How to Describe Yourself (in Interviews, Performance Reviews)

• “I am fascinated by people’s strengths and gifts.”

• “I’m really good at figuring out who should work together and why they would work well together.”

• “I’m a collector. I collect information about people and store it away so that I always know whom to call. For example . . .”

• “I love pulling people together from all parts of the organization for a special project. Here’s how I did it in my last position . . .”

• “The most important thing to me is speed. I want to get myself up to speed on any new subject really quickly, and I want to find the right person to connect to this subject really quickly.”

• “I get a kick out of ‘wouldn’t it be great if . . .’ kind of thinking. I’m always cooking up new projects and plans.”

• “I think I’m effective at persuading people to put aside their differences and join forces to get something done together.”