Vantage Point - the podcast for critical thinkers.

An open letter from a liberal arts graduate makes her own case, point by point, for why you should hire her — and then Eli tells you what actually happened when a real hiring manager read it.

In this episode
A definition and a hard look at the episode's theme, plus 4 of Eli's aphorisms, Winston Churchill, Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway from great minds, and a "What If?" to ponder.

Eli’s Aphorisms
“If what you're willing to do exceeds what you want to do, anything is possible — when attitudes change, results change.”
“There are times when one cannot overestimate the great satisfaction of remaining silent.”
“Never miss an opportunity to shut up when it matters most.”
“Never let a conclusion be the place where you just got tired of thinking.”

From Great Minds
“asked by a constituent why he'd just given such a long speech in Parliament, he said: "Because, madam, I didn't have time to write a short one."” — Winston Churchill
“asked the secret to writing a good book, said it comes down to a good beginning and a good ending, kept as close together as possible.” — Mark Twain
“argued that all great American literature starts with one book, Mark Twain's *Huckleberry Finn*.” — Ernest Hemingway

What If?
Charles Dodgson — an unknown writer working under the pen name Lewis Carroll — brought the publisher Alexander Macmillan a manuscript good enough to print as-is. Macmillan pushed back anyway: it needed illustrations, and Dodgson's own weren't good enough. Get John Tenniel, London's premier illustrator, he said — but making that introduction wasn't Macmillan's job. Dodgson found his own way to Tenniel, in 1863, through a now-forgotten go-between named Tom Taylor. The two worked together for eleven months on the book. Published in 1865 as *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland*, it has sold more copies over 160 years than any book in history except the Bible. What if Tom Taylor had never made that introduction?

This episode is supported by Vantage Point's Executive Sponsor, Stephen Bozer, SVP of Human Health at Flavine.

Also supported by Major Sponsor Bergen Volunteers, neighbors serving neighbors across 70 towns in Bergen County since 1966.

Also supported by Major Sponsor Kardam Consulting, strategic counsel for the business of making medicine.

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