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I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by Stargurl20(op): 8:02am On Oct 23, 2024

I had a recent interview and I was asked to tell them my self In not more than five sentences. I started with my name, education, and mentioned three skills. It's a GT role and I'm a fresh grad. Although, I've worked as an administrative assistant and I had that on my CV.

My question is should I have added my experience while answering the question, despite being given instruction to to make it exceed five sentences?

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Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by illicit(m): 8:08am On Oct 23, 2024

We have simple, Compound, complex and compound complex sentences.

They can be declarative, exclamatory, imperative, or interrogatory. Each sentence type serves a different purpose.

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Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by femoric(m): 9:27am On Oct 23, 2024

There are no right or wrong answers to this question. If you had said fewer/more than 5 sentences, they wouldn't have known.

This question is just a way of selling yourself. In my opinion, they just wanna throw you off balance. If you, but with what you wrote up there, you did well.

Next time, please, briefly include your experience(s). These days, companies hire base on experience rather than on education.

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Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by Stargurl20(op): 10:07am On Oct 23, 2024

femoric:
There are no right or wrong answers to this question. If you had said fewer/more than 5 sentences, they wouldn't have known.

This question is just a way of selling yourself. In my opinion, they just wanna throw you off balance. If you, but with what you wrote up there, you did well.

Next time, please, briefly include your experience(s). These days, companies hire base on experience rather than on education.

But does graduate trainee really requires experience?
This not me justifying my response to the question, buy just wants to be sure.

Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by femoric(m): 10:19am On Oct 23, 2024

Stargurl20:
But does graduate trainee really requires experience?
This not me justifying my response to the question, buy just wants to be sure.

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In your case, you did excellently well by mentioning your skills.

Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by ruggedtimi(m): 11:23am On Oct 23, 2024

Stargurl20:
But does graduate trainee really requires experience?
This not me justifying my response to the question, buy just wants to be sure.

since you are a freshie...you should have indicated to them that you are ready to learn. Your experience doesnt really count here cos they know you are a freshie. But anybody wey won employ you go employ.

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Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by ilovewater89(f): 1:15pm On Oct 23, 2024

Stargurl20:
But does graduate trainee really requires experience?
This not me justifying my response to the question, buy just wants to be sure.

They are trying to evaluate you. What's the point of training someone who. May not have the mental capacity or confidence to make decisions...

Forget all my English sister, if they are going to take you, you won't be subjected to unnecessary stress jor

Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by Gbadebo19(m): 1:49pm On Oct 23, 2024

illicit:
We have simple, Compound, complex and compound complex sentences.

They can be declarative, exclamatory, imperative, or interrogatory. Each sentence type serves a different purpose.

Wait.....
Are you compounding the OPs problem or solving it?

Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by illicit(m): 1:50pm On Oct 23, 2024

Gbadebo19:
Wait.....
Are you compounding the OPs problem or solving it?

It's not complex now, she can say all those things at the back of her mind even in one sentence

Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by illicit(m): 1:52pm On Oct 23, 2024

Stargurl20:
But does graduate trainee really requires experience?
This not me justifying my response to the question, buy just wants to be sure.

Not necessarily

Skills will do

Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by Stargurl20(op): 2:00pm On Oct 23, 2024

ilovewater89:
They are trying to evaluate you. What's the point of training someone who. May not have the mental capacity or confidence to make decisions...

Forget all my English sister, if they are going to take you, you won't be subjected to unnecessary stress jor

I do not understand your first paragraph

Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by Juliearth(f): 2:03pm On Oct 23, 2024

Stargurl20:
I had a recent interview and I was asked to tell them my self In not more than five sentences. I started with my name, education, and mentioned three skills. It's a GT role and I'm a fresh grad. Although, I've worked as an administrative assistant and I had that on my CV.

My question is should I have added my experience while answering the question, despite being given instruction to to make it exceed five sentences?

With complex sentence structures and proper use of punctuations, 5 sentences could amass to a full page worth of work.

Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by otemeh01(m): 2:30pm On Oct 23, 2024

They said not more than 5 sentence not five words. This means that they wanted to get to know U but don't want you take too much time in doing so. They did it brief.
Something like this should do.

My name is Ada George.
I have a bSC in economics from the university of Uyo.
I have intern at GT bank where I worked as a front desk officer.
I am highly industrious, a teamplayer with problem solving skills and opening to learning.
Thank you.

The trick is to use this acronym FEES
First name
Education
Experience
Skills.

But u did well

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Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by trium: 4:43pm On Oct 23, 2024*

Did they read your resume huh

Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by ICTspecialist(m): 6:20pm On Oct 23, 2024

Stargurl20:
I had a recent interview and I was asked to tell them my self In not more than five sentences. I started with my name, education, and mentioned three skills. It's a GT role and I'm a fresh grad. Although, I've worked as an administrative assistant and I had that on my CV.

My question is should I have added my experience while answering the question, despite being given instruction to to make it exceed five sentences?

you don serve finish?

Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by Exousiang01(m): 10:26pm On Oct 23, 2024

illicit:
We have simple, Compound, complex and compound complex sentences.

They can be declarative, exclamatory, imperative, or interrogatory. Each sentence type serves a different purpose.

When I say Nigerian graduates shouldnt have more than SSCE most people take it for a joke.
Imagine the kind of question a graduate is asking.

I will be returning next week. my 1month stay here I have interviewed more than 50 people for the role of EA. all trash...
I will be returning next weekend and e be like say I still no get EA.

Re: I Was Asked This in A recent Interview... by Stargurl20(op): 4:52am On Oct 24, 2024*

Exousiang01:
When I say Nigerian graduates shouldnt have more than SSCE most people take it for a joke.
Imagine the kind of question a graduate is asking.

I will be returning next week. my 1month stay here I have interviewed more than 50 people for the role of EA. all trash...
I will be returning next weekend and e be like say I still no get EA.

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