Center for Careers & Internships
Adirondack House * go/cci
cci@middlebury.edu * 443-5100
Your Value Proposition
Use this exercise to help map out what’s unique and distinct about you:
What can you show an employer, graduate school, or fellowship that sets you apart from other candidates?
What skills do you hope to develop during your summer research experience?
Name of opportunity: ____________________________________________
(We suggest creating a slightly different value position, adapted specifically for each opportunity.)
My special strengths are:
Examples of how I have demonstrated each:
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I care about the following values:
Examples of how I have shown each:
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The most important things I want to get across about this opportunity are:
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Qualifications (from a job description maybe) that an
employer wants me to have:
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Experiences I have in my background to support each:
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