I want to know the answer for this question tell about yourself?

Well, if you were asked this question in an interview, there is no single answer that everyone can use.

Instead, you should talk about yourself. Your hobbies, your training, your circumstances.

The best interviewees are those that can tell a story -- directly and to the point, but a story nonetheless.

The interviewer doesn't really want to know about you. The interviewer wants to know about what you can do for the company. So steer the conversation in that direction. The following are some examples of the kind of things you might want to talk about.

"Traditionally I worked in the XYZ industry, but most recently I've worked as a left-hand widget inspector with the Whiplle Company." -- this gives them a rough idea of you experience.

"I like a job where I can wear many hats. For example in my last job, I not only inspected the widgets, but I also sorted them and painted them." -- a concrete example of your flexibillity.

"I want a job where I can grow, my goal is to get one new certification every other year." -- shows self development with a measureable goal.

"I like working with people." (Assuming that you actually do). Back this up with something like, "I teach 4th graders how to sing in the chior." to give an example.

"Between work assignments, I taught myself Access and Excel and am approaching guru status in both of them." -- I didn't sit on my butt and watch daytime soaps.

At the end, throw in the hobbies to show how well rounded you are, "I like to read -- science fiction and science fact, write and work out." I also like to drink beer as a hobby, but I generally don't mention it since it isn't considered self-improvement.

Work on the story. Get it down to about 2-4 minutes (You'll be surprised at how short or long this will seem). Don't try to memorize it, but be comfortable enough with it so you don't have to think about what to talk about next.

Well, Old Fart has it half right. The interview is NOT about you; it's about the company and the situation its facing. Think about it -- the person doing the hiring has a problem and he can't solve it with the people he has now so he has to hire someone from the outside.

He ALREADY believes you can help him solve his problem -- he called you in to meet with him precisely because he knows all he needs to know about you.

So when you get "Tell me about yourself," turn the conversation back where it belongs -- on the company, like this:

Them: Tell me about yourself.
You: I've been a fan of your Whazzitz line for a long time and have gotten all my friends hooked on it too. Are you planning to launch the new version now as I've heard, or wait until you complete the testing?

When you focus the meeting on THEM and keep it there, you'll be hired so fast you'll wonder what happened.

How did you family/friends encourage you to get your education/training to go into this field? What happened in your life that made you decide that you wanted to do this job? How did your life bring you here to this company wanting to do this particular job? What moral/religious background affected your decision to go into this career or will affect your career at this company? What health/family concerns/ideals will play a role in your career at this company should you get hired.

Ok... not really sure what any of these people answering has for a background, but I can tell you they are sliding down the wrong track. An interview has absolutely nothing to do with your qualifications or history or any of that crap. That's all in your resume and in a background check. An interview is about your personality and your ability to communicate effectively and think on your feet. The goal of an interview is to impress with your image and your communication nothing else. In other words, it is not so much what you say, but how you say it, and how you look when you tell it. Trust me, coming from someone who has interviewed a ridiculous amount of people for my age, the interviewer makes up his/her mind about you the second you shake hands, if that first impression is bad, it is your job to win them over with some savvy, if it is good, just don't say anything to screw it up. Work on speaking into the mirrior and delivering speeches smoothly and not canned sounding. The last thing you want is to sound like you read you answers off an online message board. Try to get a smile or laugh, but tread lightly there fido! Good luck...

Best answer to that question I have ever heard...

"My name is Art Franklin and recently moved to the area to go to college. I was sitting on the john reading the paper the other day and I saw your companies employment ad. I thought to myself that is something I might be interested in and I bet I can be pretty good at it. So, I wiped, washed and gave you guys a call...and here I am."

The guy ended up breaking sales records and moving up the ladder rather quickly. True story.

I've interviewed hundreds of people for a variety of jobs for two decades and yes, I am interested in that "crap". I am not interested in "funny" stories, but none of the jobs were for sales that I was interviewing for. For low level jobs, rarely are exhaustive background checks done. For entry level college/graduate jobs, it is, but I still get a feel for who they are and what motivates them. Example:
1) I decided to be an oncologist because my brother died of cancer and my mom is a nurse.
2) I wanted to work for the federal government because I see it as a continuation of my patriotic duty after serving in the war as an air force officer.
3) I wanted to become a lifeguard because President Reagan was a lifeguard and spoke so heroically about them (Reagan saved over 100 people when he was a lifeguard) and he is one of the people I admire.

Have a 3 minute sales pitch for this. They obviously think you're qualified for the job if they asked you for an interview. They want to know who you are outside of cubicles. Focus on leaderships or community activities or awards you won. That tells a lot about who are you as a human being. Hope this helps.