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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ram Sabaratnam" data-source="post: 207501" data-attributes="member: 36738">Hiya [USER=40008]@acb0410[/USER]Great question! From my experience at assessment centres, elevator pitches can vary quite broadly. I've met candidates who've spoken about personal interests, covering topics from fashion trends to ESG policies to sports investments, as well as others who focused specifically on aspects relating to the firm or industry developments. I've personally found it helpful to focus on more commercial subjects or areas where I had strong knowledge and genuine interest (usually issues of regulation and politics/economics). There isn't usually a fixed expectation around the topic, so it’s good to be flexible here. I think the most important thing to  remember is that you're not just giving a very short pitch/presentation on a topic, but also that you need to (1) clearly present a viewpoint or proposal in relation to the topic and (2) that your views should be presented in a structured way so that the audience can follow what you're saying in such a short timeframe.Another thing I'd encourage you to remember is that you may have to field some follow-up questions. During an assessment centre at a US firm, I was pressed to elaborate further, and needed to come up with a concise, structured responses of around 40-60 seconds.Overall, I'd encourage you to discuss a topic that you're really interested in and, if you can discuss a commercially relevant topic, that's great too. Just make sure you take a view, are structured in your short pitch, and are prepared to answer any follow up questions concisely. Hope that helps and best of luck with the pitch!</blockquote>

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