Comments on: Re-thinking the “Elevator Speech” http://www.kevinkermes.com/re-thinking-the-elevator-speech/ Find the Job You Want - Build the Career You Deserve Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:20:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: How to Look for a Job without Saying So | Build the Career You Deserve http://www.kevinkermes.com/re-thinking-the-elevator-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-3860 How to Look for a Job without Saying So | Build the Career You Deserve Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:32:20 +0000 http://www.kevinkermes.com/?p=2555#comment-3860 [...] best opportunities for her knowing where her skills fit and are needed versus giving some blanket “elevator pitch” that isnt targeted towards the ideal job she is [...] [...] best opportunities for her knowing where her skills fit and are needed versus giving some blanket “elevator pitch” that isnt targeted towards the ideal job she is [...]

]]> By: Philippe gadeyne http://www.kevinkermes.com/re-thinking-the-elevator-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-3840 Philippe gadeyne Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:16:38 +0000 http://www.kevinkermes.com/?p=2555#comment-3840 The elevator speech should only be used in uncontrolled situation, such as, as the name indicates an elevator, where you have little time to introduce yourself. Since there is little time to find out detail about the other party, it is quite generic and only designed to open the door to setting up a more personal meeting. As you mention, the elevator speech should not be used in its generic form in an interview situation or in a one on one networking situation. Those are cases where you have at least a a little time to do some research on the other party and prepared a version of the presentation tailored to identifying issues the other party has and then positioning yourself as the solution. The elevator speech should only be used in uncontrolled situation, such as, as the name indicates an elevator, where you have little time to introduce yourself. Since there is little time to find out detail about the other party, it is quite generic and only designed to open the door to setting up a more personal meeting.

As you mention, the elevator speech should not be used in its generic form in an interview situation or in a one on one networking situation.

Those are cases where you have at least a a little time to do some research on the other party and prepared a version of the presentation tailored to identifying issues the other party has and then positioning yourself as the solution.

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