Sometimes job interview questions can surprise us, but it probably shows something to the hiring manager about us.

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Here's the right way to answer when asked how to describe yourself in a job interview.

Did you freeze up the last time an interviewer opened a question with "Tell me about a time when…"? That's a behavioral interview question, and many interviewees find them tricky to handle. Job ...