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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/19705
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_"Write an elevator speech for prospective employers"_ is an action-item that's dogged me for weeks. Perhaps this is the place to reach out and admit-- _I've got a bad case of writer's block on this._

Anywhoo - **I know how to write an elevator speech** for a **company** , a **project** , a **product** , a Six Sigma process improvement, a Web site a... _you get the idea._

As a 30-second pitch to a potential employer, I can't get past the following:

_"Hi my name is Chris and I would like to work for **Company A,** especially because **Reasons X, Y and Z.** Here is my card."_

My counselor wants this parsed into a static phrase. She yells at me every week about this. I feel there are too many variables to box _me+my (alleged) career_ into a precise phrase. It makes more sense to have a framework (as above) then improvise based on the setting, person, timing...etc. right?

Still if I could get a simple phrase going? It would be one less thing a government bureacrat has in her arsenal of things to yell at me about.

_plz note:_ Not asking anyone to _"write it for me_" -- suggestions; ideas; guidance much appreciated. A fill-in-the-blank format would be great; like a mad-lib but for a freelancer looking for PT or FT work.

advance thanks -t

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