How to answer "walk me through your resume"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 พ.ค. 2024
- Here's how to answer the classic "walk me through your resume" behavioral interview question.
🎥 In this RocketBlocks video, we share advice on how to answer the seemingly simple question "walk me through your resume." Many candidates misinterpret the question and end up providing a long, rambling, unfocused answer. We share the true meaning of the question and three tips to make sure you can nail that question.
🎬 Video Sections:
00:00 Intro
01:38 Question meaning
03:35 (1) Career arc
07:00 (2) Distill your experiences
10:20 (3) Connect the dots
11:43 Conclusion
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Video starts at 02:40 min
These are some really helpful tips, thank you for sharing. It takes a lot to prepare for an interview and anticipate the underlayer of such common asked questions and this video has made it a little bit easier.
Just wanted to say thanks for these!
Simply great!
Hi Kenton, thank you so much for making these videos. They help me a lot while preparing for my upcoming Mck interview. Thank you!
Hi... I was studying flow this morning & through navigating links came across your excellent video. Very good points to bear in mind as I re-write my CV after many years. Thanks.
Very helpful. Thank you.
Great Content delivery by Mr Kenton.. . WIll be really very useful to Aspirants...
Really nicely explained.
Very insightful, never saw someone explaining this tough question in such a understandable way. Thank you!
Glad you found it useful!
Actually just did my 1st interview and nailed it on the "walk me through your CV," receiving a feedback that I'm a good story-teller.
Well, I based my story on your tips, so.... =)
love it I a doing this tomrorow!
Your videos are great and this one really explained everything in an easy manner. In questions like these, for fresh graduates should we and if so how do we include academic projects?
Thanks a lot for your videos about the fit part of the interview. I think your tips really help introductions stand out and they helped me land a McK offer. Thanks for the awesome work and keep it up!
That's awesome, congrats on the offer - good work!
Good one... thanx 😊
Your videos are as useful for graduates as they are for experienced professionals. Even though I get it that focusing on top tier graduates make more sense for your business atm. In any case, your case problems and answers are very well articulated and describe simple challenges, yet hardly understood or addressed by most.
Thanks for the kind words! And yes, we definitely agree - a lot of the core skills sought by consulting firms are super useful in a lot of different walks of life.
sorry to be so off topic but does anyone know of a tool to get back into an instagram account?
I somehow lost my login password. I would love any tricks you can give me.
This is simply awesome. Truly appreciate it, Kenton!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I wish I stumbled upon this video earlier. Thank you!
Anybody who would mention NHL '94 in an interview with me would get hired on the spot.
Brilliant structured video. Loved the clarity this video provides in shaping up the answers
Thanks!
these are so helpful!!
Thanks, glad you're enjoying them!
Thanks a lot!!! it's really useful and inspirational :)
thanks!
Thanks to your videos I got into a Masters of Architecture programme in England and have just completed my first year! Thank you so much!
Woot woot!! That is awesome
Great technique
Appreciate it!
Thank You :)
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Hey Kenton, thanks heaps for your videos - there's an overwhelming amount of online material for case interviews but not so much for the often underestimated fit part of the interview for consulting firms. I have 3 questions and would love your insights on these:
1) How would you approach or address your educational background in this question, and how important is it (i.e. is it even worth explaining)?
2) Would something in the following lines work: "I studied econ because ABC, then learned and became passionate about XYZ and that eventually influenced my choice of internships/career" ?
3) What's the best way when answering this question to talk about your academic achievements (i.e. GPA)?
Thanks!
Thanks! To your questions, 1) it depends on your arc but generally the younger you are (eg undergrad), the more important it can be because your early in the career and have less other experiences to point to, so it's a judgment call depending on everything else you're also trying to hit on. 2) Yes, definitely. When I was interviewing at Google to work on ads I cited that fact that I found their 2nd price auctions interesting because I'd studied that in school. 3) I don't know that you need to hit interviewers over the head with that, likely if you got the interview you already have a great GPA and it tends to be one of the first things people look at on resumes anyway, so they probably already know it by the time you're speaking :)
Is there a good time frame in which we can answer this question(lets say for 3-6 yrs of experience)? Maybe 2 mins is good or 5 mins is too long. Anything on that?
Hey Kenton! I'm not interviewing for a consulting position but am interviewing for a well-known tech company in a non-programming role. Is it okay to skip certain jobs if you cannot tie them at all to the job you are interviewing for?
Sure, it's really just a summary and as long as you frame it that way "the key experiences that led me here..." you'll be fine. If they want to know more about something on your resume that you didn't speak to, they can always ask. That said, you definitely don't want to try and hide experiences from the resume itself (eg, a 1 year gap in work history will look suspicious and likely be asked about).
Thank you for your reply. That makes a lot of sense!
you need a nice external mic to complement your 60fps hd video
Hey can you tell me what kind of internship i should do for BCG? I am doing MBA in finance and marketing
Hi there, I found a site that has some advice [ managementconsulted.com/mba-internship-application-deadlines-mckinsey-bain-bcg/ ] but I think it's best to just go to the Careers Tab on BCG's website. Maybe even email your local recruiting team?
Good Luck.
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What's you thought about using the same narrative to question - Tell me about yourself ?
totally works - it's the same question basically
Cutco 😂
does it work for freshers as well?? i mean what can you tell if it is your job and not only that.. you dont have a really attractive academic record.!!
I better not get asked to walk someone through my resume. I'd probably say "did you not read it?"
Hi Robert - That question comes up all the time! It's not because the interviewer is lazy but rather they are testing your ability to concisely sum up your experience to date, demonstrate that you have direction in your career and why they'd be the right next step. Good luck!
Ex-Googler? Why did you leave us? :(
Google is a great place - I miss it a lot! At the time, I left because I really wanted to learn more about aspects of running a business that I didn't think I'd be able to get in role there for the foreseeable future. Specifically, I was really interested in PM roles where the PM owned the P&L too... but those roles are few and far between at Google
@@rocketblocks I see, and I wish you the best! Hopefully one day you'll rejoin us, though.
Man.. Pls think about putting up a board where u can write the stuff.. Not just speaking in unlive tones