How to Introduce Yourself in English

Question：Tell me about yourself

Thank you for providing me the opportunity to introduce myself

1. greetings

• Hello
• good morning
• good afternoon
• good evening
  …

2. your name

• I’m …
• My name is …
  …

3. location

• I come from …
• I was born and raised in England
• I was born in France but raised in …
• I grew up in … but now live in …
  …

4. position and company

• I work at/for Google in the markting department
• I’m a manager at Google
• I work in sales
• I work as a English teacher
  …

5. qualifications

• I am a computer science postgrad
• I have a bachelor of arts degree in marketing
  …

6. experience

• I have 3 years of experience in the NLP field at (company)
• I’ve worked in the NLP field for 5 years
  …

7. family

• We are a family of four
• I’m from a family of four, I’ve got my parents, I’ve got a brother and myself
  …

8. hobbies

• I’m a big fan of go karting
• I am a keen runner
  …

9. age

• I’m 28 years old
• I’m in my late/early/mid-twenties
• She’s in her early teens
  …

Short Self Introduction

Hello everyone!
My name’s Tina and I’m a 28-year-old. I graduated from the University of (name) with a Master’s degree in Computer Science in July 2017.
I now work as a NLP algorithm engineer at (company) in (location) and I’m a big fan of watching YouTube and TED videos in my spare time.

Introduce yourself in A Job Interview

1. small talk

• All you need to do is be polite and friendly
• Keep your answers short
• eg:
  Question:
  Did you do anything interesting over the weekend?
  Answer:
  Yes, I went to the park with my family for a picnic
  I worked this weekend, but I got a lot done, so that was good

2. tell me a little bit about yourself

Focus on eductaion and work history

I studied at the University of (name) and graduated in 2017 with a Master’s Degree in Coumpter Science.
After graduation, I was hired at a small company. It was a great experience, but I’d like to find a job which is more challenging, so a year later, I resigned.
And then I joined in (company) and till now as a NLP algorithm engineer in the Research and Development Department.

3. What would you consider your greatest weakness?

My biggest weakness is public speaking，It’s something that I’ve spent a lot of time working on and in which I’ve improved a great deal.
But when I present an idea or concept to a larger audience, I still experience some stage fright.

4. What would you say is your greatest strength?

I’m strong desire for knowledge, passion for related technologies in the filed of artifical intelligence. I have rich experience in deep learning academic. Also, I have a good reading and speaking ability in english.

5. What attracted you to our company?

To be honest, what really caught my eye was your focus on growth.