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		mywittyname on June 16, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How to get back in employment market after... Eh, "successful" makes me think, why do they need a job here? I like the failed internet billionaire. It's clever, obviously tongue-in-cheek, and implies one shot for the moon, but landed among the stars.

etrautmann on June 16, 2021 [–]

Yep - it indicates a level of self-awareness and the ability to not take yourself too seriously, which is something I would appreciate even subconsciously as an interviewer.

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