THE SIXTY-SECOND ANSWER "Tell me about yourself" is the question candidates prepare least and need most. It opens almost every interview, and a weak answer sets the tone for everything after it. The best answers follow a simple shape: where you are now, how you got there, and one thing that connects it to the job on the table. Nobody needs your full history — they need the parts that explain why you're a good fit. A common mistake is starting from school. Interviewers care about the last five to ten years, not the whole story. Another is listing job titles without saying what you actually did or enjoyed in each one. The strongest closing line links the past directly to the role: "That experience is actually why I'm interested in this position." It turns a summary into an argument. Perguntas: 1. Why does this question matter so much for the rest of the interview? 2. What mistake do candidates often make by starting too far back? 3. What does the strongest closing line do?

O teu percurso não é linear, mudaste de área ou de função de forma inesperada. Conta-o de forma a que pareça uma escolha lógica, não um erro que corrigiste.

Situação: o teu percurso tem uma pausa ou uma mudança pouco habitual (por exemplo, mudaste de setor, tiraste tempo fora, ou trocaste de função sem promoção). Escreve o resumo de forma a que essa mudança pareça uma decisão consciente.