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Anon295858 · 11 Jan 2026
Help me with a question I had in a recent interview that I think I flubbed. Interviewer said 'walk me through your resume' and I found myself just reading literally what my resume says and not really going into more detail because that would take ages. What exactly are you meant to say when they ask you this?
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Nisha · 22d ago
Student Services Team Leader
As a HR professional, i would suggest below
Start with your current role and main strengths.
Pick 2–3 roles only. Focus on impact, not duties.
Explain what ties all roles together.
Close by linking to the job and end up with “I’m happy to go into more detail on any role if helpful.” So they can ask you if they want to know about any of your particular role.
Hope this helps.
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Anon794960 · 23d ago
Secretary and Executive Officer
It is a question that should prompt you to provide a quick summary of your achievements in your former roles that are directly relevant to the job they have open. Short sentences are best, e.g., "When I was [position title] at [employer], I achieved a [percentage] increase in [relevant metric]. I applied that experience in my next role as [position] to achieve an increase of [percentage] in [relevant metric]."
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Deborah · 22d ago
Sounds like they haven’t read it and want you to do their job for them🤨🤣
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Anon014755 · 23d ago
Finance Transformation Manager
consider providing an elevator pitch
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Anon944280 · 23d ago
It's kind of easy to fall into that. Sometimes they're asking cause it's more literal and they didn't look yet.
And sometimes they want you to describe more of it.
Like how your resume would cut down to as few words as possible, but you can talk for a minute or so about your last job and the real excitement you had for some of it
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Anon439353 · 19d ago
Senior Technical Business Analyst
Great stuff here. Along with what everyone else has said, try this.
Before you arrive at the interview you should try to anticipate how to make yourself memorable, and have some kind of CV elevator pitch. Come up with a brand (could be simple, like "great bloke, gets stuff done"), and the unique combo of background and skills that demonstrates this.
Interviewers may be doing 5 of these a day for a week, so bridge the gap using that brand. You do this enough, it also gets you in the zone!
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Abdi · 20d ago
Machine Operator/forklift operator
ask them, kindly without making me or you reread the cv which role in the actual cv they would like to hear about more. If they say something like the most recent role or a generic answer, they did not read it and are disrespectful and from there you can either be a slave or a free agent and move on.
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David · 23d ago
Cafe Supervisor
I might be wrong, but I’d approach it like a walk through your years
Depending on structure, school, uni, training.
Previous work, things you’ve learned along the way,
Then I suppose, what’s bought you to where you are for the new job? But I guess they’d figure that bit out, you’re at the interview?
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Neil · 23d ago
Store Manager
go with what you know. don't assume anything. be pleasent and curtious. use the mind set that you will or won't get the job. be yourself. roll the dice 🎲. I've talked with many people over the years. don't tell what you can do. show it.
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Daniel · 21d ago
Electrician
They haven't read your resume and have shown no interest in what you presented. Often times the interviewer has no idea how to interview.
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