How to Answer: Tell me about yourself. What makes you unique?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for an ADP job interview.
1. Tell me about yourself. What makes you unique?
What to Avoid
ADP celebrates the diversity of their teams, and welcomes varying perspectives, and individuals who are prepared to bring their "whole selves" to work. So, this introductory question sets out to start your interview on the right foot. Not only are they interested in who you are as a professional, but according to their values, they are also interested in what makes you unique as a person. So feel free to be transparent and let your personality shine.
Written by Kevin Downey on May 16th, 2022
What You Need to Know
One of ADP's culture statements is "Uniquely you. We know that it's our people who make the difference, for our company and for companies around the globe. Sharing ideas and perspectives helps us and our clients to be better, and we like to think that makes the world a better place." So
Written by Kevin Downey on May 16th, 2022
Experienced Example
"Well, I am a people person at heart, which is why I pursued my career in human resources. I feel passionate that a person should love their job, their career, and their work. So many of our hours spent at work, and we should make that time count. I did the best I could with my current employer, but there are certain approaches to how my current company conducts business that isn't in line with my values, and I decided to start pursuing opportunities elsewhere in an environment that feels like more of a good fit for me. I am not looking for any job, anywhere, but for a company where I would feel proud to work, and ADP feels like the right fit for me. Thank you for meeting with me today."
Written by Kevin Downey on May 16th, 2022
About the Author
When I started my career in business management, branding, and marketing, I mistakenly assumed hard work and integrity alone would get me noticed. Back then, I assumed the harder I worked, the faster I’d rise through the ranks. Yet, even in a meritocracy, this is rarely the case.
The goals of my peers competed with mine, and too often, they were better at getting noticed for their accomplishments. And, some of them were all too happy to watch me working harder, as they worked smarter, rising through the ranks faster than me. At one point, a boss of mine labeled me a stealth worker. They said they had no idea I was the one performing all that great work. If only I’d drawn more attention to what I was doing, maybe I would have gotten rewarded for it. So I learned most of my leadership skills the hard way, and the journey was long.
As a leader, my favorite part of the job came to be coaching others. I took pride in sharing the secrets to my eventual success, and offering my outside-of-the-box view of the role. Where other leaders were only in it for themselves, I was genuinely in it for the company and the team. So I taught those I mentored not only what they needed to do, and how to do the job right, but why each step was important. I spelled out how everything fit into the big picture and shared every trick of the trade that no one shared with me. Every single individual I mentored advanced far ahead of their peers, surpassing those who were only in it for themselves.
Another favorite part of the job was recruiting and building the perfect teams. For me, conducting an interview was an art form. I later volunteered my services at career fairs and trade schools, offering advice, from crafting the perfect CV and resume, to delivering a perfect interview, to negotiating a decent raise. Now I am a full-time writer, and left my management career behind me. Yet, I still love coaching others to succeed, and I love writing for mockquestions.com for this very reason.
Here’s what I said to a friend of mine whom I mentored a long time ago: “Every single thing you do, at every stage, can alter the perception others have of your professional worth. My goal is to make you look like an asset worth fighting for.”
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