The Greek poet Archilochus wrote: “We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.” The author James Clear adapted this, saying, “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”
@@Ds-xz3hc I'm glad to see there were more places for this concept, it shows how universal the idea is when vastly different cultures distil the same piece of wisdom.
As someone who has been hiring people in Australia for 28 years, let me say. No. When most interviewers ask you to tell them about you they aren't interested in you as a person. We don't want your childhood stories , anecdotes or interests. What we want to know about is your PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE. That's it. Everything outside of that space should not be talked about in answer to that question. Now, if you want to tell me a story about how you came to this point in your career and the things you learned along the way. Sure, that will be fine. But if you answer that question like in this video I'm not going to be impressed and will actively be looking for reasons not to hire you. Because by telling me a story about your childhood or your personal situation, what you are actually telling me is that you aren't prepared, that you don't understand the question that I've asked/the etiquette surrounding interviews in Australia and thus that you lack the experience necessary for the role. Additionally, what I got from that story was 1. Absolutely nothing funny 2. Zero professionalism 3. A lack of understanding of the role 4. A whole lot of cringe 5. Empty buzzwords It came off like a used car salesman. That might be fine if that's the role you're applying for. Otherwise, probably not. The story told is like applying for a job at Ferrari and telling them you've always had their posters on your wall and aspire to own one, one day. That's consumer mentality. Not entrepreneur mentality let alone corporate mentality. Crikey. Here's what will get you the job. Make me imagine working with you every day and think positively about that. That's the whole thing. Your cover letter was your elevator pitch. You got my interest. Now is the time to sell yourself.
@@Astral100 Of course, you can make educated guesses. And I am not saying that the candidate should ignore the context and audience from their perspective. I am saying that it is bad communication on the company side and it is disingenuous. It also makes it seem like the company side has not read the application. Applicants have to form a picture about the company as well and playing such games tells the applicant that people inside the company communicate unprofessionally and/or are dishonest and egoistic. If you want to test the EQ, then make this clear beforehand/do it in a dedicated task. Being intransparent leaves options how to interpret it and makes the general scenario worse, leading to such videos.
@@AWaterKnight No, its not a bad communication. I am not sure how much more clear you can be when asked "tell me about yourself" in the interview setting. Obviously they want to know about you professionally, not your silly childhood stories. Also, real test is the one where candidate doesn't know its a test. Think about it from the employer's perspective.
I understand this is what the interviewer is asking, but supposedly you already know my professional background and experience from my CV, my cover letter, the website questionaire that asked about it multiple times in different ways and the previous interview.
I had my job interview yesterday and it 100% worked! The interviewer actually experienced the same story as I did and we immediately connected! Thanks Vinh!
This is why jobs go to the over confident bullshizzer, and not the person who’s actually best suited for the role. Interviewers let themselves be swayed like this and suddenly it’s not about competence anymore.
I actually used to think that exact same thing. I knew a few amazing people I felt were toiling in obscurity and the flashiest people just seemed extra lucky. I worked with a really good manager who was a rockstar salesperson and extremely nice. And he told me something that actually changed my life. Often the one who aces the interview is also the one most suited for the role? They prepared, they presented themselves in an impressive Way, they persuaded, and in the end they made the sale to get themselves the job. Business is largely about making the sales that are really important.
@@hunterfrederick2731 great in theory, but in practice they’re 9 times out of 10 just full of it. Not about prep, not about competence, all about spinning an impressive sounding story, whether it’s true or not is beside the point. People, no matter how senior, are highly susceptible to bullshizz. They mistake confidence for competence.
@@hunterfrederick2731 It's the sale that is important to the individual not to the company or coworkers. It's a problem where a charismatic liar often can get through HR and a Team Manager while being useless for the team. Business might be about making sales. But working in technical roles it's all about solving problems, you can't outsell a technical problem, you need people with excellent analytical skills and problem solving prowess with a deep understanding of how it integrates with other technologies. Many of these roles requires many years of experience to be decent in, and only a small portion become proficient in them. Many struggle even with 5+ years of experience.
Mistaking confidence for competence. But it depends what the job is, you want a social person for doing the social job where competence and clinical isn't as needed because you can delegate these to your inferiors and they're competent
Competence is only part of the equation. But personality is also as important as competence, in my opinion. Also, being able to express their selves will greatly help the team to work together. Even us who works behind the scenes(I'm a software developer), being able to connect to the team to a certain degree greatly smoothens our process. I encountered some competent people with terrible personalities or don't speak their mind about what we're doing, and they really drag the team down. They can work alone, but terrible to work large projects that requires teamwork. So every time I interview someone, the first thing I check is their potentials to be a team-player. I usually ask for a simple live-coding if they don't have public code repositories. I do the same whenever I'm applying for a job, I'm showing these soft-skills. And this worked 100% of the time.
Went on a few interviews and watched lots of u tube videos about interviews to get ready for 1 interview for a job I really wanted. I practiced with friends and went in to this interview confident and prepared. Nailed the interview and got the job offer 2 weeks later.
As an occasional interviewer, I learned that social skills do not always represent professional skills, so if a person presents me with a social layer that I have to peel off - I'm looking for inconsistencies and signs of bullsh*tting harder than I would've otherwise. I especially don't like childhood stories. My ideal candidate would just come, sit down, look at me and confidently inquire: 'what do you want to know? ask me anything' - and then proceed with a competent professional discussion with as few redundant displays of personality as possible. I like the format 'this is what I can do, this is how I would accomplish it'. Even with sufficient prefiltering, it's rare that I get to talk to really competent people, so I usually let HR prescreen the candidate for basic parameters and, during the interview, leave all the personal stuff until the end. Another reason is that I don't want to feel attached to the candidate more than necessary before I check them professionally. I don't like when this protocol is being messed with, I can feel it when the candidate tries to socially engineer their way, and it's not a positive sign for me.
You must be a software engineer or some sorts. The example used in the video is a Head of Innovation. Totally different context when you compare a super technical role to a senior commercial role where emotional intelligence and the ability to story tell is critical.
DIE religion is clearly not for you - you are clearly focused on technical merit. Thinking as you do is almost viewed as a crime in many orgs now days.
When an interviewer asks you "Tell me about yourself," you've given the person carte blanche. As a marketer, I've been considering this approach because it allows me to demonstrate my storytelling abilities, rather than talk about them. If you're doing a technical interview, what you're proposing is quite reasonable. But interviewers are also looking for how you organize information, are you easily distracted, do you actually make a point, can you answer in a concise way. So there is a method to the madness. The question is: can you as the one being interviewed make it work to your advantage? 😉
Absolutely agree. Every interview I've had over the past 5 years I've used this approach and each interview I was only asked one-two, maybe three questions max. The majority is a high-energy friendly conversation sharing success stories and experiences. Even when they say they have a hard stop, they still give me an additional 5 or 10 minutes because they're curious and truly enjoying our conversation. Great advice!
This is very true. Get them laughing and smiling and suddenly they'll start cutting the interview short, skipping hard questions. I've done this before. No one wants to lose a friend.
As an HR professional, the "tell me about yourself" can actually answer some questions ahead of time depending on what the candidate says. Not 100% of the time but very often this works, again it just depends on the candidates response. It's meant to be an ice breaker. To Vinh's point, ultimately, Be Prepared for the interview, do your homework and research ahead of time. An interview is not the time to be super shy, remember the person doing the interview already has a job, you as the candidate, are trying to sell that person or persons on why they should hire you versus the other candidates. This is the time to sell yourself.
Do you also prepare for the candidate properly? As a candidate, there were occasions where I clearly stated conditions and things important to know to the HR persons beforehand as well as in the cover letter and, then, in the interview, nobody knew about them. I always address all the points in the job advertisement if possible while it is very rare for the company side to respond to what I write. There has also been other information mixed up, questions are dodged and job advertisements turned out to be faulty when I inquired.
I agree and the best way to answer this question is by leveraging your your journey of career experiences that way you can answer any common questions that could be asked and move forward to more impactful questions.
100% The best sales people I've known address objections and provide solutions during their presentation before the client states them. It's a powerful and direct yet nuanced approach.
I just had a KILLER job interview! Binged a few of Vinh's videos leading up to it and absolutely stole the show in there. I felt like I was controlling the pace of the conversation and truly left a lasting impression!
People need to 'see' you in that job. In sales, as a coach, we help people to FEEL/emotionally experience, how it would feel to work with us. That's what sells. People putting themselves in the drivers seat so they can experience what driving the car feels like. It's why there's such a thing as a test drive. Stories should present a test drive.
This is really hard for people with anxiety disorders. I'm literally in a management job but can't get entry level work because of my disability@@esthershelley394
I had an interview earlier today and saw this video yesterday, I really prepared and used the story telling method, I don't think I ever had such a successful interview, thanks a lot!
Brand Strategist and Communicator here. I LOVE the charisma and passion you have. I was truly hooked by it. What it failed to communicate to me as an interviewer, however, is what job-related (not just personal) skills this could translate to. Unless you are hoping to just make a personal connection out the gate and answer the more job-related ones after? I like telling a story like this, but more spanning my career. Still not 100% which is better but maybe it depends on the interviewer!
I was driving the car while my wife was being interviewed by a headhunter for a different company that pays about 20% more than her current employer. Thats exactly how she responded to the interviewer. She told her origin story about how she got involved in insurance and had them relaxed and open before they proceeded. Yes it was a (first round) phone interview
Having held numerous positions and conducted countless interviews, I must say the anecdote you shared, though I comprehend its fictitious nature, came across as rather insincere. When faced with that common interview question, it's crucial to respond truthfully without delving into a far-fetched narrative that holds no relevance for the recruiter or hiring manager. Seeking to impress through fabricated tales is not the way to go. For those aspiring to a Director of Innovation role, the focus should not be on recounting sales experiences from early years but rather on highlighting patents, trademarks, and innovative contributions made in previous roles. Authenticity is key; fabrications are easily discerned by the other party.
For me, it's very important that you listen to the questions intently. I will never forget a candidate with PhD degree who answered all the questions in his mind not ours.
this is EXCELLENT advice. I've done dozens of interviews and the ones that worked out best were the ones that started with a personal story and applied it to the job or related to the interviewer. Love your content.
I'm pretty sure my family is born storytellers. It's what we do when we're excited, upset, nervous, etc. Maybe that's why I have gotten jobs relatively easily since I was a teenager. Now, if I could figure out the resume that grabs attention
My friend moves jobs in 6 months. He's good at talking. While never serious about working. Strange how interviewers fall for this. They're probably lonely inside. And need a friend.
Thx Vinh really helpful! I was asked a few of these questions indeed. Then interviewer went through my CV and told me 3 times that he had to disappoint me as I would not have the same tasks in the new role as listed in my CV. I got nervous and out of fear not wanting to loose this opportunity I said: if I would want to have the exact same role, I could have gone to company x,y,z- but i chose you! After 2 hours and a free lunch I got the job in April! Be brave be you and yes be prepared! You don’t want to be weird in an interview but you can meet the weirdest interviewer ever! Also one question was: “how do you deal with complicated coworkers 😂” (slap them every morning left and right😂). A few days ago he told me that 4 people were in the same ranking with me and I had the smallest skill set of all but I outsmarted them with my experience in this specific field!
Im in tech and honestly found your story kinda irrelevant for hardcore tech roles. Its literally all fluff. Probably would work great for management or sales though.
I'm interviewing in tech and the company dictates interviews to be limited to 30 minutes. I'd see this as a huge waste of time. But actually for tech roles, most of these top 10 questions themselves are pretty irrelevant. However sometimes you need to interview with non-technical managers in addition to the technical interview, where this video's advice might be very useful.
me too, i cant see this apply to tech interview where there gonna be 2-3 interviews and they all asking about how to solve problems or asking about my understand to something
That's absolutely insane considering I work in cybersecurity and I've used this advice multiple times and always got the job. I was literally merging networks and doing this interview but as I was doing it I was talking to the interviewer comparing what I was doing to different metaphors connecting with them in a way while I'm joking and talking about what I'm doing at the same time. Just say that you aren't creative enough to merge the two.
I'm like 95% sure that I got my current job because I recounted a project I worked on and the struggles I went through to complete it. The interviewers were interested and kept asking questions, so the conversation naturally flowed better than other interviews.
I don’t know if the story approach will work or not, depends on the candidate, but I agree that whenever I’ve interviewed, it’s incredible how many people are unprepared for the basic questions, similar to your top 10 (let alone technical questions).
You can also get, What do you know about our company/enterprise? You'd be surprised at how many people get stumped at this question. Some didn't even take the time to read through the website. Why hire someone if they don't even know the basics of your company and why you do what you do.
I always prepare for this question, but honestly who gives a crap? As far as I'm concerned as long as I can do a good job that should be enough. Not once in my career has "What the company does" made a difference.
Nor does the company side always read the application. When it is not an unsolicited application, the applicant answers and applies primarily to the job advertisement, not to the company. If other information was important, it should have been mentioned in the job advertisement.
And that is by the way also a problem with the 5 years question (if they expect the candidate to stay in the company until then and beyond). I never see job advertisements specify time constraints for regular jobs, so why do you suddenly demand such an extreme commitment it in the interview? Job advertisements are just poorly written, making companies waste their own time and the time of applicants.
As an interviewer for developer positions, if the candidate starts a bullshit origin story that's the end of the interview. They will be dead weight on the team. There are three types of people on a development team, the doers, the talkers, and the also was there. I try very hard to only hire the doers.
Mine went on a weird tangent. Years ago. I’m sitting nervously in front of a well dressed, serious looking older guy with a flat top hair cut. He asked me a couple questions then asked about the shiny chrome big pen I had in my shirt pocket. Thinking , oh crap, this isn’t good, I pull it out. It was a powerful green wicked laser I bought for $450 before green lasers had really even hit the market. Dude was mind blown. Come to find out he had a very real fascination with science and technology, specifically lasers! Went from asking if I knew exactly how automotive alternators worked, load testing batteries to, hey what’s that shiny thing!😂 The interview for the automotive tech position basicly ended right there and for the next 30 minutes was casual talk about technology and cutting strips of electrical tape off a roll on his desk with that laser.
That’s really exciting to hear, Vinh. Your work is transforming the lives of many, including mine, from what I’ve seen. Thank you for creating such great content ❤
Thinking of the interviewer as a friend is impossible for me since I never met this person before. Instead, what worked for me was to imagine myself as a business that provides services in exchange for goods. Because I imagine myself having a brand and an identity, I automatically present myself professionally and clearly communicate what services I offer. Through this, I got a great data analyst job with fully remote benefits and high pay. At the end of the day, the interviewer just wants to know if you can do the job, take workloads off of them, and if you are not difficult to work with.
I've interviewed many people, and these are truly the questions I ask. They are some of the easiest questions for getting to know someone. However, when I interview candidates, I don't want to hear a story. I want to know where they are from-especially since the hospital I'm at has over 55 different languages-which makes it useful to understand the candidate's cultural background. I also ask about their education, whether they've dealt with cultural diversity, and what kind of training they have received for their roles. So a story like that wouldn't impress me much. Maybe for some business job openings ;)
I think people in the comments need to remember that preparation plays a big role in this. He’s talking about applying for a job in Apple. If it’s the store roles, what’re they famous for? Friendliness and approachability. They’re not looking for competence or knowledge yet. If this is the interview, he 100% aced it. If this interview was for say a bank. Then no it’s a fail. Great connection, but not related.
I have gotten every sing job I’ve interviewed for. And This is 1000% facts!! It’s terrible that they are casting from self tapes nowadays in the entertainment industry.
People often got shortlisted are often people are prepared. Most common Questions: 1. Tell me a bit about yourself. 2. Tell about strength and weaknesses 3. Why do you want to work here? 4. Where do you see your self in the next 5 years? 5. Why should we hire you? 6. Challenges at work and how do you deal with it? 7. What is your greatest professional achievement? 8. Why do you leave your current job/ why did you quit your last job? 9. How do you handle pressure? 10. Do you have any questions for us? If you want to build rapport, use origin story. Origin story is authentic way to build rapport -> use the story to get into you're applying for if possible. Eq: Childhood story? Befriend your interviewer!
If I'm the person interviewing you Vinh, what your "origin story" tells me is you are untrustworthy and a thief as you "borrowed" your parents credit card, and that you will also step on anybody, including your own friends, for your own benefit or financial gain. Great list of qualities there Vinh. 👍🏼 For me, that would be an instant ❌❌❌
sorry, i do think it quite a good strategy to answer "tell me about yourself", however usually job interview have formal atmosphere and currently i live in asia where it would be polite if i answer those question with my background, education, and experience. what if these suggestion in video considered as non polite and too much information or even called nonsense by interviewer? i genuenely ask question and open for discussion, thank you
He mentioned if you can tie in your experience to the job, or think creatively - skill that can tie in or be usable or an asset in this new job. He mentioned it when they ask tell us about yourself. Keep in mind that if you are applying some of that info should be on your resume for the interviewer to see already (the formal info you mentioned: where you graduated, your major, even how long you worked at x Company and or in what positions). So all of this is to say think creatively as to how you can use a story or abbreviated story in response to the interviewers questions where you can demonstrate your skills & how you will be an asset or even depending on the industry you are applying for, highlight the skills you've gained that would be an asset to the position. So, it's not necessarily tell an unnecessary story to take up time in the interview it's how you weave the relevant skills and info by story or short abbreviated talk in response to the person's question or dialogue. Flexibility, entrepreneurual skills, or decision making, ability to perform or handle pressure and still maintain quality or also integrate and adapt improvements etc the story may not be a highly worded story as you may think. It may be I worked in x as y and in the abc season where we have heavy load or work or inquires i managed or maintained customer satisfaction, was able to complete a XYZ project which satisfied my managers, and helped maintain employee engagement and output levels or increase employee output/ productivity levels by ....
I don't think he means tell just any old story. I think you deliberately need to choose a story that highlights a part of your character that makes you ideal for the job.
All of this information would already be on your resume and they’d already know education, background etc. I think his story telling skills show a great skill and build friendship like he stated. That’s something I want to try.
I prepared for all of these questions for my interview today. They did most of the talking about the position. All they asked me was number 10 and about what I did at my last job. Fingers Crossed :/
Be wary of companies like that. Means they are so desperate to hire, they're likely in some sort of trouble. Eg behind schedule, need to churn things out fast. Etc. Do you really want to be rushed into hitting the road running as soon as you start?
I once had to answer question no 1 by telling a story to how I built my skills throughout my career. The interviewer cut me short and told that me he didnt give a shit about my "philosophy". Suffice to say it turned into an argument which pretty much got us agreeing we never liked each other after that.
Speaking from "ANOTHER SIDE" of the barricade, I'd encourage all the candidates to see these questions NOT as a "right" or "wrong" answer type, but rather use them as an opportunity to actually (duh...) tell THEM about yourself. The reality is, we REALLY don't know you and how good you are, so, please do tell! All are great questions, BTW! TIP: Give 5 different answers to each of these questions. Improvise!!! Be creative!!! And have more than one story up in your sleeve! Good luck!
Continue to hire then the social hacks who watch these types of videos with the right answer instead of the real workers who would give value to your company
@@esthershelley394 prepare? In most jobs those types of questions and excessive interviews is to obviously give jobs to family and friends, instead of the hard workers and then no wonder companies keep getting debt and going out of business
I feel like the love part threw me off, but everything else about that story was solid. Great idea. I've gotten most of the jobs that I believe I was built for, when I say "it's in my blood" "I've been doing this my whole life" or similar phrases... and I was genuine. THIS WILL NOT WORK IF YOU'RE JUST MAKING SOMETHING UP. If it's legit tho, they better hire you lol It also helps that you want, not just THAT job, but THAT company too. If you can package both your passion of the position and the company... you are almost guaranteed to get that job (unless their family friend is applying )
Anecdotal but I nailed my first interview ever so hard they decided to skip the technical interview that would normally have followed and hired me on the spot. And my approach was basically similar to what's described in this video. It actually only took me ~3 hours the day before the interview to prepare a topic for all of the common questions that I would get asked. Thankfully I had a lot in common with the interviewer so we connected really well and quickly.
For all these people that are mad that they’re competent but not getting hired, soft skills will often trump technical skills. You can have all of the knowledge, but if you are not an engaging, personable and have an open, willing to learn demeanor, you are not going to get hired over the person who, either naturally or learnedly, makes connections and wins people over. That is a skill, and one almost every position can use. If you have the technical skills but you’re not a friendly person, people are not going to want to work with you. That’s just how the world works.
Telling a potential employer that you're an early adopter because you're entrepreneur seems like a bad idea. If I were interviewing you and you told me that story, here's what I heard: "Hi - I'd love to work here and lean on your company for a little while to pay the bills till I get my own thing launched - then I'm gone the moment I become profitable without you."
I actually did a childhood story in my cover letter to tell them a bit about myself and my employer later shared with me that I got the job on the strength of my cover letter and not my CV because my CV lacked two of the criteria the job listed as critical. Yes, I applied for a position not having all the critical criteria 😅
@@shizasiddiqui8513 My story was how my values and interests overlapped with the companies'. I used the 'disruptive' cover letter template found online and crafted my story around the company and it's business instead of around my CV. As a professional development coach, I always tell my clients to remember that companies hire solutions to their problems so if they can present themselves as the solution to a particular problem and then tie in the very strong human factor of shared values they can create a very strong reason for getting their foot in the door for that very important first interview.
Great content . Could you please check the "noise" or sort of "interference" with the microphone. I listened your vid it through my headset. And at some point it became bothersome @2:50 in particular.
I'd say that it highly depends on the interviewer. I think this might be effective for smaller companies, where you usually are interviewed by the teamleader of the open job position, rather than an interviewer or HR person trying to filter you out. At least that's kind of the experience I got from my job interviews in Switzerland; If you talk with your potential boss, with whom you'll be working, getting sympathy points and telling stories like these is quite good. However, if you're talking to someone specifically assigned to ask these questions, you're "just wasting their time"
The opening narrative comes across a bit misleading. While preparation meets opportunity is definitely a concept to embrace to hold yourself accountable for how you can maximize your chances in life, the opportunity side of the equation is the luck part, and it can be substantial. To have many opportunities is to count yourself lucky.
First, great video, love your work, videos, insights, perspectives and I learn so much with you, being introvert I really struggle with social interactions and you help people a lot, so thanks! Second, why the sound is so weird and buzzing like static or not well conected?
Just had an interview and it went from regular questions to a friend's conversation while still having to answer quiestions. The manager even went to grab his GM, so I hope I got the job.😅
I tried this method right when he asked me to introduce myself. Uhmm... didn't get a 2nd round interview, while my friend who got the same interview position got the offer :) True story. Maybe I didn't something that they don't like
maybe the video should be how to pass interview for creative/sale jobs. If you trying to go for political, sales , entertainment and sales, that is what hiring managers are looking for since they are not looking for technical skills.
at least in finance though, your “tell me about urself” answer should mostly be a walk through of your resume aka how you tell your experiences as a story. Would be helpful if you could teach us a more practical buttoned up example like that
I tried this yesterday and the company told me I shared too many personal details and didn’t focus on explaining how I do my job in context. I wish I stuck to telling a story about a job I do and didn’t use the “origin story”. This might work for people with more than enough credentials or qualifications.
i always go into interviews and be as genuine as possible. don't want to sound like a robot who just studied for a test and starts shooting out what sounds good on paper. if i don't know or am not familiar with something, i just tell them right there. but i'm always eager to learn. if they don't have time to teach your ass, well that all depends, right. what level of the job are you applying for? this is also a big factor.
Simon Sinek said it best, "You don't rise to the occasion, you fall to your highest level of preparation."
The Greek poet Archilochus wrote: “We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.” The author James Clear adapted this, saying, “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”
@@Ds-xz3hc I'll take your word for it, Simon is the only place I've heard it though.
@@chiepah2 sure, I wasn’t disagreeing with you. There are plenty of versions of the quote and they’re all useful, including Sinek’s.
@@Ds-xz3hc I'm glad to see there were more places for this concept, it shows how universal the idea is when vastly different cultures distil the same piece of wisdom.
Simon sinek also said a lot of bullshit cuz he is disconnected from most normal people
As someone who has been hiring people in Australia for 28 years, let me say. No. When most interviewers ask you to tell them about you they aren't interested in you as a person. We don't want your childhood stories , anecdotes or interests.
What we want to know about is your PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE. That's it. Everything outside of that space should not be talked about in answer to that question.
Now, if you want to tell me a story about how you came to this point in your career and the things you learned along the way. Sure, that will be fine.
But if you answer that question like in this video I'm not going to be impressed and will actively be looking for reasons not to hire you. Because by telling me a story about your childhood or your personal situation, what you are actually telling me is that you aren't prepared, that you don't understand the question that I've asked/the etiquette surrounding interviews in Australia and thus that you lack the experience necessary for the role.
Additionally, what I got from that story was
1. Absolutely nothing funny
2. Zero professionalism
3. A lack of understanding of the role
4. A whole lot of cringe
5. Empty buzzwords
It came off like a used car salesman. That might be fine if that's the role you're applying for. Otherwise, probably not.
The story told is like applying for a job at Ferrari and telling them you've always had their posters on your wall and aspire to own one, one day. That's consumer mentality. Not entrepreneur mentality let alone corporate mentality. Crikey.
Here's what will get you the job. Make me imagine working with you every day and think positively about that. That's the whole thing. Your cover letter was your elevator pitch. You got my interest. Now is the time to sell yourself.
If you want to know about the professional background and experience, then phrase it like that, not "tell me something about yourself".
@@AWaterKnight No, the recruiter is right. Context matters, and that's one of the ways to test candidate's EQ.
@@Astral100 Of course, you can make educated guesses. And I am not saying that the candidate should ignore the context and audience from their perspective. I am saying that it is bad communication on the company side and it is disingenuous. It also makes it seem like the company side has not read the application. Applicants have to form a picture about the company as well and playing such games tells the applicant that people inside the company communicate unprofessionally and/or are dishonest and egoistic. If you want to test the EQ, then make this clear beforehand/do it in a dedicated task. Being intransparent leaves options how to interpret it and makes the general scenario worse, leading to such videos.
@@AWaterKnight No, its not a bad communication. I am not sure how much more clear you can be when asked "tell me about yourself" in the interview setting. Obviously they want to know about you professionally, not your silly childhood stories. Also, real test is the one where candidate doesn't know its a test. Think about it from the employer's perspective.
I understand this is what the interviewer is asking, but supposedly you already know my professional background and experience from my CV, my cover letter, the website questionaire that asked about it multiple times in different ways and the previous interview.
I had my job interview yesterday and it 100% worked! The interviewer actually experienced the same story as I did and we immediately connected! Thanks Vinh!
Comment posted less than 5hrs after video published so… BS
@@jamesd8458 the commenter may have already known to prepare and tell a story
@@jamesd8458 Vinh published an other video about this earlier this week!
@@jamesd8458 Vinh has made a video on this before.
Yeah it is BS, shit does not work
This is why jobs go to the over confident bullshizzer, and not the person who’s actually best suited for the role. Interviewers let themselves be swayed like this and suddenly it’s not about competence anymore.
I actually used to think that exact same thing. I knew a few amazing people I felt were toiling in obscurity and the flashiest people just seemed extra lucky.
I worked with a really good manager who was a rockstar salesperson and extremely nice. And he told me something that actually changed my life.
Often the one who aces the interview is also the one most suited for the role? They prepared, they presented themselves in an impressive
Way, they persuaded, and in the end they made the sale to get themselves the job.
Business is largely about making the sales that are really important.
@@hunterfrederick2731 great in theory, but in practice they’re 9 times out of 10 just full of it. Not about prep, not about competence, all about spinning an impressive sounding story, whether it’s true or not is beside the point. People, no matter how senior, are highly susceptible to bullshizz.
They mistake confidence for competence.
@@hunterfrederick2731 It's the sale that is important to the individual not to the company or coworkers. It's a problem where a charismatic liar often can get through HR and a Team Manager while being useless for the team.
Business might be about making sales. But working in technical roles it's all about solving problems, you can't outsell a technical problem, you need people with excellent analytical skills and problem solving prowess with a deep understanding of how it integrates with other technologies. Many of these roles requires many years of experience to be decent in, and only a small portion become proficient in them. Many struggle even with 5+ years of experience.
Mistaking confidence for competence. But it depends what the job is, you want a social person for doing the social job where competence and clinical isn't as needed because you can delegate these to your inferiors and they're competent
Competence is only part of the equation. But personality is also as important as competence, in my opinion. Also, being able to express their selves will greatly help the team to work together. Even us who works behind the scenes(I'm a software developer), being able to connect to the team to a certain degree greatly smoothens our process.
I encountered some competent people with terrible personalities or don't speak their mind about what we're doing, and they really drag the team down. They can work alone, but terrible to work large projects that requires teamwork.
So every time I interview someone, the first thing I check is their potentials to be a team-player. I usually ask for a simple live-coding if they don't have public code repositories. I do the same whenever I'm applying for a job, I'm showing these soft-skills. And this worked 100% of the time.
Went on a few interviews and watched lots of u tube videos about interviews to get ready for 1 interview for a job I really wanted.
I practiced with friends and went in to this interview confident and prepared.
Nailed the interview and got the job offer 2 weeks later.
That's awesome!
As an occasional interviewer, I learned that social skills do not always represent professional skills, so if a person presents me with a social layer that I have to peel off - I'm looking for inconsistencies and signs of bullsh*tting harder than I would've otherwise. I especially don't like childhood stories. My ideal candidate would just come, sit down, look at me and confidently inquire: 'what do you want to know? ask me anything' - and then proceed with a competent professional discussion with as few redundant displays of personality as possible. I like the format 'this is what I can do, this is how I would accomplish it'. Even with sufficient prefiltering, it's rare that I get to talk to really competent people, so I usually let HR prescreen the candidate for basic parameters and, during the interview, leave all the personal stuff until the end. Another reason is that I don't want to feel attached to the candidate more than necessary before I check them professionally. I don't like when this protocol is being messed with, I can feel it when the candidate tries to socially engineer their way, and it's not a positive sign for me.
Very true …
What role do you interview for? It might work better for a role that requires someone's ability to connect with people.
You must be a software engineer or some sorts. The example used in the video is a Head of Innovation. Totally different context when you compare a super technical role to a senior commercial role where emotional intelligence and the ability to story tell is critical.
DIE religion is clearly not for you - you are clearly focused on technical merit. Thinking as you do is almost viewed as a crime in many orgs now days.
When an interviewer asks you "Tell me about yourself," you've given the person carte blanche. As a marketer, I've been considering this approach because it allows me to demonstrate my storytelling abilities, rather than talk about them.
If you're doing a technical interview, what you're proposing is quite reasonable. But interviewers are also looking for how you organize information, are you easily distracted, do you actually make a point, can you answer in a concise way. So there is a method to the madness. The question is: can you as the one being interviewed make it work to your advantage? 😉
This explains why I struggle with interviews. If THIS is what people expect of me, then I'm way out of my depth, and I'm lucky to have a job at all.
You can do it. It doesn't have to be at this level. Just don't read your resume to them hit the highlights
Not all of this will work just be yourself sir.
The best strategy is to mirror the interviewer.
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Absolutely agree. Every interview I've had over the past 5 years I've used this approach and each interview I was only asked one-two, maybe three questions max. The majority is a high-energy friendly conversation sharing success stories and experiences. Even when they say they have a hard stop, they still give me an additional 5 or 10 minutes because they're curious and truly enjoying our conversation.
Great advice!
I agree. My last interview was 1.5 hours long, simply talking about life and almost zero pertaining to the role. I got the job!
This is very true. Get them laughing and smiling and suddenly they'll start cutting the interview short, skipping hard questions. I've done this before. No one wants to lose a friend.
Works for in person interviews...
Dunno about online interviews these days
As an HR professional, the "tell me about yourself" can actually answer some questions ahead of time depending on what the candidate says. Not 100% of the time but very often this works, again it just depends on the candidates response. It's meant to be an ice breaker. To Vinh's point, ultimately, Be Prepared for the interview, do your homework and research ahead of time. An interview is not the time to be super shy, remember the person doing the interview already has a job, you as the candidate, are trying to sell that person or persons on why they should hire you versus the other candidates. This is the time to sell yourself.
Do you also prepare for the candidate properly? As a candidate, there were occasions where I clearly stated conditions and things important to know to the HR persons beforehand as well as in the cover letter and, then, in the interview, nobody knew about them. I always address all the points in the job advertisement if possible while it is very rare for the company side to respond to what I write. There has also been other information mixed up, questions are dodged and job advertisements turned out to be faulty when I inquired.
I agree and the best way to answer this question is by leveraging your your journey of career experiences that way you can answer any common questions that could be asked and move forward to more impactful questions.
100% The best sales people I've known address objections and provide solutions during their presentation before the client states them. It's a powerful and direct yet nuanced approach.
I just had a KILLER job interview!
Binged a few of Vinh's videos leading up to it and absolutely stole the show in there.
I felt like I was controlling the pace of the conversation and truly left a lasting impression!
did you get the job?
@@Iswhars I did! It went supremely well. I dominated the conversation.
My values are integrity, honesty, punctuality. I do things very well 😂😂😂
Thank you Vinh for this eye-opening tip❤
When I started prepping for interviews by using stories to answer questions is when I started getting more job offers than I knew what to do with.
People need to 'see' you in that job. In sales, as a coach, we help people to FEEL/emotionally experience, how it would feel to work with us. That's what sells. People putting themselves in the drivers seat so they can experience what driving the car feels like. It's why there's such a thing as a test drive. Stories should present a test drive.
This is really hard for people with anxiety disorders. I'm literally in a management job but can't get entry level work because of my disability@@esthershelley394
I had an interview earlier today and saw this video yesterday, I really prepared and used the story telling method, I don't think I ever had such a successful interview, thanks a lot!
Brand Strategist and Communicator here. I LOVE the charisma and passion you have. I was truly hooked by it. What it failed to communicate to me as an interviewer, however, is what job-related (not just personal) skills this could translate to. Unless you are hoping to just make a personal connection out the gate and answer the more job-related ones after? I like telling a story like this, but more spanning my career. Still not 100% which is better but maybe it depends on the interviewer!
I was driving the car while my wife was being interviewed by a headhunter for a different company that pays about 20% more than her current employer. Thats exactly how she responded to the interviewer. She told her origin story about how she got involved in insurance and had them relaxed and open before they proceeded. Yes it was a (first round) phone interview
Having held numerous positions and conducted countless interviews, I must say the anecdote you shared, though I comprehend its fictitious nature, came across as rather insincere. When faced with that common interview question, it's crucial to respond truthfully without delving into a far-fetched narrative that holds no relevance for the recruiter or hiring manager. Seeking to impress through fabricated tales is not the way to go.
For those aspiring to a Director of Innovation role, the focus should not be on recounting sales experiences from early years but rather on highlighting patents, trademarks, and innovative contributions made in previous roles. Authenticity is key; fabrications are easily discerned by the other party.
OMG you sound like someone who has never had to to do numerous interviews in a competitive industry, I can see why you have your current day job.
LMAO XDXDXD
I nailed my interview and got the job interview through actually asking the person questions myself! Obviously I prepared for their questions also.
For me, it's very important that you listen to the questions intently. I will never forget a candidate with PhD degree who answered all the questions in his mind not ours.
this is EXCELLENT advice. I've done dozens of interviews and the ones that worked out best were the ones that started with a personal story and applied it to the job or related to the interviewer. Love your content.
I'm pretty sure my family is born storytellers. It's what we do when we're excited, upset, nervous, etc. Maybe that's why I have gotten jobs relatively easily since I was a teenager. Now, if I could figure out the resume that grabs attention
My friend moves jobs in 6 months. He's good at talking. While never serious about working.
Strange how interviewers fall for this. They're probably lonely inside. And need a friend.
Try a Harvard format resume, keep it clean, simple, and condensed into 1 page. Google resume ATS Optimization
He made that look so fucking easy, now I’m in crippling depression because of how good that sounded
I have a job interview tomorrow, so I could not have watched this video at a better time! Thank you so much for sharing this!
howd the job interview go? if you got in (Yay!), or didn’t, what else would you add to the video
This is brilliant. I love the origin story, it was so engaging to watch, I can imagine that would be so well received at an interview.
Thx Vinh really helpful! I was asked a few of these questions indeed. Then interviewer went through my CV and told me 3 times that he had to disappoint me as I would not have the same tasks in the new role as listed in my CV.
I got nervous and out of fear not wanting to loose this opportunity I said: if I would want to have the exact same role, I could have gone to company x,y,z- but i chose you!
After 2 hours and a free lunch I got the job in April!
Be brave be you and yes be prepared!
You don’t want to be weird in an interview but you can meet the weirdest interviewer ever! Also one question was: “how do you deal with complicated coworkers 😂” (slap them every morning left and right😂).
A few days ago he told me that 4 people were in the same ranking with me and I had the smallest skill set of all but I outsmarted them with my experience in this specific field!
Epic recovery! Well done. Congratulations.
Im in tech and honestly found your story kinda irrelevant for hardcore tech roles. Its literally all fluff. Probably would work great for management or sales though.
I'm interviewing in tech and the company dictates interviews to be limited to 30 minutes. I'd see this as a huge waste of time. But actually for tech roles, most of these top 10 questions themselves are pretty irrelevant.
However sometimes you need to interview with non-technical managers in addition to the technical interview, where this video's advice might be very useful.
me too, i cant see this apply to tech interview where there gonna be 2-3 interviews and they all asking about how to solve problems or asking about my understand to something
That's absolutely insane considering I work in cybersecurity and I've used this advice multiple times and always got the job. I was literally merging networks and doing this interview but as I was doing it I was talking to the interviewer comparing what I was doing to different metaphors connecting with them in a way while I'm joking and talking about what I'm doing at the same time. Just say that you aren't creative enough to merge the two.
I did this and got hired, been there 6 months. Nice to see a video about it
Bro sounded like Stevenhe with that no money no honey line.
your sooooo right that we know these are the questions but we still don’t prepare
this works for me exactly as he explains, great job!
I'm like 95% sure that I got my current job because I recounted a project I worked on and the struggles I went through to complete it. The interviewers were interested and kept asking questions, so the conversation naturally flowed better than other interviews.
Did the origin story style for both my recent interviews and got them both 😅🎉 The interviewers love something different from everyone else!
I find that if you listen to people complain about their problems and you show empathy you usually get the job.
I don’t know if the story approach will work or not, depends on the candidate, but I agree that whenever I’ve interviewed, it’s incredible how many people are unprepared for the basic questions, similar to your top 10 (let alone technical questions).
You can also get, What do you know about our company/enterprise? You'd be surprised at how many people get stumped at this question. Some didn't even take the time to read through the website. Why hire someone if they don't even know the basics of your company and why you do what you do.
I always prepare for this question, but honestly who gives a crap? As far as I'm concerned as long as I can do a good job that should be enough. Not once in my career has "What the company does" made a difference.
Nor does the company side always read the application. When it is not an unsolicited application, the applicant answers and applies primarily to the job advertisement, not to the company. If other information was important, it should have been mentioned in the job advertisement.
And that is by the way also a problem with the 5 years question (if they expect the candidate to stay in the company until then and beyond). I never see job advertisements specify time constraints for regular jobs, so why do you suddenly demand such an extreme commitment it in the interview? Job advertisements are just poorly written, making companies waste their own time and the time of applicants.
As an interviewer for developer positions, if the candidate starts a bullshit origin story that's the end of the interview. They will be dead weight on the team. There are three types of people on a development team, the doers, the talkers, and the also was there. I try very hard to only hire the doers.
Wouldn't it be nice to have/be someone who can do things well and talk just as well.
You are a 1 in a thousand, hopefully nobody encounters you.
Mine went on a weird tangent. Years ago. I’m sitting nervously in front of a well dressed, serious looking older guy with a flat top hair cut. He asked me a couple questions then asked about the shiny chrome big pen I had in my shirt pocket. Thinking , oh crap, this isn’t good, I pull it out. It was a powerful green wicked laser I bought for $450 before green lasers had really even hit the market. Dude was mind blown. Come to find out he had a very real fascination with science and technology, specifically lasers! Went from asking if I knew exactly how automotive alternators worked, load testing batteries to, hey what’s that shiny thing!😂 The interview for the automotive tech position basicly ended right there and for the next 30 minutes was casual talk about technology and cutting strips of electrical tape off a roll on his desk with that laser.
Oh my God this just made me realised why I "messed up" my interview about a month ago (yes I got rejected)
same... i was really hoping for it
That’s really exciting to hear, Vinh. Your work is transforming the lives of many, including mine, from what I’ve seen. Thank you for creating such great content ❤
Thinking of the interviewer as a friend is impossible for me since I never met this person before.
Instead, what worked for me was to imagine myself as a business that provides services in exchange for goods.
Because I imagine myself having a brand and an identity, I automatically present myself professionally and clearly communicate what services I offer. Through this, I got a great data analyst job with fully remote benefits and high pay.
At the end of the day, the interviewer just wants to know if you can do the job, take workloads off of them, and if you are not difficult to work with.
I've interviewed many people, and these are truly the questions I ask. They are some of the easiest questions for getting to know someone. However, when I interview candidates, I don't want to hear a story. I want to know where they are from-especially since the hospital I'm at has over 55 different languages-which makes it useful to understand the candidate's cultural background. I also ask about their education, whether they've dealt with cultural diversity, and what kind of training they have received for their roles. So a story like that wouldn't impress me much. Maybe for some business job openings ;)
I think people in the comments need to remember that preparation plays a big role in this. He’s talking about applying for a job in Apple. If it’s the store roles, what’re they famous for? Friendliness and approachability. They’re not looking for competence or knowledge yet. If this is the interview, he 100% aced it. If this interview was for say a bank. Then no it’s a fail. Great connection, but not related.
He didnt say he did that keeping in mind the kind of company apple is. He is talking about all kinds of interviews. You make sense. He doesn't
I have gotten every sing job I’ve interviewed for. And This is 1000% facts!!
It’s terrible that they are casting from self tapes nowadays in the entertainment industry.
Excellent video. Wishing good luck to everyone preparing for their interview!
You’re hired!!! That was phenomenal!
People often got shortlisted are often people are prepared.
Most common Questions:
1. Tell me a bit about yourself.
2. Tell about strength and weaknesses
3. Why do you want to work here?
4. Where do you see your self in the next 5 years?
5. Why should we hire you?
6. Challenges at work and how do you deal with it?
7. What is your greatest professional achievement?
8. Why do you leave your current job/ why did you quit your last job?
9. How do you handle pressure?
10. Do you have any questions for us?
If you want to build rapport, use origin story.
Origin story is authentic way to build rapport -> use the story to get into you're applying for if possible.
Eq: Childhood story?
Befriend your interviewer!
Good story, may be hard for some of us to find such relevant origin stories but going to see what I come up with
I just wanna say that you are so good Vinh. Truly inspiring. Kudos to you and keep up the good work.
If I'm the person interviewing you Vinh, what your "origin story" tells me is you are untrustworthy and a thief as you "borrowed" your parents credit card, and that you will also step on anybody, including your own friends, for your own benefit or financial gain.
Great list of qualities there Vinh. 👍🏼
For me, that would be an instant ❌❌❌
sorry, i do think it quite a good strategy to answer "tell me about yourself", however usually job interview have formal atmosphere and currently i live in asia where it would be polite if i answer those question with my background, education, and experience. what if these suggestion in video considered as non polite and too much information or even called nonsense by interviewer? i genuenely ask question and open for discussion, thank you
He mentioned if you can tie in your experience to the job, or think creatively - skill that can tie in or be usable or an asset in this new job. He mentioned it when they ask tell us about yourself. Keep in mind that if you are applying some of that info should be on your resume for the interviewer to see already (the formal info you mentioned: where you graduated, your major, even how long you worked at x Company and or in what positions). So all of this is to say think creatively as to how you can use a story or abbreviated story in response to the interviewers questions where you can demonstrate your skills & how you will be an asset or even depending on the industry you are applying for, highlight the skills you've gained that would be an asset to the position. So, it's not necessarily tell an unnecessary story to take up time in the interview it's how you weave the relevant skills and info by story or short abbreviated talk in response to the person's question or dialogue. Flexibility, entrepreneurual skills, or decision making, ability to perform or handle pressure and still maintain quality or also integrate and adapt improvements etc the story may not be a highly worded story as you may think. It may be I worked in x as y and in the abc season where we have heavy load or work or inquires i managed or maintained customer satisfaction, was able to complete a XYZ project which satisfied my managers, and helped maintain employee engagement and output levels or increase employee output/ productivity levels by ....
I don't think he means tell just any old story. I think you deliberately need to choose a story that highlights a part of your character that makes you ideal for the job.
All of this information would already be on your resume and they’d already know education, background etc. I think his story telling skills show a great skill and build friendship like he stated. That’s something I want to try.
I prepared for all of these questions for my interview today. They did most of the talking about the position. All they asked me was number 10 and about what I did at my last job.
Fingers Crossed :/
Be wary of companies like that. Means they are so desperate to hire, they're likely in some sort of trouble. Eg behind schedule, need to churn things out fast. Etc. Do you really want to be rushed into hitting the road running as soon as you start?
hey there, this guy is legit..2 days ago in an interview i got asked #3, 6, 8, 9, 10 and was ready for it thanks to this video.
my interview is on Monday 11 Nov, London,. can you share your answer, give me confidence
I once had to answer question no 1 by telling a story to how I built my skills throughout my career. The interviewer cut me short and told that me he didnt give a shit about my "philosophy". Suffice to say it turned into an argument which pretty much got us agreeing we never liked each other after that.
Got asked everyone of those today. Prepared, nailed it!
You need to connect with interviewer and telling histories and making questions are really powerfull. I have done in that way
Outstanding !!! I really like this approach. This will set you apart from other candidates.
Thanks Vinh you just helped me land the job! 🎉
Speaking from "ANOTHER SIDE" of the barricade, I'd encourage all the candidates to see these questions NOT as a "right" or "wrong" answer type, but rather use them as an opportunity to actually (duh...) tell THEM about yourself. The reality is, we REALLY don't know you and how good you are, so, please do tell! All are great questions, BTW! TIP: Give 5 different answers to each of these questions. Improvise!!! Be creative!!! And have more than one story up in your sleeve! Good luck!
Continue to hire then the social hacks who watch these types of videos with the right answer instead of the real workers who would give value to your company
@@emanuelfer456 If they care enough to prepare, then they will provide value. If they don't want to prepare, they don't want the job.
@@esthershelley394 prepare? In most jobs those types of questions and excessive interviews is to obviously give jobs to family and friends, instead of the hard workers and then no wonder companies keep getting debt and going out of business
Companies don't care about your personal life. When they ask : tell about yourself, they are referring to your job experiences. Sinples as that
REQUEST: Please answer the rest of the questions also. Would love to see ur take on the
I feel like the love part threw me off, but everything else about that story was solid. Great idea. I've gotten most of the jobs that I believe I was built for, when I say "it's in my blood" "I've been doing this my whole life" or similar phrases... and I was genuine. THIS WILL NOT WORK IF YOU'RE JUST MAKING SOMETHING UP. If it's legit tho, they better hire you lol
It also helps that you want, not just THAT job, but THAT company too. If you can package both your passion of the position and the company... you are almost guaranteed to get that job (unless their family friend is applying )
It's better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one, than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.
Anecdotal but I nailed my first interview ever so hard they decided to skip the technical interview that would normally have followed and hired me on the spot. And my approach was basically similar to what's described in this video. It actually only took me ~3 hours the day before the interview to prepare a topic for all of the common questions that I would get asked.
Thankfully I had a lot in common with the interviewer so we connected really well and quickly.
For all these people that are mad that they’re competent but not getting hired, soft skills will often trump technical skills. You can have all of the knowledge, but if you are not an engaging, personable and have an open, willing to learn demeanor, you are not going to get hired over the person who, either naturally or learnedly, makes connections and wins people over. That is a skill, and one almost every position can use. If you have the technical skills but you’re not a friendly person, people are not going to want to work with you. That’s just how the world works.
Telling a potential employer that you're an early adopter because you're entrepreneur seems like a bad idea. If I were interviewing you and you told me that story, here's what I heard: "Hi - I'd love to work here and lean on your company for a little while to pay the bills till I get my own thing launched - then I'm gone the moment I become profitable without you."
I actually did a childhood story in my cover letter to tell them a bit about myself and my employer later shared with me that I got the job on the strength of my cover letter and not my CV because my CV lacked two of the criteria the job listed as critical. Yes, I applied for a position not having all the critical criteria 😅
What was your story?
@@shizasiddiqui8513 My story was how my values and interests overlapped with the companies'. I used the 'disruptive' cover letter template found online and crafted my story around the company and it's business instead of around my CV. As a professional development coach, I always tell my clients to remember that companies hire solutions to their problems so if they can present themselves as the solution to a particular problem and then tie in the very strong human factor of shared values they can create a very strong reason for getting their foot in the door for that very important first interview.
daym! Congratulations!
Thats normally what men do. Not women. Well done!!! 🎉
I ain't no corporate guy but after hearing him talk I want to hire him (I'm unemployed)
Great content .
Could you please check the "noise" or sort of "interference" with the microphone. I listened your vid it through my headset. And at some point it became bothersome @2:50 in particular.
Excellent work man.
I'd say that it highly depends on the interviewer.
I think this might be effective for smaller companies, where you usually are interviewed by the teamleader of the open job position, rather than an interviewer or HR person trying to filter you out. At least that's kind of the experience I got from my job interviews in Switzerland;
If you talk with your potential boss, with whom you'll be working, getting sympathy points and telling stories like these is quite good. However, if you're talking to someone specifically assigned to ask these questions, you're "just wasting their time"
SUCH A GOOD VIDEO!!
i wish for 9 more videos to answer the next few questions
The opening narrative comes across a bit misleading. While preparation meets opportunity is definitely a concept to embrace to hold yourself accountable for how you can maximize your chances in life, the opportunity side of the equation is the luck part, and it can be substantial. To have many opportunities is to count yourself lucky.
I too lie during my interview to paint me at a better light.
First, great video, love your work, videos, insights, perspectives and I learn so much with you, being introvert I really struggle with social interactions and you help people a lot, so thanks!
Second, why the sound is so weird and buzzing like static or not well conected?
Just had an interview and it went from regular questions to a friend's conversation while still having to answer quiestions. The manager even went to grab his GM, so I hope I got the job.😅
“No money no honey”😂 best dad advice EVER
That PS6/love joke is way underrated IMHO
Hilarious 😂
They do treat you like a friend... But then, due to recent budget cuts, they are unable to meet my expectations when we talk numbers 😢
You are absolutely right!
ma dude, you're really enjoyable to watch, ty for the smile you gave me today :]
I tried this method right when he asked me to introduce myself. Uhmm... didn't get a 2nd round interview, while my friend who got the same interview position got the offer :) True story. Maybe I didn't something that they don't like
maybe the video should be how to pass interview for creative/sale jobs. If you trying to go for political, sales , entertainment and sales, that is what hiring managers are looking for since they are not looking for technical skills.
Bro that story can be a hit or miss depending on the interviewer. I'm in engineering and if I say a story like that I doubt I'd get hired
Ngl, i wasnt expecting a useful tip from a channel ive never watched before.
at least in finance though, your “tell me about urself” answer should mostly be a walk through of your resume aka how you tell your experiences as a story. Would be helpful if you could teach us a more practical buttoned up example like that
This is why I subscribed
Works on UA-cam, for sure ..don't try saying this origin story in the actual interview unless you are applying for a role as a Batman.
Man i am too introvert to start a story with a bang like that. In my mind i am gonna overthink too much if i said the wrong story😢
I tried this yesterday and the company told me I shared too many personal details and didn’t focus on explaining how I do my job in context. I wish I stuck to telling a story about a job I do and didn’t use the “origin story”. This might work for people with more than enough credentials or qualifications.
They were not gonna hire you regardless, they were forced to do multiple interviews for "fairness", they already had a buddy in line for the position.
First job to ever watch from your channel and I subbed! Don’t know what your channel is about but I know it’s bangers!
Nice one… now I gotta find what my origin story is
Man only if he was my teacher
He is. Right here on UA-cam. He's also available online. Send him a quick note and I'm sure y'all could work out something.
This guy is money in the bank!
charisma, got it 🙏🏾
got it. gotta memorize the no money no honey quote
That was so good. Thanks Vinh!
just loved it man!
"No money, no honey" = Best advice ever!
i always go into interviews and be as genuine as possible. don't want to sound like a robot who just studied for a test and starts shooting out what sounds good on paper. if i don't know or am not familiar with something, i just tell them right there. but i'm always eager to learn. if they don't have time to teach your ass, well that all depends, right. what level of the job are you applying for? this is also a big factor.