What does an interviewer want to hear when he asks 'tell me about yourself ' ?

If your resume is your complete representation of you, then you may declare so. But interviewers are typically looking to know what's beyond your resume; maybe the lighter, social side of you. If you are repeating things mentioned in the resume, you're simply wasting time.

This question has been discussed in depth before. Do go through following discussions -

<a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/how-to-answer-tell-me-us-about-yourself-in-interviews.3959">How to answer "Tell me/us about yourself" in interviews</a>

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Feel free to post your doubts, questions. 😀

i have seen some posts saying that "Thanks for giving me an opportunity to introduce myself" Is it necessary? Like i feel its odd...i don't know why can anyone help me?

ACCORDING TO ME,MOST INTERVIEWERS WOULD PREFERABLY SEE HOW YOU ANSWER RATHER THAN WHAT YOU ANSWER............

In most cases, this question indicates that the interviewer hasn't read your resume before coming to the interview. Your answer buys him the time to read it and also saves him some trouble reading it!!

Anand TamariyaIn most cases, this question indicates that the interviewer hasn't read your resume before coming to the interview. Your answer buys him the time to read it and also saves him some trouble reading it!!

if so then answering the question (i.e. tell me about yourself ) in a 'cv reading' manner would be a help to interviewer .

Alok mishraif so then answering the question (i.e. tell me about yourself ) in a 'cv reading' manner would be a help to interviewer .

Tell interviewer..
"I guess you didn't find your PRECIOUS time to read my CV, so here it is..." 😁

Alok mishraif so then answering the question (i.e. tell me about yourself ) in a 'cv reading' manner would be a help to interviewer .

If "CV reading" means repeating word-by-word, then you're in trouble. That means
- you have poor conversation skills
- possibly, somebody else wrote your CV