{"id":"ind-job-career-fair-pitch","audience":"job-seekers","category":"applications","technique":"audience","title":"Write a 30-second career fair pitch you can say out loud","free":false,"task":"You're heading to a career fair and need a pitch you can say in about 30 seconds. Keep it under 75 words, plain text, written to be spoken (no symbols or lists): your name and what you're studying first, one achievement with a number, then the exact role you're looking for at this employer. No \"I'm passionate about\" and no claims beyond your notes. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"Your notes and the employer list (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"MY NOTES (Sofia Mendes, senior at Westbrook State, fictional)\n- Major: supply chain management; minor: Spanish. Graduating May 2027.\n- Internship summer 2026: Harbor Freightways (fictional), inventory team.\n  - Built a weekly report that cut stock-out complaints from 30 a month to 12.\n  - Did cycle counts in a 200,000 sq ft warehouse.\n- Part-time: barista, 3 years (not relevant here).\n- President of the Supply Chain Club (45 members).\n- GPA 3.4 (don't lead with it).\n\nCAREER FAIR - employer I'm targeting first:\nCordova Foods (fictional) - hiring for \"Supply Chain Analyst Rotational Program\" (start July 2027) and \"Warehouse Associate\" (part-time).\nI want the rotational program, not the warehouse job.\n\nAdvice from career center: \"Say your name clearly, keep it short, end with a question.\"","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":75},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 75 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part instead: \"5 sentences, each under 15 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Burying who you are","why":"The AI opens with \"Hi! I've always loved logistics...\" before your name.","fix":"Add: \"First sentence: my name, major and school.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Being vague about the role","why":"The AI says \"any opportunities at your company\".","fix":"Add: \"Name the Supply Chain Analyst Rotational Program and one result with a number.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Writing it to be read","why":"The AI uses bullets or symbols that don't work out loud, plus 'passionate'.","fix":"Add: \"Written to be spoken. No lists or symbols. Don't say passionate.\"","checks":["r2","plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Starts with name and major","patterns":["name","first sentence","start with","major"]},{"label":"Names the exact role","patterns":["rotational","analyst","exact role"]},{"label":"Includes a number","patterns":["number","30 to 12","achievement","result"]},{"label":"Writes for speaking","patterns":["spoken","out loud","say","30 seconds"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"A pitch is heard, not read. Tell the AI the order, the one number to use, the exact role, and that it must sound natural spoken.","rubricLabels":["The first sentence gives her name (Sofia Mendes) and that she's a supply chain management senior at Westbrook State","Includes one achievement with a number from the notes (stock-out complaints cut from 30 to 12 a month, or the 45-member club) and names the exact role, the Supply Chain Analyst Rotational Program at Cordova Foods","Reads as speech (no bullets, symbols, slashes or headings), doesn't say 'passionate', and claims nothing beyond the notes"]}