Testimonial on CV Biography, Follow-Up, Fantasy Job

Dear Geoffrey

I just received word of acceptance at University of . Law School… This was one of two offers I received.

You will remember that when I came to see you in February we set out to prepare a resume to sell my unique circumstances to gain entrance to law schools as an adult. The strategy was to develop a resume that told my life story to buttress my low academic results. I had 10 years experience in the advertising film processing industry and another four in graphics-printing sales and then suffered a kidney failure because of years of high blood pressure. In this difficult time, I made a decision – to do what I wanted to do for the rest of my life – to be a constitutional lawyer. I re-enrolled in university and completed my B.A. in Political Science, getting better marks with each succeeding semester and then we arrived at the big challenge – law school.

Working with you in preparation of this resume gave me confidence in the decision I had made - to apply to law school. I realized the extent of the challenge and I gained a sense of

confidence. I felt I was better prepared and armed with something significant. The Research Papers section, describing selected research and term papers, was a brilliant idea to get across to the reader what is in my head. The Transferable Skills section gave me the opportunity to show and prove, quantitatively, company-by-company where I had applied my skills over the years. Working on the resume was a reaffirmation of how much I had done in my life and, working with you to put together the resume, put it into perspective.

My experience with the application procedure was in itself a process. Having prepared a skill-focused resume, I confidently answered questions that highlighted my skills. Intangible skills that you work with in the Resume such as analysis, research, project management, coordinating... were presented as concrete parts of me. This by-passed the necessity to construct long, page filling, idealistic reasons why I might be a lawyer - which I am sure would have been boring and made me indistinguishable from fellow applicants. Go

I am a firm believer that people ought to do the work that they love. For me that is a life principle. Over the years,

 I took university courses to try to get into my ideal career, and was frequently pushed off track by crushing workloads and family responsibilities. But it is never too late. Once I decided, two years ago at the age of 45, to get on with it, everything fell into place, step by step. Once you set a goal and go for it, the world seems to conspire with you to make it all possible. Problems that seemed insurmountable surprisingly dissolved as I got close to them - there was always a way. The whole studying process was truly about growth and development and personal expansion.

In this day and age it seems to me that those who are ambitious enough to pursue their dreams need to intelligently apply their skills and experiences, along with their desires, to successfully be a part of an ever expanding and competitive environment. Presenting my resume along with other credentials, I believe, helped to enhance my chances of acceptance into law school.

If nothing else, the process of producing the Resume, 60 hours of work, provides an overview of one’s life. It is a necessary process as one pursues one’s dreams.

Cheers, and I’ll see you in Court!