Tell us about yourself. Whether interviewing via zoom or in person, the interviewer will ask you to provide a summary of who you are, what your background is and what you want from your next job. Come join us and share your story for 90 sec to a potential recruiter at our upcoming elevator pitch competition.
Your elevator pitch is a brief introduction that helps your audience get a quick snapshot of what you have to offer. Your pitch should reflect your experience, strengths, skills, and future career goals.
Who Can Participate?
- Must be a UVic student who self identifies as a BIPOC person
- Enrolled in a STEM discipline
Why Participate?
- Participation in elevator pitch competition is an excellent way to improve your communication skills and overcome your fear of public speaking
- Opportunity to attend our workshops on March 17th to build your pitch
- Receive personalized feedback from our panel of judges who are representatives from academia and industry
- A great platform to know your peers and grow professional relationships
- Win exciting prizes: 1st prize $100, 2nd prize $75, 3rd prize $50
How to Participate?
- Express your interest in participating in the elevator pitch competition while submitting the application to our scicomm conference
When to Participate?
- March 18th 12:30pm – 1:45pm Pacific Time
Rules:
- No slides
- 90 sec time limit
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