevant to the job you are applying to. It is an important part that will encourage the hiring manager to select you for the job.

Keeping the tips in your mind, you can prepare your introduction part dividing in a simple and easy format. The details you can include in a simple manner are:

• Your name,
• Your place,
• Your highest qualification to date,
• Your skills and experiences,
• Your few key strengths and
• Your most significant accomplishments

For your reference, go through the sample example for delivering a good introduction for your next interview.

“I am XYZ. I belong to Kathmandu. I completed my undergraduate degree in Bachelors in Business Administration from ABC University in the year 2014. I have 3 years of experience of working as an HR officer in XYZ Company and I am specialized in giving training and conducting seminars for professional development of the employees. So far, I have successfully conducted eight training sessions and I was chosen to participate in an international seminar representing the previous company.  My strengths are creating instructional activities, leading the team in an efficient way and organizing every aspect of the Company. Thus, I am willing and excited to put forward my skills and efforts with your Company and move ahead on this career path.”