Looking for work? Listen to jobseekers perfect their elevator pitch
Counselors and trainers at the nonprofit HIRED try to help job hunters get a leg up by teaching the classic elevator pitch.
Annie Baxter / MPR News
Recent economic reports suggest that the odds of those seeking jobs in Minnesota are the best they've been in years. But many unemployed people still struggle to find jobs.
The Twin Cities-based nonprofit HIRED is training workers to sell their skills with the 30-second summary known as an elevator pitch. Click on the audio link above to hear a snapshot of unemployed workers learning the art of the elevator speech.
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