Question 1: Tell me about yourself

1. English for job
interviews

2. Question 1: Tell me about yourself!
Could you please tell me a little about yourself?
Can you tell me about yourself?

3. Present – Where you are now
Past – Where you worked before
Future – Where you want to be in the future

4. Present
Current = Now
Currently = Now/ at the moment
Actually = In fact/ in reality

5. I’m currently working as…
To work as + profession
I’m working as a waiter.
I’m working as a cleaner
I’m working like a waiter

6. I’m currently working at
To work at a + place
I’m working at a clothes shop
I’m working on a clothes shop

7. At my current job I..
I am working as …+ profession
I’m working as a production engineer
I’m working as a manager

8. At the moment I…
In this moment
In moment
Of moment

9. At the moment I…
I am looking for a job
I am looking for work
I am searching a job
I’m looking a job/ a work
To look for a job

10. Past
Before that I worked…
To work
I work
I worked
I work’t

11. Past
2 steps
1: Work
2: Work’t

12. Past
Before that
I worked as a + profession
I worked at + place
I worked as a software developer
I worked at IBM

13. Past
Before that
I was travelling
I was studying
I was finishing my degree/ my masters

14. Future
I really liked the job and now
I’m ready for new challenges
Now I’m looking for a career
in + AREA
Now I’m looking for a career
in + IT, engineering,

15. Future
I got a lot of experience at my last job,
but now I would like to work in …
To work in + area
To work in marketing/teaching

16. Tell me about yourself
Present
Past
Future

17. Tell me about yourself
Well at the moment I’m working at a restaurant as a
waiter,
and before that I worked as an engineer in my country.
I improved my English a lot working at the restaurant
but now I’m looking for a job as an engineer to work in
my area.

18. Tell me about yourself
Now it’s your turn!
Write your answer to the question
Tell me about yourself!
Present/past/future