Here's the pitch!

I find that when you're trying to convince somebody you're so darn awesome they should hire you, it's wise to try to talk with them in the same way you would talk with your best friends. I didn't make this up -- somebody else far smarter than me did... at least, I hope they're smart because I've been doing this for a while now...

But the idea is that you want to be that best person you can be, the one who's the most charismatic, engaging and full of life -- that's who you presumably are in front of your closest friends. You're comfortable, confident, charming etc. The best you can be.

I think this has usually worked for me. I even made a joke recently about a certain head honcho's wife being from South Jersey (no, not that she has big hair and says the word "water" like "wooder," and is a cheesesteak chomper -- those were private thoughts - ha.)

I just said that as a person from North Jersey, I'd be willing to overlook his wife's place of origin or something like that... and he laughed pretty hard but I could tell in his eyes he was like, "Did that guy just kind of insult my wife?" and I was like, "Am I a total effing moron?!" as I laughed along...

Hmmm...

I guess we'll see how this works out in the next couple of days!