Tell them give me the damn job and I'll prove to you that I can do it seriously can do attitude goes a long way. I got a job once a long time ago by saying, giv

Tell them give me the damn job and I'll prove to you that I can do it seriously can do attitude goes a long way. I got a job once a long time ago by saying, give me 2 weeks and I guarantee that I will be one of your best developers, that you guys will rave about me, and that you will wonder how you ever did it without me. I then told them, if they where not that overwhelmingly happy with me that they could send me on my way without paying me a dime of salary for that 2 weeks. I was unemployed at that time so I had nothing to loose and was confident in my abilities enough that I knew that they would be happy with me. The where impressed with my confidence and it showed that I was willing to risk none payment, because I was sure of my abilities. It is better than any reference you can provide, because only a fool would offer such a guarantee if they only had mediocre development skills.