When Jill decided to improve her computer skills, she threw herself into it with enthusiasm. Every week she’d check out five or six instructional books from the library.

After about a month the librarian commented, „Wow! You must really be getting knowledgeable by now.”

„Thanks,” Jill said. „How can you tell?”

The librarian explained, „Only two of the books you’re checking out this week have ‘For Dummies’ in their titles.”

Să discutăm cu încredere

Sfaturi pentru o abordare potrivită, astfel încât să crească şansele de a primi slujba

Ce să facem şi să nu facem pentru a obţine o slujbă

„So tell me, Mrs. Smith,” asked the interviewer, „have you any other skills you think might be worth mentioning?”

„Actually, yes,” said the applicant modestly. „Last year I had two short stories published in national magazines, and I finished my novel.”

„Very impressive,” he commented, „but I was thinking of skills you could apply during office hours.”

Mrs. Smith explained brightly, „Oh, that was during office hours.”