Can AI write my elevator pitch?
Yes. Give it your job, two results you're proud of and what you want next, and it writes a 30-second pitch you can say out loud at a career fair, a networking event or an interview.
01Why bot
- Squeezing your background into a few spoken sentences is a writing job AI does well.
- It builds the pitch from your real results, so it doesn't sound like a template.
- It can't hear how you talk, so you still practice it out loud and trim.
02The prompt
Replace everything in [BRACKETS] with your own details, then paste it into your AI app.
You are a career coach who writes short spoken introductions for job seekers. My current or last role: [JOB TITLE, FIELD, YEARS] Two results I'm proud of: [WHAT YOU DID AND THE OUTCOME, WITH NUMBERS IF YOU HAVE THEM] What I want next: [ROLE, INDUSTRY OR TYPE OF COMPANY] Where I'll use it: [CAREER FAIR, NETWORKING EVENT, INTERVIEW "TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF" OR LINKEDIN] Tone: [FRIENDLY, CONFIDENT OR LOW-KEY] Your task: write my elevator pitch. Rules: - MUST keep the pitch between 60 and 90 words so it takes about 30 seconds to say. - MUST use both of my results. NEVER invent numbers, employers, titles or skills I didn't give. - MUST end the pitch with one clear ask or question that fits where I'll use it. - NEVER use buzzwords like "passionate", "synergy", "results-driven" or "go-getter". - MUST write it the way people talk: short sentences, no bullet points. - If anything is missing, ask me up to 3 short questions first. Give me, in this order: the pitch, then a one-sentence version under 25 words for quick intros.
03Steps
- Write down your last job title and two results you can back up.
- Fill in the brackets and paste the prompt into your AI app.
- Say the pitch out loud with a timer and cut anything that trips you up.
04What can go wrong
- Every number in the pitch has to be true; an interviewer may ask about it.
- A pitch that sounds memorized falls flat, so practice it until you can say it in your own words.
05What to use
06Our test run
Sample input we used: A medical billing specialist with 6 years at a family medicine clinic. Results: cut the clinic's claim denial rate from 14% to 6% in one year; trained 4 new billing hires. Wants a revenue cycle analyst job at a hospital system. Using it at a healthcare career fair. Tone: friendly.
- The pitch is between 60 and 90 words
- Uses both results given and invents no numbers, employers, titles or skills
- Ends the pitch with one clear ask or question that fits a career fair
- Uses none of the buzzwords passionate, synergy, results-driven or go-getter
- Gives a one-sentence version under 25 words
What came back (excerpt):
I reduced claim denial rates from 14% to 6% and trained four new billing hires, now I'm looking for a Revenue Cycle Analyst role, can we discuss opportunities?
Majority of 3 runs; word limits counted in code. All 3 runs wrote a pitch of about 28 words, short of the 60 to 90 the prompt asks for, so the length check failed. A revised version asking for 5 to 7 sentences still came in under 60 words and was not kept.
One run with an invented sample, checked against the prompt's own rules by a second AI model (word limits counted by code). Your results can differ; how we test.