Thought and expression handy at work

You may be searching this letter for references to Troy's "relevant experience." (Troy asked me to limit myself in this recommendation to the qualities and attributes that will make him an asset to your firm.) Let me suggest that, no matter the variety of employment, there is nothing more relevant or crucial than an aptitude for original thought and imaginative expression.

Julie Schumacher, Dear Committee Members: A Novel (New York: Doubleday, 2014), p. 49