Whether you meet someone at a bus stop, a dinner party with friends, your chatting with the bartender at the pub, you are attending a networking or business event, you run into an old friend or former co-worker on the street, or if you are like me, I tend to strike up a conversation with whoever is standing next to me in the grocery store line. This is your chance to summarize your value and impress them with your 60-second statement! When to Use Your 60-Second Statement: You never know when you’ll bump into someone and strike up a conversation that leads to you mentioning you are looking for work, or the person just says “so what do you do for a living?” This person could potentially be your future boss, they may have a friend or relative they know that’s looking to hire someone with your background or the company they work for may have opportunities for which they can recommend you. Therefore, it’s super important to be as ready as possible to always make your best impression. When you’re in job search mode, every encounter you have with another person can be a potential opportunity to network, and possibly help you further your career and land your next job. So, let’s start off by talking about WHY you need a 60-second statement. It’s a great tool for ‘selling’ yourself to a potential employer when actively job searching, it can be used for general business networking and it is handy for social occasions to help break the ice or generate small talk with someone new who asks you what do you do for work? Why You Need a 60-Second Statement: So what is a 60 Second Statement – well just like it sounds… it’s a brief introductory description summarizing your background, experience and career value, that you have memorized enough that you can comfortably say it at any time. Stay till the end and I’ll give you a fill-in-the-blank template and example to help you craft your own 60-second statement. In this article, I’m going to explain WHY you need a 60-second statement WHEN you’re going to use it, WHAT you need to include in it, and demonstrate HOW you can use it. Show art was created by Jennie Goforth, managing editor for the Center for Engaged Learning.Are you looking for work or considering a career change? Then you need a 60-second statement AKA elevator pitch! Jessie’s professional service to the scholarship of teaching and learning was recognized with the 2019 International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) Distinguished Service Award. In 2021, Jessie received Elon University’s Distinguished Scholar Award. In addition to coordinating the Center’s research seminars, Jessie produces the Center’s videos and other web resources and co-edits two book series: the Stylus Publishing/Center for Engaged Learning Series on Engaged Learning and Teaching and the Center for Engaged Learning Open Access Book Series. Jessie is director of the Center for Engaged Learning and professor of English: Professional Writing & Rhetoric. She is the author of Key Practices for Fostering Engaged Learning: A Guide for Faculty and Staff and co-editor of five edited collections on engaged learning topics. Moore, PhD, hosts and produces 60-Second SoTL.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |