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Question 17 of 35
Tell me something about yourself that I wouldn't know from reading your resume.
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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
The interviewer would like to get to know you apart from what is on your resume. Be creative. You can showcase your personality, unique skills, hobbies, or personal accomplishments that attest to your skills. Make yourself more memorable, be confident, and be yourself. Here is some additional advice from one of IBM's recruiters: "First, take a deep breath, and make sure to maintain your confidence regarding your experience and knowledge. Then, review the job description as many times as you can. And finally, organize your ideas, having three or four selling points that make you stand out from the crowd in your mind."
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"I am an avid marathon runner and have traveled to 10 countries in the last eight years to compete in a variety of races. I am a competitive individual and enjoy keeping fit."
Kimberly is a freelance writer and editor with a decade of experience in the education field, including her time as a pre-kindergarten teacher.
"I am bilingual in Spanish and have some proficiency in French and Italian, too. I am also a huge Harry Potter fan and could pretty much quote each book to you."
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"In college, I designed a social media platform for the hearing impaired. It also had an auto-translate tool that allowed for an alternate sign language emoji keyboard that would translate to roughly eighty out of the most common sign languages. A small feat, considering there are over three hundred sign languages."
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