Your 20 Second Pitch: Don’t Cold-Call Without It!
Whether you’re in sales, business development or a job search, effectively cold-calling “strangers” to get the meetings you seek is a crucial skill. For jobseekers, this is called accessing the “hidden” job market, where you’re developing new long-term relationships that can lead to opportunities.
When you cold-call, you have only roughly 20 seconds to gain their interest. At that point you need to give them an out or you risk making a bad impression; they may be about to run off to a meeting and keeping them on the phone would be a no-no. So if you haven’t interested them enough by then, you’re done. That’s why you need a 20 second pitch.More
Ace Your Interview: Tell a Great Story
by Robert Hellmann • Interviewing, Presentations, Recruiting
Hiring managers who know how to interview will ask you for these examples and have lots of followup questions. Those who are More