Interview question

Tell them about yourself.

"Tell us about yourself" is how they find out things it's against the law to ask directly (I know, I've done hiring and interviewing). Answer with the information that's on your resume, give more details to a particularly impressive accomplishment, fill in any gaps that you couldn't make room for. Don't answer with anything personal in nature. Armed only with your professional history they are less likely to judge you for some random personal detail...living with your parents, just got divorced, you have five kids, etc. Sure, it isn't "legal" to not hire somebody because they have five kids, but they sure as hell can pick somebody that has no kids over you.

This question is an opportunity for you to set the tone of the job interview and emphasize the points that you most want this potential employer to know about you.

Don’t waste the opportunity by simply diving into a long recitation of your resume. This also isn’t the time to mention that you love flamenco dancing and bingo (yes, people do ramble on about hobbies and personal preferences many times and it’s a sure way to make a weak first impression).

Instead, try a concise, enthusiastic response that summarizes your big-picture fit for the job. This is also a good opportunity to share some information about your proudest achievements and goals.

The interviewer's ultimate goal for this interview is to find out enough about you to decide if you’re a good fit for the job opening that they are being paid to fill. In most cases, they want to like you. They are hoping that this question will get you talking. This question is almost always asked first, perhaps right after some chit chat about traffic and the weather. The first impression of you will be all about your answer to this question. Your answer here will also set the tone for the interview and let you lead with your strongest selling points [which are...?]

This is funny to me.
We had a group of pals who didn't care about the superbowl, and gathered to a vietnemese place we knew in Hollywood. Eventually we went dancing at a place in Westchester, west LA.

We were idiots, of course.

The next morning, the fellow who danced with my vietnamese friend, went for a job interview. The interviewer recognized him, from the dance floor.

I don't remember that being a problem.