Fairs are a great opportunity for you to start building your professional network. As a student or graduate who is beginning your professional career journey, it is essential to create your own group experts that can help you with guidance and support on the short and long term of your career plan.
The below video will explain to you how to build a healthy and diverse network that can launch and lead you to success in the professional world.
Self-introduction
The first impression you will give employers is the key factor of the whole conversation. It can play a great role on where this short conversation is going. Remember, in any fair everyone is busy and there are many other students and graduates waiting in line to talk to the same employer. Therefore, it is crucial to learn how to give a great first impression in just a quick conversation. You can learn more on how to give a perfect first impression in the below presentation:
Elevator Pitch
Imagine yourself entering an elevator and you find the CEO of your dream job standing there. You would like to introduce yourself, background, and experience in less than 1 minute before the CEO leaves the elevator. This is called the elevator pitch. Having a professional and short self-introduction speech ready can help you network efficiently and might be the main reason to land your dream job one day.
Your elevator pitch should:
Practice your elevator pitch so that it sounds natural and always be positive when talking with potential employers.
You can use your elevator pitch in a busy fair, as an online message to a company manager, or even in any job interview. The below short video courses can help you learn, practice, and create a great elevator pitch for yourself:
