Skill Professional Proficient Developing Incomplete Note

HOOK Outstanding Demonstrated relevance Minimal relevance; or Minimal relevance; or

relevance and (and possibly creativity). gimmicky. gimmicky.
Who you are? What
creativity. This
makes you stand out?
participant is
• Name of student
Includes all information. 1-2 pieces of info. missing. 3+ pieces of info. missing.
• Name of school
memorable. Includes
• Class or grad. date
•Reason for being at event all information.

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DESCRIBED Chooses compelling Describes 1-2 Lists facts/experiences Experiences described

experiences/ experiences/ with little description. are not relevant or not
EXPERIENCE knowledge to knowledge to illustrate Could offered at all.
Consider age/academic illustrate relevant skills relevant skills. improve on how they
experience and describes them are relevant.
well.

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GOALS / Describes aspirations Describes aspirations in a Description of Aspirations are not

in a clear and concise clear manner; they seem aspirations is described at all, or if
ASPIRATIONS manner; they seem realistic but are moderately clear (or if they are they are
What they hope to realistic and are downplayed, apologetic, they leave a fill-in-the- unclear and/or
accomplish via this targeted to a specific or unnecessarily wordy. blank); obviously unrealistic.
networking event. position. goals could be unrealistic.
Shows confidence.
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ASSESS FIT Demonstrates Demonstrates (A) Asks a general (non (A) Doesn’t ask any
knowledge of knowledge of specific) question(s) to question(s) to the
WITH company by: (A) field/industry by: (A) the employer in order employer in order to
COMPANY Proposing meaningful asking specific to assess fit with the assess fit with the
question(s) to the question(s) to the company, but (B) does company and (B) does
employer or (B) employer or (B) not demonstrate not demonstrate
discussing company discussing field specific knowledge of field knowledge of field
specific topics or topics or and/or company. and/or company.
information. information.

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CLOSING Has a clear strategy for Has a strategy for ending Ending the conversation No mention of ending
ending the the conversation. Job and follow-up steps the conversation or
conversation. Follow- seeker could be enhanced. follow-up steps
up steps indicate gives or receives Follow-up is (includes “Thanks,
action on the job- documents (e.g. resume) vague (e.g. “I’ll follow up”). bye”).
seeker’s part; but follow-up is passive
exchange of (e.g. will wait to
information has occurred. hear).

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LENGTH
The length of sentence
& the length of the
whole pitch. Do NOT
include the closing.
Pitch length is
appropriate. (Typically
7- 10 sentences, or
under 90 seconds).
Pitch length could be Pitch length is too long Pitch length is too short
improved. Is either too (14+ sentences). (less than 5 sentences).
short (5-6
sentences/under 50 s),
or too long (11-13
sentences).

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 GRAMMAR No errors in grammar 1-2 errors in grammar 3-4 errors in grammar 5 or more errors in
and/or verb tense. and/or verb tense. and/or verb tense. grammar and/or verb tense
Count errors; ignore
spelling/punctuation

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