> - You need to demonstrate, without a doubt, that you can/have worked autonomously, that you can/have been self managing in the past
Do you simply state your experience of having worked autonomously, or having self-managed? If yes, how would you still stand out, because it's like every other candidate also states the same thing "Oh yeah, I require minimum supervision, always get my sh*t done on time by self-managing".
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> that you provide a better bang-for-the-buck than anyone else who has applied
This is even more vague and fuzzy. How do you demonstrate that you "provide a better bang-for-the-buck than anyone else who has applied" during a phone interview? References?