{"id":24,"date":"2018-04-20T16:40:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T16:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/franke-career\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2022-01-19T13:54:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T20:54:30","slug":"the-elevator-pitch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/franke-career\/cdo-services\/getting-the-job\/the-elevator-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elevator Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The elevator pitch<\/h1>\n<p>Telling a potential employer about your skills in a concise, convincing way isn&#8217;t as easy as it sounds! We have resources so you can prepare your elevator pitch in advance and be ready to speak about the important aspects of your background and what you hope to do in the future. The goal is for this pitch to be approximately 30-90 seconds in length.<\/p>\n<h2>Elevator pitch resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>This <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2018\/08\/ElevatorPitchWorksheet.docx\">worksheet,<\/a> compliments of Dr. Kevin Trainor, Assistant Dean and Marketing Professor, W.A. Franke College of Business. This is to provide a way to get started on your elevator pitch, but never use this as a canned speech.<\/li>\n<li>This <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2018\/08\/elevator-pitch-for-candidates.pptx\">PowerPoint<\/a>, created by Jana Carpenter, Professional Selling Skills Instructor, contains an alternative template<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsb.stanford.edu\/alumni\/career-resources\/job-search\/networking\/elevator-pitch\">Stanford Graduate School of Business resource<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Written examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/icc.ucdavis.edu\/sites\/g\/files\/dgvnsk2236\/files\/find\/resources\/networking\/Networking-Pitch-Handout.pdf\">MBA elevator pitches<\/a> from UC Davis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Elevator pitch video examples<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mcb.unco.edu\/students\/networking-night\/examples-MCB-Pitch-Contest.aspx\">Montfort College of Business<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Ng1-ol1ux2lkq8Gd8zfcQcluwyUbsKg0\/view\">Marketing and Sales Example #1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1MKb6yWY2VE8yCVGTcOjxNNUuWDDpsQQP\/view\">Marketing and Sales Example #2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dGeZvZDRaZo\">Marketing and Sales #3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kooQggcOZoE&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Marketing and Sociology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<!-- shortcode-contact -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-contact\">\n    <div class=\"contact-header\">\n        <h3>Contact Us<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"contact-body\">\n                <a href=\"mailto:fcb-cdo@nau.edu\" aria-label=\"Contact Us: Email Address\" title=\"Email Address\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Email:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-email\">fcb-cdo&#8203;@nau.edu<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n                        <a href=\"tel:928-523-1291\" aria-label=\"Contact Us: Telephone Number\" title=\"Telephone Number\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Call:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-phone\">928-523-1291<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4>Hours<\/h4>\n<p>Monday\u2013Friday<br \/>\n8 a.m.\u20135 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The elevator pitch Telling a potential employer about your skills in a concise, convincing way isn&#8217;t as easy as it sounds! 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