Elevator
pitches take humble-bragging to a new level. At its core, the concept of an
elevator pitch is to squeeze all you can about your talents, strengths and work
experience into the time it takes for an elevator to travel from one floor to
the next.
The
beginning of the new school year is a great time for polishing your elevator
pitch until it is perfect. You can use it to answer common interview questions
as you job hunt, or just have it handy if you happen to run into a potential
new employer, anytime, anywhere. Working on your elevator pitch will also help
you clarify your work goals as you prepare to transition to a new stage of
life.
To
make this task easier, we’ve broken down the process of creating a killer
elevator pitch into seven simple steps. While reading through each section, jot
down a few sentences that cover the details of that category. Don’t worry about
the writing or syntax here; we’ll get to that.