1. Your Networks: Natural And Created
2. How To Design An Elevator Speech
3. Resume Redesign Guide
4. Change Your Career Now and Have a Better Future
5. How to Indentify and Describe Your Dream Career
6. Tips for Introverted Job Seekers
7. Informational Interviewing
8. The Buddy System Model

Michael C. Thomas, Ph.D.

PURPOSES, FEATURES AND BENEFITS of an Elevator Speech:

• Can be used it in ALL work and social situations to answer the question "what do you do?"
  Keeps you focused on your target employer(s).
• Attract others to you by means of a clear, brief and comfortable verbal communication tool spoken with enthusiasm that connects with the heart of your listener.
• It is an audio logo.
  Create several 'elevator speeches' --- one for each of your target jobs.
• Rehearse each one 5 – 10 times a day

THREE EXAMPLES of Elevator Speeches
(Speeches I use about my coaching practice)

"You know how difficult it is for most job seekers with Attention Deficit Disorder to stay focused and organized? Well, what I do is help them stay focused, goal oriented, productive and efficient, so that they feel more self-confident and quantify their social accomplishments. I really love helping people make their life/work easier."

"You know how difficult it is for shy job seekers to contact strangers and to introduce themselves to others in social situations? Well, what I do is help them to create some questions to ask themselves that reduces their anxiety-related stress. They feel more self-confident, make more telephone calls and introduce themselves to more strangers in social situations. I really enjoy making it easier for shy people"

"You know how difficult it is for newly unemployed professionals to get a systematic job search launched when they have no outplacement support from their ex-employer? Well, what I do is help unemployed (and employed) professionals design a job search plan that fits their skills and personal strengths. Then, I support them while they execute their plan, get better at it and more comfortable doing the really difficult parts of it. I share their joy when they get the job they want easier than they expected."

STARTING TO WRITE YOUR ELEVATOR SPEECH: YOUR WORKSHEET:
Write the following items:

• The specific title of your #1 desired job at the top of the page.
• The title of your #1 prospective hiring manager
• The top business problem of your #1 prospective hiring manager.
• The #1 thing you have done to solve this problem.
• The tangible and intangible benefits your prospective hiring manager will receive as a result of what you'll do in your targeted job working for him/her.
• The intangible benefits you receive when you are effective at this
  

For more information, contact me at:

(919) 469-5775 www.lifecareerinstitute.com