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> Me convincing my employer I'm the best person for the job

To do that I presume you would actually have to believe that you are the best person for the job. Otherwise you would fill emotional distress, as normal people do when they lie. Professional marketers on the other hand don't have to believe in what they sell.

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They don't have to believe it. But I think many do (Whether they are lying to themselves is another thing). Most sales/marketing folks I've worked with actually do believe their product is superior and the best.

I don't think it's really as black-and-white as your suggesting, though. In the "employee/employer" context: there are plenty of employees who do think they are the best person for a job. In most cases that's probably just not true, given the size of a candidate pool. Are they lying to themselves?

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