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Feb 22 / 5:28pm

A well crafted elevator speech can get you your next job or promotion

        All job seekers whether searching for that first real job or looking to replace your current or former job, need to have a concise personal benefit statement that succinctly describes;

 

(1) What you offer to a potential employer (value)

(2) What skills you possess (features),

(3) What you want to do (passions)

(4) What you are willing to do (flexibility)

       

        One should be able to eloquently articulate this statement in sixty seconds or less. One should also be able to tailor this statement on the fly, so as to adapt it to the needs of a prospective employer. Many refer to this sixty second self promotion statement as an “elevator speech.” It is called an elevator speech because one should be able to deliver it between floors on an elevator ride.

        Much of my personal selling and relationship building success can be attributed to my learned ability to tell a person typically within the first two sentences, why and how they will benefit from further communication and involvement either with me or the products and services that I represent.  Virtually all employees are expected to do more with less these days and this widely held expectation has made most of us more impatient than ever before. Conversing with someone who can articulate what they want or need with a few well crafted sentences is a pleasurable experience.  Most employers that I know look favorably upon those candidates who can get to the point eloquently and quickly and then have the sense to stop talking and listen for cues.  Not coincidentally, top salespeople possess similar traits.

For more tips on landing your next job, visit my web site for a free sample download of my new book; Drumming Up Your Career

Happy Career Hunting

Paul

Paul Tasca     

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Drumming Up Your Career                                        

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