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Job Hunt: 4 Steps To A Kick-Ass Elevator Pitch

Mary Eileen Williams | Posted 11.18.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Second Act, Finding a Job, Jobs Post 50, Careers, Elevator Speech, Job Search Tips, Fifty News, Job Search Advice, Encore Career, Job Hunting, Reinvention, Branding Statement, Looking for Work After 50, Job Search, Career Change, Baby Boomers, Fifty News
Mary Eileen Williams

How do you go about making the most critical message of your job search -- your branding statement -- a powerful one? How can you engage your listeners and leave them wanting more? How can you sell yourself without sounding boastful and self-serving?

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Make a Good Impression in 30 Seconds

Ron Ashkenas | Posted 04.18.2012 | Business
Read More: Personal Effectiveness, Managing Yourself, Communication, Good First Impression, First Impression, Make a Good Impression, Elevator Speech, Super Bowl Commercials, Business News
Ron Ashkenas

Mini-impressions do count. And although you never get a second chance to make a first impression, you do get many chances to make the next impression.

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Why Entrepreneurs Should Ditch The Elevator Pitch

Michael Port | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Small Business, Elevator-Pitch, Elevator Speech, Venture Capital, Clients, Small Business America, Business News
Michael Port

Many professionals fail to build thriving businesses because they struggle to articulate exactly what they can offer. You know, that 30-second commercial that's supposed to wow.

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Real Estate and Business Concerns Are Front and Center at the MBA

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Loan Underwriting, Fha, Apartments, Single Family Homes, Elevator Speech, James Carville, Fannie Mae, Construction Loans, Mary Matalin, Real Estate, Multifamily Rental, Federal Housing Administration, Mortgage Bankers Association, Small Business Owners, Freddie Mac, Borrowing Money, Business News, Lending Programs, Refinance, Commercial Real Estate, Mba, Jamie Woodwell, Business News
Jerry Chautin

Near term, economists tell us that less homebuyers and more apartment renters are in our future. Yet, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports that ...

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Fifty Lessons Learned from a Decade of Service in International Development

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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Jim Luce

I recently had the honor of addressing the Fellows of the New York City New Leaders Council as part of their 2010 Institute. My topic was "Lessons in Non-Profit Management and International Development."

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