Comradeship // Freechat

On an interview setting, the best thing you can do is provide two or better three things about yourself - all of them relating to the job. These can be prepared in advance.

One (or two if you're going to give three) should be repeating something on your resume, like some kind of training, course, job experience, or volunteer experience that relates. And saying that it was important to you because you were interested in the subject matter and you learned a lot.

The last one you can provide is something personal(ish) that relates to the job. It can be made up or exaggerated. Like, if you're applying to a movie theatre say you really like movies and give an example - you used to go to see movies every week with your family or something. Or if it's like a landscaping job talk about how when you were a kid you always loved helping in the family garden. If it's not true who cares they can never check.

You can also provide as an additional one another quick unrelated thing if its interesting, like you into canoeing and competed in amateur canoe racing. Or like you play the tuba. It should be quick, and only mention it if theres something more than just "I like reading sci Fi". Mention a specific book you read recently. If you're lucky the interviewer will also be interested in whatever weird thing and that will.creatw some kind of bond. Worst case, it shows that you have perseverance or fortitude for sticking with something difficult.

Source: I interview a lot of people.