Six Media-Savvy Ways of Answering the Tell Me About Yourself Question

Tom Clark

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Six Media-Savvy Ways of Answering the Tell Me About Yourself Question

Tom Clark

Xavier University, USA

Julie Stewart

University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash, USA

Brian Clark

Miami University, USA

Volume 9: 2016, pp. 105-116; ABSTRACT

This paper describes a series of exercises assigned in Managerial Communication classes to raise awareness of using a variety of multimedia tools to answer one of the most commonly asked questions students receive in networking and job interviews: Tell Me About Yourself. It uses data students originate about their personal experiences as a starting point for six exercises that show them how to use various media to promote their talents for job and internship opportunities.