to sell oneself
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6.8
- phrasal verb
- /sɛl wʌnˈsɛlf/
- Informal
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venderse
- Use these tools to sell yourself to the human resources representative or the appropriate decision maker, who can decide to hire or promote you.
Examples
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Would you show up at a job interview without the ability to sell yourself?
Blog text (18) -
Use these tips to sharpen your skill of selling yourself.
Academic text (2012) -
See, you sell yourself short when you do that.
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Attitude and confidence are number one when it comes to selling yourself, especially at a job interview.
Blog text (30) -
You have a lot of talent and experience to offer, so don't sell yourself short -- but do sell yourself as valuable.
Blog text (10) -
Read my blog on building rapport and learn to sell yourself.
Blog text (16) -
That's no way to sell yourself to a prospective employer.
Blog text (13) -
You've got to sell yourself in this life in this land; otherwise, for sure, nobody's buying.
Fiction book (1990) -
You know, for a guy who's tongue-tied when he tries to sell himself...
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To succeed in business, you must learn how to sell yourself effectively at networking events.
Synonyms
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3.5
Tell people about a product to increase sales
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3.9
To try to sell something or persuade people to accept an idea
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2.6
Tell many people about something so they know it exists
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5.3
To show yourself as a certain kind of person to make others think that way
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4.1
To say that something is better or more important than it really is
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4.9
Make something seem better than it really is
Make yourself look good to other people
Express your ideas and personality clearly so others understand you
Antonyms
How Persuasive
- Informal
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6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The phrase sell oneself comes from the image of a person shown like a product at a market, where sell and oneself create the picture of offering yourself to be chosen. So, to sell oneself means to 'promote' your skills or to present yourself to 'get work' or 'win approval'.