Smoking.
And I mean the "lying through your teeth but
making the overall picture very rosy and sophisticated-sounding etc such
that the party at the other end is lured in by your deception and finds
it hard to doubt you" definition. Not the tobacco one. Apparently, this
seems like a pretty good life skill to have, whichever point of life
you are at now. I think this is especially good for job interviews in
future. The thing about job interviews is that they basically cover the
very surface of finding out what kind of a person you are. Some do have
extended interview rounds where they ask you to solve a case etc but
eventually, it's really those few minutes that matter in securing a job.
I really do not think that it is fair. Nor do I think its accuracy in
finding the right fit for the job is commendable. Ok, maybe I should
rephrase. Not the right fit but people who are conscientious and
actually doing their best for the company/project, and not slacking
their time away. Sorry but I am highly against this kind of people
because I have met my fair share of them. Anyway, back to the skill of
smoking. Those who know how to smoke their way through daily life
usually do well in interviews provided they stay calm and keep a clear
head. They are able to guess what the interviewer is looking for and can
come up with stuff that impress. In the end, they may get the job, but
their work ethics really remain to be seen. This is for all cases,
actually. Because like I said, it is hard to tell your personality from
just talking or even doing a personality test =-= I mean, I can fake my
results can't I? Unless you force me to take a truth serum (which
wouldn't be legal), who knows if I'm lying (big or small lie to polish
the image of me you would have)?
Day by day, I am realising how much this world is unfair and sucks. But then this is life. You win some, you lose some.
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