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THE PERSONAL PITCH:
SELL YOURSELF AS WORTHY OF AN INTERVIEW! â€‹â€‹

Personal Pitch Basics:

  • 90 seconds maximum

  • Sell yourself as a person worthy of an interview with Crystal Mountain Resort for a customer-facing position such as server, a ski rental assistant, or the front desk at the fitness center (most positions at CMR face the customer!). 

  • That’s it…. Be creative and professional and deliver it like a champion!

 

The Video Round:

Video Submission Opens: Monday, November 4, 2024
Video Submission Closes: Monday, December 2, 2024
Submit a 90-second video. Just you, speaking to the camera. Sell yourself, be professional and be UNDER 90 SECONDS!

  • Video file format must conform to competition rules (see submission link)

  • Up to 12 students per school are allowed to submit. 

  • Judges will review and winners will be announced via the competition website.

Personal Pitch Coaching Video

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How to be effective "in the box!"

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NEW!

BEST PRACTICE: Watch the video at 1.5x speed. This is the best speed for focussing on the lessons from the video

The PERSONAL PITCH CHAMPIONSHIP

Up to 64 students will earn a spot for the Championship round and compete LIVE on WMU's Campus on Friday, February 7, 2025.

The PROMPT is exactly the same: why are you worthy of an interview for a customer-facing position at Crystal Mountain Resort. 

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  • Round #1: all 64 students compete and the top 16 move on!

  • Sweet Sixteen: Four groups of four students will compete with the winner of each group moving on to the Championship

  • Championship: you will deliver once to a set of judges. Four championship round people will get ranked by judges for final places

Pesonal Pitch Video Upload

Personal Pitch video submission 

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RULES:

1.  Limit is 12 submissions per school

2.  Submissions must be uploaded no later than 11 pm on Monday, December 9, 2024

3.  File MUST be either an MP4 or a MOV file

4. 90-second limit is a HARD limit!

5.  Please make the file name: First-Last-School
e.g. nicole-deford-wmu
Please just use simplest identifier of your school.

Thus, Battle Creek Central could simply be "BCC"

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