{"id":43655,"date":"2023-01-11T10:46:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T15:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/?p=43655"},"modified":"2023-01-11T10:48:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T15:48:54","slug":"tell-me-about-yourself-software-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/tell-me-about-yourself-software-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Tell me about yourself&#8221; in Software Engineer Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is one <a href=\"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/behavioral-software-engineer-questions-with-answers\/\">behavioral question in developer interviews<\/a> you must prepare for \u2013 because it\u2019s asked in 99% of cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTell me about yourself\u201d. The HORROR of a question. Open-ended, subjective, no official answer\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this article, we\u2019ll dive into how you can answer it in the most powerful way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Tell me about yourself&#8221; is your first opening into interviewers\u2019 minds. Use it to your advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you do it right, you\u2019ll be able to guide the rest of your interview based on your answer to this first question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let\u2019s start with your self-introduction \u201cDon\u2019ts\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don\u2019t want to start off your interview as a rambling mess. So think about this question a bit <em>before<\/em> your interview. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avoid these mistakes when answering, and maximize the chance you\u2019ll be judged favorably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t rattle off buzzwords.<\/strong> For every adjective you use for yourself, be prepared with some real-life anecdotes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t ramble.<\/strong> This isn\u2019t the time to talk about your entire life story or restate your resume. Don\u2019t give unnecessary info. Don\u2019t bore them to sleep.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t self-deprecate.<\/strong> Yes, you should be human. But oversharing or harping on your weaknesses isn\u2019t the way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t say your goals are \u201cmoney\u201d or \u201cto move to that city.\u201d<\/strong> They want to hire someone who is driven by something higher than that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use Your Answer to Make Yourself Memorable to the Interviewer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Tell me about yourself&#8221; boils down to &#8220;What do you want the interviewer to remember about you?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll want to give a compelling answer that makes them buy in to you as a capable, interesting candidate, and see a positive potential future with you in front of their eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>But how do you do that?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your 3-Chapter Software Engineering Backstory (&amp; How to Tell it)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we\u2019ve said: We don\u2019t want to bore the interviewer with our answer \u2013 we want to peak their curiosity and make them excited about where we come from &amp; where we want to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this, you can tell your life as a compelling story (because that\u2019s what it is).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To give this kind of life to your answer, you can use a simple 3-part storytelling formula:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Beginning:<\/strong> How it all started \u2013 and what led you to take this path in the first place<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Middle:<\/strong> Highlights and insights of your journey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The End:<\/strong> How it all fits with the job you\u2019re interviewing for<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When crafting your answer, keep asking yourself this scriptwriting question: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cHow does this progress the story?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If it doesn\u2019t progress the story, it\u2019s not useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just like a movie character, we have a story, too. And we\u2019re trying to convey that story to an audience as persuasively as we can.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Your Origin Story (setting the scene, introducing the characters, adding backstory)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is where you paint a quick picture of your background, what defines you as a person, and how that led you to get your start in tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don\u2019t want to drag this part out for too long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s \u201csetting the stage\u201d for the <em>defining moment<\/em>: The moment it was revealed to you that this is your calling, and you want to spend all your energy on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The defining moment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This moment is what triggered you to say: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThis is what I want to do with my life\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It set the direction for your career. It\u2019s where you consciously chose this path for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobody wants to hire someone without direction. But if you can illuminate this defining moment and decision for your interviewer, you\u2019ll stick out as someone who\u2019s determined, on the path, and set to achieve more great things in his life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a great quality to show off in an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Your journey until this point in your career<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the defining moment, you can start going into some detail about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What your career has been like so far: What have you been doing since that fire was created in you?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What important things you\u2019ve learned<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What you\u2019ve achieved and created<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which individual strengths you were able to display<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How you stayed inspired along the way<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What the journey set you up to do (at their company, possibly?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One interviewer put it this way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThis part of the interview is me trying to give you an opportunity to sell yourself. Tell me about projects, lessons learned, goals within the field, real world examples of skills, anything that tells me you are right for the job.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having learned the employer\u2019s pain points, it&#8217;s easy to answer the question about yourself by describing (in detail) how you solved similar problems at your previous projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short, you were born and trained all your life to solve those exact problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. The culmination: Using everything you\u2019ve learned to do big things at their company<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This part of your story is all about painting a promising picture in their head: A picture of you being of service to their company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The interviewer is asking: <em>\u201chelp me understand who you are today, as it relates to this position.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your answers should be framed accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/profile\/Alex-Rogachevsky\">Alex Rogachevsky<\/a>, CTO at LionStack, gave the following tip:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cPress the interviewer\u2019s pleasure buttons, the most important of which is eliminating the \u201cpain points\u201d. You&#8217;re being hired to solve some problem.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And you\u2019re uniquely qualified to be able to do that \u2013 because of everything that you\u2019ve done so far on your journey. Remember to focus on experiences or skills that the interviewer will find relevant for the position you\u2019re interviewing for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you can convincingly describe how it all led to this moment, and how your experience will help them solve important problems, you\u2019ll have your interviewer intrigued, and bought in to your story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes time to judge your interview, he\u2019ll remember how he felt about how you laid out this story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Software Engineer Self introduction examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make it more practical, let&#8217;s look at some examples of how people are using this framework to convey their career story in a way that&#8217;s interesting and pulls the interviewer in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Shifter Example &#8211; Jaclyn Ling, CEO of Hatchways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Tell me about yourself&quot; interview question for software developers\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cb4F5TgiQsE?start=252&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s say you studied Psychology, but are now interested in working at a tech startup. You&#8217;ve been programming for about a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I was growing up, I was always fascinated by human behavior, and learning about why people do what they do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But during my studies and internships, I realized Psychology was a lot more theoretical, and not actually <em>executionary<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And so I still really appreciated learning about people, but using it in order to build something that improves the lives of others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I wanted to look for something that was a lot more executionary. That\u2019s when I discovered programming \u2013 I did it as one of my elective courses in school \u2013 and I absolutely fell in love with it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ability to build something and actually see the result right away was magical to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So over the last few years, I\u2019ve been working on building up my web development skills. Something I love about it is I can build web projects that help people solve the problems they\u2019re facing on a day-to-day basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What I\u2019ve learned both from my Psychology degree, but also my time spent programming, is doing impactful work.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Senior Developer Self Introduction &#8211; Pen Magnet, Programmer with 20+ years experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI chose to study Electronics because I was interested in circuits during my childhood. Also, I heard learning Electronics could enable one to program computers \u2013 they were a luxury in those days!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In company X as senior developer, I led a team of 4 developers who handled payment microservice of our retail website. We were in charge of CRUD operations for all transactions \u2013 checkouts, refunds, tax withholding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also optimized several functions and reduced average execution time \/ CPU utilization \/ memory utilization by 60%.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Media Developer Example<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I got started programming because I wanted to build a social network for cats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That didn\u2019t take off, but the prototype helped me get a job at a small tech company in my home town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, I read an awesome article on Hacker News about the social network your company is building. The scaling challenges you face seem like they\u2019ll help me grow faster and stronger than my current role will.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I haven&#8217;t been in any interview where this question wasn&#8217;t asked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You might as well ace it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is one behavioral question in developer interviews you must prepare for \u2013 because it\u2019s asked in 99% of cases. \u201cTell me about yourself\u201d. The HORROR of a question. 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