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Back up what I say - do you mean like writing samples?
Gotem.
Actually, I find that physical evidence is not the
important element in selling myself. Very, very few
can talk about what makes themselves unique. I can.
I have always found it to be the case that, if they
are looking for my unique skills, my verbal
description of my unique process sells.
Tony Markos
--- John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
> > Yes, that is what unique means - and yes I can
> solidly
> > uniquely position myself.
>
> Tony...in all seriousness...what you say might be
> fine, depending on
> what came before and after it, and how you delivered
> it. My problem
> with it, and I'd have this problem if you were
> interviewing for me,
> is that it is completely subjective. It's something
> anyone could say.
>
> To me, you'd have to back it up with qualifyable
> evidence that let's
> me know that the skills you claim that allows you to
> make that
> assertion must be skills that I and my department
> can use.
>
>
>
> John Posada
> Senior Technical Writer
>
> "So long and thanks for all the fish."
>
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