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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about your competence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's skills, abilities, or qualifications in a particular area or context.
Example: "I would like to have a conversation about your competence in project management before we assign you to the new team."
Alternatives: "regarding your skills" or "concerning your abilities."
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You have to respond quickly before people make judgments about your competence or expertise.
When societal attitudes contain built-in questions about your competence, it takes a lot of energy to keep trying to prove those attitudes wrong.
The Mayo Clinic defines job burnout as a "a state of physical, emotional or mental exhaustion combined with doubts about your competence and the value of your work". Burnout is often caused by unclear job expectations, poor relationships with co-workers, work-life imbalance and working at a job you don't like.
Because if you cannot look at that scenario and use common sense, put 1 and 2 together and make 3, you give me 2.5 then, you seriously worry me; your brain seriously worries me; I am worried about your competence.
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The second interview is about your technical competence.
Not getting that entrance card is probably not about you or your competence.
If you don't have a good idea about the deadlines and your competence, you may end up consistently over-promising and under-delivering.
Even if saying "I don't know" does questions about your level of competence, concerns over ability are much easier to allay than concerns over honesty.
It will confuse your listener and may give the wrong impression about your own level of competence.
Having competence but not caring about your people or the organization's mission will not get you very far.
The governor of Massachusetts had a reputation for being a pragmatic liberal—"this election is not about ideology; its about competence," he told the Democratic convention.
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Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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