Blue Collar Job Search Your Elevator Pitch

Blue Collar Job Search Your Elevator Pitch This is a continuation of a number of thoughts Im having as a work with a friend who is in a job search.  For the past four years Ive thought about job search and career management for someone like me (white collar, executive, degreed + MBA, etc.), but I havent thought a lot about a job search or career management for a blue collar professional.  Previous posts include: Blue Collar Job Search â€" How To Find A Blue Collar Job Blue Collar Job Search â€" What Do You Want in a Job Blue Collar Job Search â€" Identify Target Companies Blue Collar Job Search â€" What Job Titles Do You Want? Shame Today well go to the next logical place how to communicate who you are and what you want to do to others.  The most common time youll communicate that is (a) when others ask how your job search is going, or (b) when others ask what you do for a living. The reasons you have an elevator pitch (aka, Me in 30 Seconds) include: To develop/enhance your personal brand.  When someone wonders who they know who is expert in your space, you want them to think about YOU. This only happens if you help them know that you are the expert in that space. To help them understand what you want/need. To help them understand how they can help you (or at least start to think about it). Today I hope to have a chat with my buddy and hear a few versions of his elevator pitch.  Im guessing they will be about 25% good.  Im biased and think that most elevator pitches can use significant improvement Im sure his will need a lot of help. Can you state, in 30 seconds or less, what your brand/expertise is, as well as help me understand what you want and how I can help you? This is NOT easy.  You get 30 seconds to wow or bore. only 30 seconds to engage or turn off.  If you dont put time and energy in the preparation, Ill bet you will fail How are YOU doing on this?  Want to risk a bit and share your 30 seconds in the comments below? The JibberJobber Blue Collar Job Search Series: Blue Collar Job Search â€" How To Find A Blue Collar Job  (5/17/10) Blue Collar Job Search â€" What Do You Want in a Job  (5/18/10) Blue Collar Job Search â€" Identify Target Companies  (5/19/10) Blue Collar Job Search â€" What Job Titles Do You Want?  (5/20/10) Shame  (5/24/10) Blue Collar Job Search: Your Elevator Pitch  (5/27/10) Blue Collar Job Search â€" Personal Values Propositions  (5/28/10) Blue Collar Job Search â€" Job Seeker Newsletter  (6/3/10) Blue Collar Job Search Your Elevator Pitch This is a continuation of a number of thoughts Im having as a work with a friend who is in a job search.  For the past four years Ive thought about job search and career management for someone like me (white collar, executive, degreed + MBA, etc.), but I havent thought a lot about a job search or career management for a blue collar professional.  Previous posts include: Blue Collar Job Search â€" How To Find A Blue Collar Job Blue Collar Job Search â€" What Do You Want in a Job Blue Collar Job Search â€" Identify Target Companies Blue Collar Job Search â€" What Job Titles Do You Want? Shame Today well go to the next logical place how to communicate who you are and what you want to do to others.  The most common time youll communicate that is (a) when others ask how your job search is going, or (b) when others ask what you do for a living. The reasons you have an elevator pitch (aka, Me in 30 Seconds) include: To develop/enhance your personal brand.  When someone wonders who they know who is expert in your space, you want them to think about YOU. This only happens if you help them know that you are the expert in that space. To help them understand what you want/need. To help them understand how they can help you (or at least start to think about it). Today I hope to have a chat with my buddy and hear a few versions of his elevator pitch.  Im guessing they will be about 25% good.  Im biased and think that most elevator pitches can use significant improvement Im sure his will need a lot of help. Can you state, in 30 seconds or less, what your brand/expertise is, as well as help me understand what you want and how I can help you? This is NOT easy.  You get 30 seconds to wow or bore. only 30 seconds to engage or turn off.  If you dont put time and energy in the preparation, Ill bet you will fail How are YOU doing on this?  Want to risk a bit and share your 30 seconds in the comments below? The JibberJobber Blue Collar Job Search Series: Blue Collar Job Search â€" How To Find A Blue Collar Job  (5/17/10) Blue Collar Job Search â€" What Do You Want in a Job  (5/18/10) Blue Collar Job Search â€" Identify Target Companies  (5/19/10) Blue Collar Job Search â€" What Job Titles Do You Want?  (5/20/10) Shame  (5/24/10) Blue Collar Job Search: Your Elevator Pitch  (5/27/10) Blue Collar Job Search â€" Personal Values Propositions  (5/28/10) Blue Collar Job Search â€" Job Seeker Newsletter  (6/3/10) Blue Collar Job Search Your Elevator Pitch This is a continuation of a number of thoughts Im having as a work with a friend who is in a job search.  For the past four years Ive thought about job search and career management for someone like me (white collar, executive, degreed + MBA, etc.), but I havent thought a lot about a job search or career management for a blue collar professional.  Previous posts include: Blue Collar Job Search â€" How To Find A Blue Collar Job Blue Collar Job Search â€" What Do You Want in a Job Blue Collar Job Search â€" Identify Target Companies Blue Collar Job Search â€" What Job Titles Do You Want? Shame Today well go to the next logical place how to communicate who you are and what you want to do to others.  The most common time youll communicate that is (a) when others ask how your job search is going, or (b) when others ask what you do for a living. The reasons you have an elevator pitch (aka, Me in 30 Seconds) include: To develop/enhance your personal brand.  When someone wonders who they know who is expert in your space, you want them to think about YOU. This only happens if you help them know that you are the expert in that space. To help them understand what you want/need. To help them understand how they can help you (or at least start to think about it). Today I hope to have a chat with my buddy and hear a few versions of his elevator pitch.  Im guessing they will be about 25% good.  Im biased and think that most elevator pitches can use significant improvement Im sure his will need a lot of help. Can you state, in 30 seconds or less, what your brand/expertise is, as well as help me understand what you want and how I can help you? This is NOT easy.  You get 30 seconds to wow or bore. only 30 seconds to engage or turn off.  If you dont put time and energy in the preparation, Ill bet you will fail How are YOU doing on this?  Want to risk a bit and share your 30 seconds in the comments below? The JibberJobber Blue Collar Job Search Series: Blue Collar Job Search â€" How To Find A Blue Collar Job  (5/17/10) Blue Collar Job Search â€" What Do You Want in a Job  (5/18/10) Blue Collar Job Search â€" Identify Target Companies  (5/19/10) Blue Collar Job Search â€" What Job Titles Do You Want?  (5/20/10) Shame  (5/24/10) Blue Collar Job Search: Your Elevator Pitch  (5/27/10) Blue Collar Job Search â€" Personal Values Propositions  (5/28/10) Blue Collar Job Search â€" Job Seeker Newsletter  (6/3/10)