[JacobAldridge]

Worth noting that I agree with your points, more so than could be conveyed through my light-hearted parent. I'm not a developer, I'm a business coach, and absolutely business people respond positively to applicants with confidence / cojones.

[lsc]

From this end, this preference for, as you put it, "cojones" looks ridiculous. I can't tell you how many contracting gigs I've gotten after recommending people who were /obviously better than I am/ - Frankly, I find it disgusting that the average business person would rather work with someone tall, arrogant and loud than with someone who actually knows what they are doing.