The Pitch
Define elevator pitch.
An introduction to who you are and what you do that "sells" your skills, strengths, and knowledge.
Define hard and soft skills.
Hard: Technical/quantitative skills and abilities (ex. coding, speaking a second language, CAD)
Soft: Social/people skills (ex. leadership, communication, adaptability)
____________ is the tool associated with UConn that can be used to view jobs, company profiles, and connect with career services on campus.
Handshake
Origin of the term "elevator pitch."
A pitch you could make to sell an idea in the time it takes to ride an elevator.
These action words are linked to this skill/competency:
Facilitated, Executed, Managed, Oversaw, Organized
Leadership
Follow up!!
List the four components that should be in your pitch.
1. Introduction
2. Relevant personal detail
3. Achievements/skills
4. Question (stems from research)
Action words should be ________ and __________.
Confident
Specific
Professional
Sophisticated
Two projects you will complete next semester to keep in mind for experiential examples are ___________ (UNIV) and ___________ (ENGR 1166).
Derby Car
Mars Project