Throughout this program of study the importance of professional networking for further developing your I/O career has been emphasized. An important tool in your professional networking toolbox is your elevator story. An elevator story is a short well-prepared and polished description of what it is that you do as an I/O professional. If you were in an elevator riding to the twentieth floor of a building and someone also riding on the elevator were to ask you So what do you do? What would your response be? That is your elevator story. A very concise (you have to finish it before the elevator reaches the twentieth floor) yet detailed descriptive of how you envision your specific role as an I/O professional. It has to be worded in such a way as to be easily understood by someone who doesn’t know anything about I/O Psychology. A well-crafted and effective elevator story tells people who you are professionally; what problems you can solve; and what expertise you have to offer. An elevator story delivered properly should seem to flow effortlessly and without a lot of premeditated thought. While it may seem effortless and spontaneous it actually takes a lot of forethought and rehearsal to be able to deliver an elevator story. In this assignment you will develop your elevator story.
Write a 2- to 3-page paper in a Microsoft Word format utilizing at least three professional literature sources. Professional literature may include the Argosy University online library resources relevant textbooks peer-reviewed journal articles and websites created by professional organizations agencies or institutions (.edu .org and .gov). Include a title page for the paper. Include a section in your paper for each of the bulleted-list topics described above. Write in a clear concise and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources in APA format; and display accurate spelling grammar and punctuation.