The answer is yes. But first a story:

A panda walks into a bar, orders and eats a meal, pulls out a six-shooter, fires it into the air, and starts to walk out. The puzzled waiter looks at him and asks, ‘Why?’ The panda throws a poorly punctuated dictionary on the table and says, ‘I’m a panda. Look it up. The waiter finds the definition and reads, ‘Panda: Large black and white mammal, indigenous to China. Food source: eats, shoots, and leaves.’”

Lynn Truss could have called her book on punctuation, The Proper Guide to Punctuation but it does not have the same impact as Eats, Shoots & Leaves, her wildly popular punctuation guide.

Most job seekers make the same mistake…when asked to tell something about themselves, instead of creating a memorable statement about who they are, what they might be able to bring a company, they flounder like a dying mackerel on the dock, mumble, mumble, mumble…er, er, um…well, I am yadayadayada.

Take some time to craft a 15-30 elevator pitch about yourself just for these situations. And remember the famous words of Jerry Garcia:

It’s not enough to be the best at what you do; you must be perceived as the only one who does what you do.

You are a unique jobseeker with unique talents…craft your own personal pitch to become more memorable and less forgettable.

More on this later…with some ideas you can hopefully use.