Tell me about yourself.

You'll want to align your answer with the company and its core values. The goal is obvious, tailor your answer to seem like a good fit with the rest of their team.

"I grew up in a small town in Valley City, North Dakota. At an early age, I was working in my Pappy's convenience store. I learned my strong work ethic from him. By the time I was 14, there were times I was managing the store. Everyone knew me by name and treated me with respect. I've always had a strong work ethic, which I learned from him, and he wanted me to follow in his footsteps. But that wasn't what I wanted. I crave adventure and needed to get out of that small town. So I did everything I could to ensure I'd escape that place, and that started with graduating from high school with a 4.0 GPA, and landing a scholarship, which I did at Berkeley..."