Finding a job is never easy. This is why people attend a lot of interviews so they could increase their chances of getting a job. Everyone does a lot of hardwork before attending an interview. Your confidence, skills, experience and a lot of other factors determine your success rate at interviews. When people try their best to give their best at interviews, somehow they overlook a tiny, yet important step that plays a major role in how the interviewer analyzes them. And, what is that? It is how you tell your name at interviews.
I know this sounds confusing. But, when you are thinking about how to introduce yourself at interview, shouldn't you be thinking about how you need to tell your name? In fact, your name is the first thing that you tell the interviewer. Surely you don't wanna make a mess of it, do you?
How to not introduce yourself at interview?
Imagine your name is James and you introduce yourself to the interviewer in one of the following ways.
1) Myself James.
2) I am James.
3) Hey there! James here.
If you had told your name to the interviewer in any of the above three ways, you definitely did not have a great start at the interview. The reason is, all the above 3 ways are commonly used, but ironically they are completely wrong. Let us know why.
1) Myself James is totally wrong.
Click here to know why myself should not be said at all.
2) 'I am James' is to be said only when someone is searching for you.
3) "Hey there! James here". This is unprofessional, something that you can tell when you are hanging out with new friends. The interviewer is not looking for a friend. He is looking for an employee. So, don't follow this style too. Now, let us see the best way to introduce yourself.
How to introduce yourself at interview?
My name is James.
Yes! This is the simplest and most professional way of introducing yourself at an interview.
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