Monday, October 9, 2017

Job Hunting Elevator Pitch

I'm an educational administrator who drives efficiency improvements in staffing which brings down the cost of production consistently. My business analysis skills creates metrics and operating procedures that partners with business units to drive understanding of the underlying levers of growth.

"I'm a sales management professional looking to lead a 100+ person sales organization, and am particularly interested in opportunities leading sales teams going through the transactional-to-relationship-selling transition. I'm especially interested working for SaaS platforms." 

It's not "I'm in logistics" but rather... 

"I'm a logistics team leader who specializes in driving efficiency improvements in established groups, bringing down the cost of production year after year." 

And it's not "I'm a finance guy" but rather... 

"I'm a finance guy who enjoys rationalizing finance teams in multi-unit businesses and creating metrics and operating procedures that partner with the business to drive understanding of the underlying levers of growth." 

You need to be specific and concise in your description of your ambitions, so that your network contacts, your future boss, or an HR recruiter can understand how and where you'll add value and improve the business.