Career Webinar: “The Hardest Question in the Interview” with Steve Dalton

The most common question interviewers ask - often right at the start of the interview - is “tell me about yourself”. This simple question derails more candidates than any other. It invites you to waffle. Or to deliver a sales pitch. Smart candidates avoid both.

In this webinar, Steve Dalton, head of daytime careers at Duke Fuqua Business School (and author of the bestselling job search guide The 2-Hour Job Search) will explain his “FIT model” and show how to answer this critical question well, and more generally how to talk effectively about yourself in interviews.

The FIT model (Favourite part - Improvement sought - Transition made) will allow you to build rapport, show your motivation and highlight your suitability in a concise 2-minute answer. Once you have mastered the format it will enable you to tell your story consistently and effectively throughout the interview process.

We will also look more generally at what candidates should be trying to communicate in a job interview and what traps they should avoid. In particular: 

• Why "tell me about yourself" (TMAY) is the most important (and most common) interview question 
• Why "selling yourself" during your answer to TMAY is a critical mistake
• What employers are actually looking for when they ask you TMAY
• How to give interviewers the information they want in a concise, likable, and easy-to-deliver way.

 About Steve Dalton

Steve Dalton is head of daytime careers at Duke Fuqua School of Business and is the author of The 2-Hour Job Search published by Ten Speed Press. In 2014 the MBA-CSEA awarded Steve their innovation award for his work. He holds his own MBA from Duke and a chemical engineering degree from Case Western. Steve writes about careers for the Huffington Post and the Financial Times and presents his method at business schools around the world. You can follow Steve's thoughts on job search and its intersection with science and popular culture at www.2hourjobsearch.com and on Twitter (@Dalton_Steve).

Everyone who registers for this event will receive:

• Access to the webinar and the chance to ask questions live
• Video recording for download after the event
• Access to bonus materials resource pack

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