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This is the face I make at work. It\u2019s the face of a team player who wants the ball and knows that \u201cthe ball\u201d is a metaphor for a business thing. My expression is conveying that I can handle anything you throw at me with a weird smile on my face. Not the kind of weird smile that says \u201cI\u2019m here to goof around\u201d but the kind that says \u201cI\u2019m here to work hard, then blow off a little steam with my weird mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After you hire me, I\u2019m going to be looking at you like this a lot. In a good way. So I\u2019ve captured this expression in my profile pic to help you imagine that you\u2019re already having a conversation with me. Like you just said, \u201cHey.\u201d And I just said, \u201cHey.\u201d Then you said, \u201cCan you stop staring at me like that, please?\u201d And I said, \u201cLike what?\u201d Then you said, \u201cLike that.\u201d And I said, \u201cLike, confidently?\u201d Then you said, \u201cPlease just let me pee.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I made the decision to expose my teeth in this photo so you can see that I\u2019m the type of person who doesn\u2019t hide things in his mouth. No Ping-Pong balls or trick handkerchiefs. After all, you aren\u2019t hiring me for my magic tricks, right? Right?<\/p>\n

One of my eyebrows is raised in the photo to show that I\u2019m inquisitive. The other one is just regular, to show that I\u2019m also not inquisitive. There are many facets to me.<\/p>\n

My head is facing forward, while the rest of me is turned to the side. This is my body\u2019s natural position when I\u2019m at work. It\u2019s playful, yet awkward, yet very awkward. It also offers a glimpse into how efficient I am even when I\u2019m on the clock. Imagine that you\u2019ve just stopped me while I\u2019m on my way to a meeting, and I turn toward you, but only with the body parts I need for talking.<\/p>\n

My arms are folded to demonstrate that I get things done, and then celebrate by folding my arms. In this particular case, I got this photo done, which took, like, a year. Of course, I\u2019ll unfold my arms as needed for explosive fist bumps in the hallway and even for nonexplosive ones.<\/p>\n

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My shoulders are positioned in a way that says, \u201cI\u2019m ready to use my shoulders in this job if I have to.\u201d Maybe you can\u2019t imagine a scenario in which you\u2019ll need my shoulders. That\u2019s what my last employer said, too, until the day my shoulders were giving you-know-who a boost up to the supply-closet heating duct where he\u2019d stashed a gram of you-know-what to snort into his you-know-where. So never say never.<\/p>\n

My legs aren\u2019t included in this photo because their potential contribution pales in comparison with what my torso brings to the table.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t want you to be distracted by a busy background, so I blurred it out. In real-life workplace environments, I have zero problems standing out against all sorts of backgrounds, even aquariums.<\/p>\n

I chose this shirt to show you that I wear this shirt a lot. It has a collar with a space for a necktie right in the middle, meaning that, at any moment, I could dial up the business intensity in a major way and start doing so many work-related things that you won\u2019t know what hit you. For example, I might spearhead something out of nowhere, then turn around and start facilitating something else, then go ahead and implement both of those things on top of what I already did to them.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m currently working on a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 as a complement to this photo. When you see it, I think you\u2019ll realize pretty quickly that there are so many businessy things that I do so good. And if you play your cards right I can stare at you while I do them.\u00a0\u2666<\/p>\n

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