Leonardo Da Vinci's Resume

I got an interesting email from a friend the other day, concerning LDV's letter to the Duke of Milan outlining his skills. No idea if this is true, but it seems to be making the rounds as of late -- and I thought it might interest / amuse folks. I won't recreate it here -- see here or here if you're interested.

The salient point is in this quote:
You'll notice he doesn't recite past achievements. He doesn't mention the painting of the altarpiece for the Chapel of St Bernard; he doesn't provide a laundry list of past bombs he's built; he doesn't cite his prior employment in artist Andrea di Cione's studio. No, he does none of these things, because those are about his achievements, and not about the Duke's needs. Instead, he sells his prospective employer on what he can do for him.

Of course, as someone pointed out, in this day and age this type of resume would probably get a swift trip to the circular file -- unless it ends up in the hands of the ultimate decision maker.

Enjoy.