Hi,
“Tell me about yourself” or “walk me through your resume”- this is how Consultants usually begin the interview. It's an opportunity for them to learn about you and to pick some interesting facts. "Tell me about yourself question" is similar to "Walk me through your resume"
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Ask yourself, what does the interviewer really want to know?
- It probably won't matter than you have 2 siblings, grew up in a small town on the outskirts of XYZ city in ZYX country; it also won't matter than you went to a specific school or studied this or that topic. All this is largely irrelevant, and you got the interview anyway
- Instead, focus on how your background and expertise can help you become an outstanding consultant: How do you think, what can you do?
- The easiest / most traditional / perhaps a little boring way is to go in a straight timeline; more interesting & memorable is to craft a transversal story where you pull various parts of what makes you unique. I always remember that applicant who told us about counting toads in a pond as part of a volunteer project he took on while finishing his PhD. Just one story, very memorable, completely sealed the deal for me. I wanted him to join, right there and then!
PS: He joined our office, then left to Google and Uber - all largely on the strength of his story telling skills