Introduce yourself in an English job interview

“Tell me about yourself” is an invitation to explain what is relevant to the job. Prepare a short introduction you can adapt. Keep every claim true: simple English with a real example is more useful than a memorised speech about experience you do not have.

Try it in daily life

For a customer-service interview in Ethiopia, use this fictional example as a structure: “I’m Hana. I recently finished my studies. I helped customers in our family shop, and I would like to use that experience in this role.” Replace every detail with something true about you.

Use three parts

1. Your current situation: what you do or what you recently studied.
2. A relevant skill: one skill and a real example of using it.
3. Your reason for applying: how the role connects to your interests or experience.

Useful patterns:

A worked example

“My name is Hana. I currently work as a shop assistant. I help customers find products and keep stock records. For example, I check the stock list at the end of each day. I'm interested in this role because I enjoy helping customers and want to develop my service skills.”

This is an invented practice example, not a claim about a Banana learner. Notice the specific action, “check the stock list,” instead of a vague claim such as “I am the best employee.”

If this is your first job

Use an honest example from a class, a project, volunteering, or another responsibility. You can say: “I recently finished my accounting course. In a class project, I organised our team's expense records.” Only use that example if it describes something you actually did.

If a question is unclear, say: “Could you explain what you mean, please?” You can also pause briefly to think before answering.

Try it yourself

1. Complete: “I'm interested ___ this role because I enjoy helping customers.”
2. Replace “I am hardworking” with one action that demonstrates your effort.
3. Write an introduction of four or five sentences using the three parts above.

Check your answers

1. in: “interested in this role.”
2. Example: “I check every order before sending it.” Choose a truthful action from your experience.
3. Check that your introduction includes your situation, an example, and a reason. Read it aloud and remove any sentence you cannot explain in your own words.

Practise a follow-up question, too. Banana's AI practice can help you rehearse, but it cannot guarantee a job or replace advice about a specific employer.