Elevator pitches!
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randomlingThis is the last of today's spam. I swear.
I'm trying to write an elevator pitch for Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, to help me to reach my network on social media and maybe find work that way. (I'm really, really desperate for a job at this point.)
The thing about an elevator pitch, though, is the first thing they say is that it should be built around what makes you unique. And I have... literally no idea what makes me unique, especially in an admin-job sense. I don't feel like I'm unique at all! There are hundreds or thousands of people in London who can do what I do. So it's hard to figure out how to write an elevator pitch that isn't super-generic.
I did end up writing a list of things about me, but I'm not sure how much that helped.
Guys, if you have a moment, I'd love to hear one thing that you think is cool, or unusual, or even unique about me. (If you don't know, or you don't have a moment, don't worry!) Maybe that will help me figure out what to put in this elevator pitch thing.
I'm trying to write an elevator pitch for Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, to help me to reach my network on social media and maybe find work that way. (I'm really, really desperate for a job at this point.)
The thing about an elevator pitch, though, is the first thing they say is that it should be built around what makes you unique. And I have... literally no idea what makes me unique, especially in an admin-job sense. I don't feel like I'm unique at all! There are hundreds or thousands of people in London who can do what I do. So it's hard to figure out how to write an elevator pitch that isn't super-generic.
I did end up writing a list of things about me, but I'm not sure how much that helped.
Guys, if you have a moment, I'd love to hear one thing that you think is cool, or unusual, or even unique about me. (If you don't know, or you don't have a moment, don't worry!) Maybe that will help me figure out what to put in this elevator pitch thing.
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Date: 2013-09-09 06:49 am (UTC)a) You are proactive. Evidence: raising your own fund to get to YAPC, starting awesomeers. If you identify a problem you set about finding a solution, rather than waiting for other people to do so for you.
b) You are technically literate and, in particular, able and willing to learn/teach yourself new skills and tools rather than waiting for someone to give you training. This ties into being proactive, but the people I know who do employ people to do admin seem to spend a lot of time complaining that their staff will only use tools after they've received "training".
c) You would, I think, be good in a front-facing position. I'm basing this on the fact we got on OK in Texas (and I'm not much of a people-person), I also recall that you struck up conversations with people on the airplane and so on (when I just hide in my seat and hope no one will talk to me). You strike me as non-judgmental and eager and willing to help people.
I'm not sure how you translate all the above into job-speak, and while you may feel that these are skills that loads of people have, listening to folk complain about admin staff suggests to me that they are not that common, and certainly not in combination.
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Date: 2013-09-09 02:34 pm (UTC)