Not my favorite activity

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The biggest problem I’ve got with this whole job search is the selling myself aspect of it. I don’t like having to talk up the things I’ve done and would rather have things stand on their own.
I know that there are always other folks who will promote themselves as right for a job, even if they aren’t. So, if I’m not willing to put myself out there, I will lose out.
But, I find it very draining.
It took me quite a while today to write the thank you letter for yesterday’s interview. Not because I have trouble writing letters. But, phrasing the “I know I don’t have what you really want, but still want you to hire me” in a way I found acceptable.
It took a lot for me to find something that I didn’t think was either bragging or whining.
Then, I turned to my project of a “hire Frank” video and had to deal with the same problem.
If I just show what I’ve done and say what it is, it’s totally boring.
But, I don’t want to sound like a used car dealer either.
I’ve never been much of a sales person. And, selling myself does not come easy to me.
(Huge amounts of pollen making me feel like people are hammering my head don’t help much either.)

My instinct says “show them what you’ve done, it will be enough.” But, I know for a fact it isn’t. I’ve been told by people I’ve worked for that I almost lost out due to not promoting myself more.
I’m just not good at it.