You'll just need to accept my self-assessment, or not. "Desperate" is a funny word. In another comment I compared this to buying milk when you need it. Maybe s

You'll just need to accept my self-assessment, or not. "Desperate" is a funny word. In another comment I compared this to buying milk when you need it. Maybe some people wouldn't call that desperate. This all highlights the differences between being able to do the job, signaling that you can do the job, and being able to get hired to do the job.