“Tell me about yourself” is one of the most common openers to a job interview, but job-seekers are often unsure what interviewers rally want to hear in response. “Tell me about yourself” in a job interview means “give me an overview of who you are, professionally speaking.” interviewing MORE >>

It’s 2012 — and time to update your resume with your 2011 business results. Then they will wonder why they aren’t getting any interview calls. Certainly, it opens up another avenue of questions where you can talk about your accomplishments to a person doing an interview. photo credit: sir_watkyn. ” Okay. MORE >>

When I teach interviewing, I teach these approaches to interviewing: Let the behavior-description questions sell the candidate on the company. Organize the interviews with a matrix , so that everyone knows who is asking which questions. interview audition behavior description question interview matrix MORE >>

The average interview is approximately 40 minutes long. First impressions matter; it takes about 90 seconds for your interviewer to make an overall assessment of you. Related: How Interviewers Know When To Hire You Within 90 Seconds (Infographic). INFOGRAPHIC: The Most Common and Uncommon Interview Questions. MORE >>

This is typically the final question you will be asked in a job interview. Second, by discovering which job functions are most important to the employer, you can tailor the remainder of your interview to those areas and include them in your interview follow-up. Ask job interview image from Shutterstock. Your Turn. MORE >>