I guess the point is totally lost on you and the author, but selling yourself means showing a potential employer that you're the best person for the job....just like a salesman sells a car. I guess the word "competition" is above your vocabulary level.
The clown that wrote this thinks it's selling yourself into slavery or something similar.
I guess this points out just how pitiful our liberal education system has gotten.
Very well stated capt. norm!
Ping!