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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would NOT throw the question back at the interviewer with "what would you like to know?
  It is an open-ended question for precisely the reason PPs have said--to get people to ramble, not focus, and accidentally reveal something telling like training for ultramarathons and the job being close to their house that have NOTHING to do with why you should be hired.

I would answer it like, "why should we hire you?"[/quote]

Actually as an interviewer, when I ask this question (tell me about yourself), i want to know the personal interests/hobbies/cool stories etc.

I already ask the 'why here, why this position etc. questions' so i use the 'tell me about yourself' as casual/social type questions.

i would give a +1 to a responder that talked about their ultramarathon training and actually that's the shit that really helps because lets face it...most of us get a few candidates that could capably do the job....however the hobbies/interests/attitude part makes candidates more memorable.

as for house proximity....i already know that going in because i usually google map the address on the resume (if it is local) to get an idea if this person has a easy/hard commute. If it is a tough commute, i certainly ask about what are their expectations in terms of flexibility, do they have different commuting options, because that could impact their ability to get in on time or stay late or mood in the mornings (if they have a grind of a commute). [/quote]

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