Too much binary thinking on the list...=20

You are right. People aren't going to evaluate based on the inverse of
the individual qualities, but rather compare the whole against a self
image. It should be obvious what "self-motivated" means in this context,
as well as the other attributes. There are plenty of people who are
motivated well enough to get up and go to work, are happy with that,
would not call themselves lazy, but also wouldn't describe themselves
"self-motivated", except perhaps relative to beer and the fridge...=20

I suspect that if you can't argue that you're self motivated to
yourself, lazy tag not even considered, you won't fit.

The description gave me a very good feel for the priorities and culture
of the place, and what they wanted. If I were looking, the next step
would be a self evaluation in that context. Well done.

-Skip


On Thu, 2010-12-02 at 12:32 -0700, Vitaliy wrote:

> Humor aside, the "extra qualifier" is there not to *weed* the wrong peopl=
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> out (although we can't completely rule out the possibility) but to *attra=
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> the right kind. AFAICT it works, because several co-workers told me that=
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> they applied to the posting because it "was the right fit" and therefore=
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> "stood out". People make certain inferences, for example about the compan=
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> culture and the likely traits of people they will be working with.


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