2017 MSOE Career Guide

Prepare your response in writing.

Identify three or four specific key strengths you want to include in your response.

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Write/draft a story that incorporates the above responses. Revise and re-write until it can be shared verbally in 30 seconds or less. Practice presenting your response out loud. Get feedback from others. Record it and play it back so that you’re comfortable with your response and can give it in a natural, spontaneous manner. By preparing to respond to this common interview question, you will make a good first impression, set the tone for the interview, and direct the interviewer to follow-up questions that center around the strengths that you have identified.

Uses of your “elevator pitch”:

 At a networking event or career fair o Use the above as a general introduction to your strengths and interests. o End with a question so the conversation starts smoothly.  At an interview o In addition to the above, be sure to describe what interests you about the job opportunity and company.

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