I am 5 month away from finishing my degree in Funeral Services. I am on the older side of the typical funeral services student, but doing very well. The school was contacted recently by a reporter to do an article about older women entering the profession. Me and three other ladies in my class did it and had a blast doing the interview. I got an e-mail this week that the article was picked up by the magazine and it will appear in October. We are having a photo shoot next week. I will post then which magazine and when is available at the stands so that you guys can see it. I am so excited. I have never before being in a magazine. I am not sure it will help me get a job, but it can not hurt. I guess there is a light at the end of the tunnel after all.

Good luck

Congratulations - that is such an accomplishment! woo-hoo way to go!

That is great!! You making us all so proud of you!

How fun!!!! Congratulations on how well you are doing at school!

Congratulations!!
on your accomplishments as a student and for being featured in the magazine!

I bet once you get working you'll make sure that the company you are with are using Passage Quilts! And might even make one for them?

Congratulations!!!!

Best wishes. Of course the magazine article will help. Be sure to put it on your resume when the time comes for looking at jobs.

Congratulations and good luck!!!

Hope things work out well for you and yours.

Contests! It's not easy to go back to school and to do so well!! Good luck

That is so awesome.

Woo Hoo!! How fun to see your name and picture in print!!
I bet it does help you find a job, too :D:D:D

Good luck to you.

It doesn't matter if you are older or not, you set a goal and not only accomplished it but exceeded it. I write a lot of editorials in our local paper. When I went to apply for a volunteer position, once I mentioned my name, they asked if I was the one from the newspaper, I said yes, and they put me in a special position of dealing with the public. I didn't have to do a thing, my writing did it for me. Many good wishes and blessing are sent your way.

Congratulations!

That is excellent news.........

That's great, as mentioned earlier, this can only help you in securing a position once your studies are complete. All the very best over the next five months, keep going as you are now and they will be queuing up to employ you:).

cant wait to see what happens.

I know this has been a long road for you to make this career change. My guess is this will give you an "in" to finding a job. Best wishes!

Good going!

awesome!!

The way I look at things is this: If you didn't get this education because you're older, you'd still be older but not have the education. So glad you 'went for it' and are successful.

Wow. Getting interview for the magazine is awesome. It's also awesome that you have achieved your goal. Good luck to you in finding a job.

Way to GO! You deserve all the credit for your hard work. Changing careers is not an easy thing to do.

good for you. love to hear these kind of stories. you must be so proud of yourself. i am. hang in there, they really do need people who arent so young you feel like you are talking to one of your own kids. :lol:

thanks for sharing with us. i love this stuff. looking forward to the story coming out.

Congratulations! And, yes, that article will be the best resume you could ever have! I, too, returned to school late in life to get a degree in social work. A columnist from the local paper was looking for someone to interview on "why someone would go into a notoriously low-paying job like social work." He happened to ask one of my professors who suggested he ask ME! a couple of months later while I was waiting my turn for an interview at an agency, I picked up their monthly newsletter and there was the article! Yes, I was hired and 18 months later when I was being promoted, my supervisor put a copy of the article on my desk with a note congratulating me and saying "Look how far you have come!"
Best wishes to you!

Congratulations to you on your achievements!!!!!

Wow...sounds exciting! Congrats on the interview....hope it does help in the job market!

Congratulations
There's always light at the end of the tunnel

Thanks all for the kind words. I will keep you posted.

Maria

Good luck and congrats!

Yea!!! And good for you!! Got to sneak that 'quilt' thing in there some where. LOL

Congratulations :thumbup: :thumbup:

Good for you!

Congratulations on your accomplishment! There is no such thing as being too old to begin a new career, from one who has been there (2, 3, 4? times). I worked for a cemetery/mortuary and Loved, Loved, Loved that job. You will find it so rewarding and there will be no lack of business.

Way to go!! My nephew is a funeral director, and while I wouldn't want the job, you know you'll never run out of work!! Nobody makes it out of this life alive!! :-o :shock:

Yay for you! Can't wait to see the article.

congrats on your new adventure

Yes there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. Good luck