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Elevator pitch generator
Describe your background and the kind of role you want next. Get a short pitch for quick introductions and a longer one for networking events, career fairs and interviews.
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How to use it
- Describe your background. Write your current role, a past job or two, results with their numbers, your main skills and the work you enjoy. The pitch uses only what you write, so specific facts make it stronger.
- Say what you want next. Name the kind of role or next step you are looking for. Both pitches end on that goal, so the listener knows how they could help.
- Practice both versions. Use the short pitch for quick introductions and the long one when you have more time, such as at a career fair. Say them out loud until they sound like you talking, not reading.
Example
What was entered
- Your background
- Marcus Bell. Customer support lead at Juniper Analytics for 4 years. Manage a team of 6 support agents. Built a help center that cut repeat tickets by 25%. Before that, support agent at Harbor Supply Co. Skills: Zendesk, SQL, onboarding new hires, writing help articles. I enjoy …
- What you want next
- a customer success manager role at a software company
What the tool wrote
Short pitch
Hi, I'm Marcus Bell, a customer support lead at Juniper Analytics, where I manage a team of 6 support agents. I built a help center that cut repeat tickets by 25%, and I enjoy turning customer feedback into product fixes. After 4 years in support, I'm looking for a customer success manager role at a software company, where I can help customers succeed from the start.
Long pitch
Hi, I'm Marcus Bell. I lead customer support at Juniper Analytics, where I manage a team of 6 support agents and have spent the last 4 years helping customers get unstuck. One project I'm proud of is the help center I built, which cut repeat tickets by 25%. I also onboard new hires and write help articles, and I use Zendesk and SQL to understand what customers are struggling with. Before Juniper Analytics, I was a support agent at Harbor Supply Co. The part of my work I enjoy most is turning customer feedback into product fixes, so my next step is a customer success manager role at a software company, where I can help customers get lasting value from the product rather than only solving problems after they appear.
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Frequently asked questions
What is an elevator pitch for a job seeker?
It is a short spoken introduction that says who you are professionally, what you are good at, one result that proves it, and what you are looking for next. You use it at networking events, career fairs, on calls with recruiters and at the start of interviews.
How long should an elevator pitch be?
The short version here is about 30 seconds when spoken, between 60 and 80 words. The long version runs 120 to 160 words, about a minute, for moments when someone asks you to say more about yourself.
Does the generator make things up?
It is told to use only the facts you type, and every result is checked before you see it: a number, degree or name your text does not contain is refused and the answer is rewritten once. If it still cannot be written from your facts, you see nothing and the attempt does not count toward your free allowance.
Can I use the pitch to answer tell me about yourself?
The long version is a good starting point, but an interview answer should connect more closely to the job. The tell me about yourself generator writes an answer shaped for that question.
How many pitches can I write for free?
Five generations a day with no account, shared with the other free AI tools such as the resume tailor and the cover letter generator. Each pair of pitches counts as one generation.