Throughout your job search, how and what you communicate is a key component to your success! Do you find it challenging to effective communicate your skills and more importantly the value you bring to a potential employer? If so, don’t miss “What’s In It for Me if I hire YOU! How to Effectively Communicate What YOU Have to Offer” with Janis Murray. As a part of the session we’ll explore:
- Message Mapping – What I’ve done, Why I did it, What I learned, How to identify accomplishments
- Communicating Relevancy to a Future Employer – How to convert experience into the value you bring to a company and boil it all down to a map that can keep you on point
- Verbal v. Written Communication – Understanding the advantages and shortcomings of each tool
- Designing Written & Verbal Communication Pieces – The proper approach to brag about yourself/tell about yourself, Explaining goals, Solid examples that prove what you say is true, Developing a “home base” message, and Written Messaging – Developing a one-pager
About our Presenter:
Janis Murray developed Murray Prep to help students like her own son and those seeking employment benefit from the relevant aspects of communication training offered to corporate clients. As a media trainer with MediaMasters, Inc. since 1992, Ms. Murray has trained thousands of corporate clients to improve their performance in interviews and presentations. With an M.S. degree in journalism from Columbia University and a B.A. degree in political science from The University of Michigan, Ms. Murray began her career as a television news reporter in Detroit, Boston, St. Louis, and for CNN in New York. Today, she recognizes the importance of matching one’s strengths to the needs and goals of the company or college. As a parent, she is responsive to the sensitivities of young adults facing new situations. This combination of experience and understanding is reflected in the individual attention each client receives in Murray Prep sessions.
