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The whole intro talks about you, and what you want, but not what value you offer to employers.

http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/06...

I offer my skill set and knowledge there of. My points I have made via the skills I have attained. I am trying to build my self up in front of employers. So they realize my confidence. Then I go into the details about my self...

I think what georgie is saying is that employers don't care about your skill set and knowledge, per se. They only care about what your skill set and knowledge can do for them.

Also, I second georgie's recommendation of How to Win Friends and Influence People. You can see a relevant section of the book here: http://books.google.com/books?id=yxfJDVXClucC&lpg=PP1...

Click through to the next page too...

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