Kate thought about the storytelling “Tell me about yourself…”

Recently I attended a webinar “Tell Me About Yourself” webinar from FlexJobs by Stan Miller.

Believe me or not, I didn’t expect to hear something revolutionary, but as an introvert who doesn’t enjoy interviews (and I’m actively seeking now), I registered. Stan is a good storyteller; I enjoyed every minute of the webinar.

He is a nice person and says interesting things. They can look simple, maybe obvious to somebody, but the devil is in the details. If somebody suddenly asks, ‘Tell me about yourself,’ I’m 99% sure you will describe yourself as shown in the schema.

While the story can be really catch and interesting. Stan teaches some basic at this webinar and they are realy priceless.

Your story can be interesting, informative and structural. Marvelous!

So I decided to create mine. In addition, I got a response from one IT company (Yodo1), and the first stage of interviewing there was a video answer to their questions.

I even changed my story to a 3-minute pitch, as the Yodo1 community prefers (they have the PITCH club to hone this skill).

Could you guess the first question in this video interview? Right! ‘Tell us about yourself.’ Unfortunately, they provide just 1 minute to tell about yourself, so I tried to squeeze my fresh pitch into 2-3 sentences. What a disappointment! All my interesting points and phrasal verbs were censored by time :)).

Anyway, it was an interesting experience. And now I have not only a good storytelling (5 mins), but a 3-minute pitch as well.

PITCH: “Tell about yourself”

Hi, my name is Kate.

My career began with a simple question: do I stay where it’s safe, or do I move toward what truly excites me? I’ve chosen the second path more than once.

I started as a building engineer, creating things you can touch and see. It was meaningful work, but over time I realized I missed technology and problem-solving — the things I loved back in school.

After almost nine years, I made a big leap into IT. I learned fast, adapted quickly, and grew a lot. But something still felt incomplete. I was delivering plans, not shaping them.

That changed when I became a Product Owner. For the first time, I could connect people, ideas, and technology — supporting teams while influencing the product itself.

Each step in my career came with doubt, but also clarity. Those moments taught me resilience, flexibility, and trust in my own decisions.

Today, I’m looking for a team where I can use this experience to build products that truly matter.

Thank you.

Kate Thought