How to introduce yourself in interviews

To whom you are introducing yourself matters a lot. Your answer to 'Introduce yourself' should vary based on to whom you are introducing yourself. Usually in IT we have technical discussion, manager discussion and hr discussion. Keep following points in mind while introducing yourself.

If you are introducing yourself to HR:

1. Tell your name
2. Year of experience
3. Current organisation
4. Notice period if any
5. Your current role
6. Area of expertise

Example:

"Hi, I am John Doe having around 8 Yrs of relevant experience. I am currently working with Facebook as a Senior Quality Analyst since last 3 years. I am currently serving notice period and left with 30 more days to serve. I majorly worked on Core Java, Selenium WebDriver, REST API Testing and tools like Postman, JIRA, Github etc."

This will help HR to understand whether the candidate meets the job requirement that her organisation has. Do not brief about your project or do not talk more on technical aspect of your project. HR is least concerned to such details. HR only looks if the candidate is matching with JD, is he immediate joiner, is his/her experience is matching the requirements her organisation has.

If you are introducing yourself in technical round:

1. Tell your name
2. Year of experience
3. Current organisation
4. Your current role
5. Area of expertise in detail
6. Project you worked on along with technologies used in current project
7. Your roles and responsibilities in current project

Example:

"Hi, I am John Doe having around 8 Yrs of relevant experience. I am currently working with Facebook as a Senior Quality Analyst since last 3 years. I have proven knowledge of Core Java, Selenium WebDriver, REST API Automation and different frameworks like Keyword, TDD and BDD. I also have good understanding of Page Object Model. In my current organisation I was responsible to write and maintain Test Automation Scripts, find and raise defects in JIRA, maintain test scripts on Github and CI/CD using Jenkins and generating reports on Jenkins using Allure/Extent Report."

This introduction will help technical interviewer to choose the set of questions that need to be asked. Try to differentiate between technologies you have worked and technologies you haven't worked but are aware of. Technical interviewer is more concerned about your technical and problem solving skills. He is least bothered about your notice period, location preferences and current CTC.

If you are introducing yourself in manager round:

1. Tell your name
2. Year of experience
3. Current organisation
4. Your current role
5. Area of expertise in detail
6. Your roles and responsibilities in current project
7. Awards/Recognitions/Certifications you received
8. International clients you have worked with

Example:

"Hi, I am John Doe having around 8 Yrs of relevant experience. I am currently working with Facebook as a Senior Quality Analyst since last 3 years. My majority of work experience is in Core Java, Selenium WebDriver, REST API Testing and tools like Postman, JIRA, Github etc. I have worked with US/UK based clients. I have attended all Agile ceremonies conducted by my company or clients. I have received Pat-on-the-back award for my recent work. I have completed ISTQB and Agile Scrum certification."

This will help manager to understand how comfortable you are with international clients and Agile methodology. Manager will choose his/her set of questions according to your introduction. Managers are more concerned about candidates who are team players, having positive attitudes, adaptable to changes, consistent and a problem solver.

I hope this will help you to introduce yourself hereafter in more better and decent way. I urge experts to add-on if I missed something here.

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