Self Introduction
• What is an interview?
• What are the different types of interviews?
• (Attending an interview for the purpose of job,
promotion , data etc)
• What is the Purpose of interview?
• What will be the first question in a job
interview?/Significance of self- Introduction in
Interviews
• Name the points to be covered in the self -
Introduction?
Points to be covered in the Self
Introduction
Thanking the Interviewer
Name
Place of Birth
Education Qualifications
Reason for choosing the profession
Work experience (If any)
Strengths
Weakness
Mission statement &Role model
Family
Hobbies
Life’s aim
Conclusion
Full name including surname
Don’t start by saying “I myself-----”
Don’t repeat the name, if it is uttered
by the interviewer.
Say I am------,
My name is
Don’t just tell the name of the place .
Frame a sentence “Example : Mumbai –
I am a native of the commercial capital
of India (or)
I was born and brought in the
educational capital of Andhra Pradesh-
Vijayawada
Don’t give the information add live to it.
Starting from higher degree and highlight
the name of the college or institution
Disclose the percentage of marks but
careful with awards and accolades
Specialization
Co-curricular(Seminars,paper presentations)
& Extra-curricular activities (social
activities)
Research projects or case study
Teaching, Marketing, Hardware,
Software, Business etc…
I chose to be in the -------sector
because ---)
If you are a fresher don’t mention the work
relevant experience which will lead to
unnecessary arguments/ conversations.
First tell the interview panel how many
years of experience you have (if any)
Mention whether the job you have done is
Regular/ temporary
Mention Designation of the work
Tell the name of the organization
Why are you the best candidate for the
job? Don’t tell your strengths which are
not at all related to the job/ understand
the responsibilities of the job and relate
them to your strengths.
(For example if you are skilled at
persuasion you will be successful in
being a team leader, Marketing or Sales
field, Manager etc.)
Hence find a relevant skill i.e. relevant to
the post you are applying.
Tellonly when asked
Talk only the unimportant things,
Don’t say that you don’t have weakness.
Tell your weakness first and how you
overcome it, examples like “shy” not
punctual )
For example you can say like ,” I am a
strong believer of saying “honesty is the
best policy” or “try and try till you get
success” or “shortcut to success is
always dangerous”
And for role model in your life you can
say (my father is my role model because
he is ---------)
First tell how many members are there
in your family, starting from parents to
siblings
Try not to disclose their names
Tell about only their profession/ studies/
never say my mother is housewife. Say
Homemaker
Team hobby (hockey) cricket, trekking
etc…
Frame sentences
Example (reading books, I spent most of
my leisure time in the company of books
and my favorite author is -----------------
Short-term goal,
Long term goal.
Start with short-term and end with long-
term goal
You can say…
“I have given you all the relevant
information, if you need any further
details I am ready to share with you”.
It is just like a buffet lunch introduce all
the elements and grab the interviewer by
using the words like I love cricket .
Complete the self introduction in less
than two minutes
The ideal time is 60-70seconds.
