Re: who's actually skilled at something?
 

I am 47 and I have no kids. I must be doing it wrong somehow.
Perhaps I shall be the first to pm you so you can point me in the right direction. Hehe

:idunno:


Oh and I forgot to mention, I’m a Tin Basher.

Re: who's actually skilled at something?
 

Len.. you will never guess who already PMd me.... :)

Re: who's actually skilled at something?
 

HMMMMMMMMMMMM


now one thing i'm extremely good at - driving... its somethign i love with a passion. if anyone even suggests that i'm not i honestly do get upset

my drivign skill is superb. i' want to actually apply for a job in the drivign industry but cant until october as then my license comes clean.

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lol you must be a good driver if somone is giving you points for it :D

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I'm a Pharmacy Technician, so I'm skilled when it comes to dispensing/preparing drugs we do everything from general dispensing, making premature baby feeds, making ointments, to chemotherapy, I like to think I'm good at my job but no expert.

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i am skilled in the art of recieving earache!!!! Ask our lass...
i am skilled at not doing enough!!! Ask our lass...
i am skilled in the fine art of ignoring!!!!DONT TELL OUR LASS....he he

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I have loads of certificates from Life Saving to First aid and from GCE's to a degree in Fire Engineering, and I have worked with people that have many more than I have. The problem I find is that their is no certificate issued for good old common sense, some, correction, most of the academics that I have worked with could paper the millenium dome with their certificates, but are clueless when a decision involving common sense has to be made cause they hav'nt read a book about it. In many a profession although the interviewers are looking for qualifications, the top people who are indispencible are usually their because they are good at the job not at passing exams.

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I am quite good at passing exams - the ones I have allow me to give financial advice in mortgages and investments (all regulated activities), and one of them says that I am pretty good at tax (the main 3 types) and trusts.

I wouldn't claim to be an expert though, as I have only been doing the job for about 15 months in the role of adviser - I was on the admin side for a few years before that, and it took awhile for me to decide that I really could do a much better job than the cowboys I was working for!

My present colleagues would apparently give their eye teeth for my 'wealth of technical knowledge' as they put it, and they also think I am an expert in anything technical with regards computers, so I tend to be the first person they call if they have a problem.

One day one of them will work out that I'm not really great at the inner workings of a computer or that a lot of my knowledge is becoming a little out of date, but I guess experience counts for a lot too.

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very interesting thread!what i have learnt from this is take all in, let bits out, and tell others nowt.maybe one day you could be on 60.000 grand a week like a footballer?

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