This self introduction by Sravani, one of my regular visitors, is a pleasant introduction to a likeable person. However, in an interview, the interviewer wants to know not just what a nice person you are, but what you can do to add value to the organization, so your introduction must move quickly to include more about your key strengths which more than anything provide the most firm basis for an effective self-introduction.

Sravani's introduction...
I am Sravani, I am from Secunderabad. My hobbies are listening to music most of the time and playing badminton, indoor games such as caroms , chess etc.

My strengths are, I am optimistic in nature, and my parents. Coming to my family back ground we are four of us: me, my father, mother and a younger brother. My father is SCR employee, mom house wife and brother is perceiving his B.Pharm 3rd year.

Moving on to my educational background: I have done my schooling from Keyes high school in the year 2002, I finished bipc from srichaitanya in the year 2004, i have completed B.Sc. Nursing from Yashoda institutions under NTR university in the year 2008. The whole of 2009 I was working as staff nurse in Yashoda hospital.

Right now i am looking out for BPO because as i got engaged last year, my in-laws are against me not to work in nursing department. So, i am looking out for BPO because as it provides good platform for freshers and more over it would welcome a person at any educational level with good communication skills and ability to handle customers.

Reply from Peter Fisher

Thank you Sravani, Self introduction is about how you introduce yourself and is something you must work on once you have been invited to an interview. You must get ready to create the image of someone they will definitely want to hire above all other job applicants. But you need a brilliant CV to get you there!

Self introduction is your key to interview success because you are starting from a baseline position where they have no experience of who you are or what you are like. Yes, they should have read your resume and cover letter you sent in, but that only gave them enough for them to want to see you in person. Now you are going to meet the hiring manager in person, you have a one-off make or break opportunity to get them to see you as the only person they want to employ.

As you know, interviewers will often rely heavily on their first impressions, to the extent that the interview becomes merely a confirmation of that first impression, either good or bad. So if self introduction is your key to interview success, the first and most important aim is to create a positive first impression. Everybody has an opinion as to how you do that: look 'em in the eye, give 'em a firm handshake, speak up and don't mumble; know your stuff. All good ideas, but what do you actually do and what do you say?

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Create A Favorable First Impression

The way to create a favorable first impression is to be sure you appear confident and open.

When you meet your interviewer for the first time, make eye-contact at the introduction and repeat the interviewer's name as you shake hands and thank them for inviting you to the interview. As you get seated, smile to indicate you are ready to get down to business.

What often follows is the invitation to 'tell them about yourself' which allows you to commence your self-introduction that is so important to your interview success.

This is the phase where you develop the rapport that will carry you through to the positive outcome at the end of the interview.

Because self introduction is your key to interview success, you must have previously prepared exactly what you are going to say.

This is not some lengthy story about your life, but a short focused statement that sounds interesting to the listener. You make it interesting by keeping it short (less than 3 minutes) and by showing that you are interested in both the job and the organization. This means you need to do some research about the business beforehand.

These self describing skills make a great interview self introduction & are the basis of job winning personal descriptions. This can apply to your interview itself, the words you use in a cover letter, or the way you write your CV or resume. The other obvious point is when it comes to your annual performance appraisal.

You can now download the "Phrases for Performance Appraisals Guidebook" and use the exact phrases that professionals use to write their concise and powerful appraisals

You can also read my article on Self Introduction for more insights into this important topic.