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Nice to hear that some areas of the government adopt a sensible view of what is appropriate. Spare bedrooms may be a luxury in some cases but not in yours!

... oh and you a leech? behave yourself. Anyone who dared to call you that in public would have me, and a lot of others , to answer to!!!!!!!!

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dilli, people like you are who the benefits system is meant to help out. Unfortunately, it is the minority of people who take the system for a mug that make people judge everybody on benefits unfairly.

On a side note, been short-listed for interview for a warehouse job. It will be packing computer components and computers up for sending out as well as basic software jobs on the PC's before leaving. A job that I can do with my eyes closed, so hopefully I won't cock it up in the interview like I always seem to do. All very well people saying sell yourself, but when faced with lack of confidence it is hard to sell yourself well.

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Thank you all :)

@mark I hope you get the job :tu:

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Cheers all :)

@mark I hope you get it :tu: - it's not with iiyama is it?

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@ Mark.

Just be you. Some people are comfortable to 'sell themselves' but if it makes you uncomfortable in any way then that is not the way for you.

Write down a list of all the reasons you are the right person for this job, from your technical skills right down to making a good brew or caring about your fellow workmates. Read that list over and over again in the lead up to your interview.

During the interview always take a deep breath before you answer any question, this will give you time to remember your list and reinforce the impression that you are giving a considered answer.

I interviewed many people, and those I recommended for employment were not always those that could sell themselves to me. I would rather have had someone who thought before they answered, and who quietly knew what their strengths were any day over some one who gave slick answers and had an inflated idea of what they were capable of.

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Thanks dilli, and I will certainly do that jo. I know where my strengths are and just need to convey them to the interviewer in the right manner.

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@ dilli that's excellent news and and you are not leeching off anybody, you have a disability that entitles a room set aside, a room very much needed for use by yourself.

@ MarkC1984 Good Luck.

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I don't imagine anyone who knows you believes that. :tu:

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Good luck. It's not easy but have you ever bought anything from someone who didn't seem very confident about it? That's effectively what you'd be asking an employer if you can't be confident in your ability to do the job and the other things you feel you have to offer. All you have to remember is that they liked you enough to grant you an interview so nothing in your CV was significantly offputting. The rest is down to you but it'll help if you show you know something about the company and its business. If there has been mention of promotion potential in due course then it'd be good for you to have some thoughts as to where you'd ideally see yourself going and what you could add to the company. However if this really is just a job with nowhere else to go, you'd probably be wise not to stress your eagerness to move onwards and upwards just yet.

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Nice to be back on this page for a while I could not get into the site at all. just back from Nashville & had a wonderful time. Excellent Country Music, weather 85, 90each day, Hope everyone is keeping Ok

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Our friend has just come out of hospital after having another stent put in.

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I'm glad they are out :) :tu:

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Thanks dilli because as many of us know only too well its never nice being in hospital.

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Too smegging right..... I'm half expecting to go in one week and have a 'Dilli's Ward' named after me!

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Glad your friend is out of hospital, hope they are feeling better soon den and the stent does the trick.

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Well he will be taking it easy in these next few weeks and sadly he and his wife have had to cancel their holiday to New England but as l told him his health is more important then a holiday.

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I am enjoying everyones good news. Happy news always makes me smile.

Plus .... welcome back Nash.