Hi. This question, or a variation like, “Tell me about yourself” is used in over 75% of interviews as the first question. It’s critical that you have a good answer, as it is how you will form your first impression and can serve to guide the interview.
It’s a whole topic deserving a long discussion, best had with a job search coach who can help you build a powerful answer, but here are some general tips.
Focus on your professional and educational achievements. Only bring personal info in when it’s relevant to those topics.
Structure it in a “present, past, future” sequence. What you’re doing now, how you got here, where you want to go next in your career.
Keep it short, about 2-3 minutes.
As in the whole interview, keep your focus on how you can help the company that is interviewing you. They don’t want to hear about you; they want to hear how you can help them. Talk about your accomplishments that relate to the job you are seeking.
I hope this helps.