212 Success Stories for 2012

212 Success Stories for 2012

In December 2011, I promised to create 212 success stories for 2012. Check here to see how we are doing!!

  1. The Wisdomkeeper Connection website launched January 1!
  2. B.H. changed his LinkedIn profile and resume based on The Essay Expert’s advice and got a call for a second interview for a job he really wants! January 5, 2012.
  3. M.S. was offered an interview at Yale Medical School! January 10, 2012.
  4. Steven A. landed a job as a Senior Tax Consultant! January 16, 2012.
  5. Sonja C.’s brother wrote to report that his sister, also a client of The Essay Expert, got a new job with a resume crafted by Brenda. I’m still waiting to hear what that job is! February 8, 2012.
  6. Rushad B. obtained a position in Washington D.C. as Project Manager at the Federal Auditing Agency. He used his networks and resume content by The Essay Expert to create this position for himself. Awesome job! He got the position back in October but just let us know! February 8, 2012.
  7. M.B. is in the second round of interviews for an insurance underwriting job. Stay tuned! February 5, 2012.
  8. Lisa P. has a new position: Curator of the Design Gallery at the School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Congratulations Lisa! February 1, 2012.
  9. M.V. obtained interviews for four (4) Chief Medical Officer positions in the past six (6) months. Impressive! February 9, 2012. February 9, 2012.
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  13. M.V. was offered a position as Regional Medical Director for an Emergency Medical Staffing Company in Atlanta. Congratulations! February 9, 2012.
  14. N.V., a 1L law student in Canada, obtained a competitive and well-deserved summer internship at an IP firm in Ottawa with the help of a cover letter and resume by The Essay Expert.February 15, 2012.
  15. Linda B. is now a Finance Manager at Lockheed Martin in Dallas, TX. Congratulations on obtaining this competitive position! February 19, 2012.
  16. Linda B. was also offered two (2) interviews and received three (3) calls from letters she sent out to hiring managers using a resume crafted by The Essay Expert. Three local firms in her area indicated her resume was what drove them to call her. February 19, 2012.
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  18. Pat Heavren had an article published that was edited by The Essay Expert!
  19. Sara Nowlin also had an article published that was edited by The Essay Expert!
  20. Adam T. got a job interview for an online assistant producer position at Wisconsin Public Radio!
  21. Adam T. also got a job interview at the Department of Transportation for a senior audio/visual production specialist!! March 21, 2012.
  22. D.D. scored two interviews for a sales job in Madison to sell American Express Products. Congratulations D.! March 27, 2012
  23. Michael S. was accepted to UC San Diego. He says he’s not that excited because they are not a target school for investment banking, which is where he is headed… but I say congratulations and better to have a great option! We have our fingers crossed for UC Berkeley. March 25, 2012
  24. Ellen Zetmeir landed a position as Regional Territory Manager doing technical OEM sales for United Alloy, a diesel fuel tank manufacturer in Janesville, WI that sells to diesel generator manufacturers like Kohler and Caterpiller. She got this new job within 90 days of starting to use her new resume written by our consultant Jeri! March 23, 2012
  25. Lori Gibson obtained an Executive Assistant position at Capella University, where she will be supporting the President and Board of Directors. This was a big win for Lori since she was making a career transition from CFO to Executive Assistant. Congratulations! March 5, 2012
  26. Ofer Tamir got a job as a Graphics Media Intern at Aptima.com, an artificial intelligence company. The position is designed to lead to a permanent position. The interviewers told him that he “set the bar” for the rest of the applicants. There is a ton of competition for graphic design positions in Boston, so this was a bit win! As Ofer said, “Put that in your pipe and smoke it!” March 18, 2012
  27. Kelly Tran, a senior at Columbia, was offered four interviews for corporate training programs: Coors, Burger King, CapitalOne and HSBC. Before working with The Essay Expert she was not getting any calls. Awesome!! March 13, 2012
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  31. Kelly Tran accepted a job offer from Burger King. Way to go! March 13, 2012
  32. Kelly Tamborski obtained an interview and landed a position as a Call Center Client Coordinator at Mercer (a division of Marsh & McLennan Companies), a third party administrator for medical, dental and vision insurance. She relocated from Ohio to Iowa! Congratulations Kelly! March 13, 2012
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  34. Christina P. was interviewed and hired as a Commercial Broker at Sara Investment Real Estate. She also obtained two other interviews using a resume designed by our consultant Jeri! March 25, 2012
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  38. M.M. was offered a position as a Researcher at a national non-profit in Washington, D.C. She submitted her resume as the hiring process was coming to a close, and still got the job! What a win!
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  40. Joel Billstrom’s family reports: “We are so thrilled to share that Joel received a phone call at 3:00pm this afternoon being offered the job at NCSA (National Collegiate Scouting Association) as a Scout Coordinator – an entry-level position working towards becoming a National Scout – where he will work very extensively with the families and athletes of NCSA and helping them to narrow their scholarship offers to the best fit possible for them as a person, student and obviously as an athlete! This could very well be an area for Joel to put his entrepreneurial spirit hard at work to make an impressive mark at this company! We are very, very proud especially given that his very laborious college efforts to obtain an Exercise Science degree will serve him well in this role.” HUGE congratulations Joel, and I’m so happy to have played a small role in getting you there! We are thrilled that your resume by The Essay Expert has played a part in getting you TWO jobs since graduation!
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  42. Vernon Hurd was interviewed and offered a new job at Farm Bureau Financial Services and started on April 13! Congratulations Vern!
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  44. Adam Tyksinski got a job at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation as a Senior Audio/Visual Production Specialist. This is the second job offer he has received as a result of his resume and cover letter from The Essay Expert, and it is especially great news since Adam has been wrapping up his wedding photography business trusting that he would get a full-time job!
  45. Michael S. was accepted to school UC Santa Barbara and the following 4 additional schools:
  46. UC Davis
  47. UC Irvine
  48. UCLA
  49. Michael S., who reported last month that he was accepted to UC San Diego, now is thrilled to announce that he was accepted to his first choice school, UC Berkeley/Haas School of Business (not to mention four other schools). We couldn’t be happier! See his testimonial below.
  50. Lena Axelsson, a psychotherapist in California, worked with us to change her bio write-up on a popular referral site. Her business started booming! She went from not having enough clients to having more than she can handle during the hours she works. We’re thrilled!
  51. Joseph J. has been a finalist for four positions and has received numerous additional interviews since working with us on his resume.
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  55. Pat Davenport received several interviews and two offers for Executive Director positions at non-profit organizations. She is thrilled to have accepted a position at A Safe Place, a domestic violence prevention and counseling organization in Illinois. I am so happy for you Pat! (June 2012)
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  58. Wendy Soucie just began a new position as Global eBusiness Social Media Manager at a 58,000-employee B2B manufacturing company. She will be serving an organization with a presence in 47 countries around the world. A resume by The Essay Expert helped get her foot in the door. Congratulations Wendy! (June2012)
  59. Maitri Meyer just started a new position as a National Sales Representative for Lands’ End School Uniforms division (who knew Lands’ End was in the school uniform business?). She received a comment from the hiring manager on her stand-out resume. Congratulations Maitri!
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  61. Zach Meyer received a job interview through LinkedIn just one week after implementing the suggestions in my e-book.
  62. Zach was offered the position—a contract position in Supply Chain consulting. Congratulations Zach!
  63. I just found out that one of my clients from last year was accepted into a top medical school. The person wishes to remain anonymous so no details on the person or the school… you’ll have to trust me on this one!
  64. W.H. was accepted into the University of Wisconsin School of Business. She was coached on her essays by The Essay Expert. Congratulations W.H.!
  65. Cedric Shaw of the Connecticut non-profit T.R.Y.B.E. Force for Peace (a non-profit dedicated to youth empowerment) reports that their 2011 holiday appeal letter, edited by The Essay Expert, drew in *double* the donations brought in by their 2010 appeal. I am proud to have contributed to such a great cause!
  66. F.B. worked with The Essay Expert on her resume and received a job offer as Director of Development at a prominent New York non-profit. Congratulations!!
  67. K.B. was offered 7 interviews using a resume from The Essay Expert, and she received 2 job offers! She chose the one that was the best fit and is thrilled with her new position!
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  74. Jacob B., a recent college graduate, landed an interview with Goldman Sachs. Way to go Jake!
  75. Derek Gregory worked with The Essay Expert as he was applying for teaching jobs, and he received 10 interviews and a job offer! He started his new job in September and loves it. Congratulations Derek!
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  85. J.A. is in his third round of interviews for one position and was approached by another firm as well who complimented him on his Essay Expert resume.
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  87. Becky Smyth obtained a new position and credits The Essay Expert’s webinars and blog as part of the reason she succeeded. Congratulations Becky!
  88. Sherry Meyers obtained 3 interviews after following the advice in The Essay Expert’s blog and e-book. Congratulations and best wishes on your interviews!
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  91. Patrick P., who worked with our business school consultant Larry Sochrin, was accepted to all five business schools where he applied: Harvard Business School (HBS), Kellogg, Darden, Tuck, and Yale (School of Management). He is “absolutely loving” HBS where he chose to attend. Congratulations Patrick!
  92. Rob K. obtained a position as an Account Executive at a Wisconsin TV station back in April 2012 using a resume crafted by The Essay Expert. Congratulations! This news makes me wonder how many of my clients have made a career move and not reported their success!
  93. Jodi Chernouski obtained a new job as Specialty Brands eMarketing Account Manager at Grainger, using a resume by The Essay Expert. Wishing you the best in learning the ropes in your new position!
  94. Robin S. was offered an interview as a Payroll Specialist at the UW-Madison. Congratulations!
  95. Joanne MacMurray reports that following the tips in How to Write a KILLER LinkedIn Profile,, in conjunction with tips from two other e-books, has already generated leads and sales for her business… and she even blogged about it! See See https://www.mgpi.biz/?page_id=1264 ! That´s great news Joanne and I hope you continue to find success!
  96. S.I. submitted a resume by The Essay Expert and received an interview offer for a position as COO of a bank in Bangalore, India. Congratulations!
  97. One of my clients from a year ago was accepted into the competitive high school, Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy. Very exciting even if a year later!
  98. Albert C. obtained interviews with a large online travel company, a prominent luxury hotel in New York City hotel, and a 4-star hotel in Boston. He accepted the Boston offer and reports it’s a perfect fit. Congratulations Albert!
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  102. Sherry M. has obtained 6 interviews since reworking her resume and LinkedIn profile with the advice in my blog and e-book. Awesome job Sherry!
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  108. Margaret Romano launched her website after editing help from The Essay Expert https://sacredbeginnings.webs.com/
  109. Jan Jensen, a businessman in Switzerland saw his LinkedIn profile views go from 3-5/week to 16/day after implementing the advice in How to Write a KILLER LinkedIn Profile!