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You are in an important interview, and the first question is, “Tell me about yourself.” This is no surprise, it is not a surprise, but it seems like it leaves you not knowing where to start. You probably could find various books that focus on how to answer this question, which might be helpful, but is that the right place to start if you want to become more comfortable when a question comes up?
The answer is that you should start by asking yourself the question.
Interviewing yourself, asking the right questions, and then understanding what your answers mean is a goal for this book. This is a starting place for making changes and preparing for the steps that change will require.
This is also about placing accountability for achieving your goals on you, enabling you to come face-to-face with what needs improvement. By looking within, you will show that you’re willing to embrace both the best and worst aspects of yourself and then accept who you are in this life. This is a starting point.
Going inside means you process information based on what you believe, think, feel, and what your intuitive senses tell you.
This inner place is your life force. It is your consciousness. It has no physical form, but it is your spiritual core, nature, inner self, and essence of who you are.
Some people are conscious of an inner voice that combines conscious thoughts with one’s essence of beliefs and biases, a filter processing.
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Amazon Review:
“As a career development coach, Brent M. Jones knows what he is talking about. I’ve read several of his books now and found that they are so incredibly valuable to everyone, but especially young people just going out into the “real world.” Every high school senior should be required to read Jones’ books. Interviewing Yourself and Asking the Right Questions: Learning What Your Answers Point To is no exception. This well-written book takes that age-old interview scenario where you are asked “to tell them about yourself” and flips it inside out in a way that allows you to really look inward and figure out who you are. Once you can identify your strengths, weaknesses, wants, dislikes, and goals, you can more effectively answer that question and, with a good interview, land your dream job. Most of us never really know how to respond to that part of the interview, but Jones provides all the tools to do so better than you ever have. Interviewing and looking for a new career can be nerve-racking, and by reading this book, you will find yourself better prepared.”