Introducing Yourself
The opening minute: who you are and what you do.
- Them
Thanks for coming in. Tell me about yourself.
- You
I'm a software engineer with five years of experience.
- Them
What kind of work have you been doing lately?
- You
Mostly mobile apps, and I lead a small team.
- Them
What made you apply for this role?
- You
Your product solves a problem I care about.
- Them
That's good to hear. What are you looking for next?
- You
A role where I can build something from the start.
In the app you can tap any word for a definition, and turn on a line-by-line translation in your own language.
Words in this dialogue
- comingmoving towards here
- tellto say something to someone
- yourselfthe person spoken to, and nobody else
- softwarethe programs a computer runs
- engineersomeone who designs or builds
- fivethe number 5
- yearstwelve months
- experienceknowledge gained by doing
- kinda type; friendly
- worka job; to function properly
- doingto carry out an action
- latelyafter the expected time
- mostlymainly
- mobileable to be carried around
- appsa program on a phone
- leadto go in front and guide; a dog's leash
- smallthe smallest of the sizes offered
- teama group working together
- madepast form of make
- applyto make a formal request
- rolea job or part someone plays
- productsomething made to be sold
- solvesfinds an answer to
- problemsomething that is wrong
- careto look after; to mind
- that'sshort for that is
- goodof a high standard
- hearto take in sound
- lookingsearching; turning your eyes to
- nextthe one after this; beside
- buildto make something
- somethinga thing not named
- startto begin
More in this situation
- Talking About Strengths8 turns
- Talking About Weaknesses8 turns
- Walking Through a Project8 turns
- Working With Others8 turns
- Talking About Salary8 turns
- Asking Your Own Questions8 turns
- Explaining a Gap8 turns
- Asking About Remote Work8 turns
- A Phone Screen8 turns
- Following Up After the Interview8 turns
- Getting an Offer8 turns
- Turning an Offer Down8 turns
- Giving References8 turns
- A Take-Home Task8 turns