Key Questions to Ask Before, During & After Interviews

Legal interviews have so many rounds and ask so many questions of the interviewee. You should be asking questions too! This article by The Ladders gives great guidance on what to ask (and how to ask) before, during, and after interviews. Before the interview, prepare a list of questions for the interviewer. During the interview, […]
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Top 5 Reasons Lawyers Are Quitting in The Great Resignation

The Great Resignation is going on, and I’ve got a bird’s eye view. The top reasons I see Bay Area lawyers quitting are: Better opportunities. I’ve been recruiting in-house lawyers 15 years, and I have never seen it so hot. Lawyers are constantly presented with interesting work that could give them a better career trajectory. (See here for why […]
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How to Answer “What is Your Desired Salary?”

Now that California employers cannot ask you how much you make during the recruiting process, they will likely ask you what kind of compensation you are looking for. (They are asking up front because they usually have a set budget, don’t want to overpay, and don’t want to go through the whole process to find […]
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4 Ways You are Making a First Impression Without Knowing It

Yes, you know your online profile needs to look professional, but did you know you are making impressions in other ways? Your email account. Most people know not to assign a ridiculous name to their email account they use for professional connections. But if you have a Gmail account and I enter you into my […]
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Hiring Managers: 4 Take-Aways to Land Your Top Pick of Candidates!

  • On September 26, 2021
  • In Offer
In this market, hiring managers need to do more than send candidates through the hiring process and approve an offer at the end. I read with interest this post by a startup on how it closes key hires, engineers in this case. The take-aways still apply to hiring lawyers for any company, large or small: […]
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Jumping Back into the Workforce: Tips & Resources

  • On September 19, 2021
  • In Change
Now is the perfect time to jump back into the workforce. Why? Employers are hiring like crazy but finding talent scarce. As a result, they are more willing to consider candidates with gaps as long as they have the right skills and can reasonably explain their absence (e.g., gap was due to caretaking, move, pandemic, […]
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Should You Take the Job? 3 Red Flags

Most of my candidates are getting multiple offers. I liked this article by Fast Company on red flags to help you decide which jobs to turn down. Here are three red flags: How was the company’s hiring process? Was it super long, complicated, and/or political? Yeah, things like that might continue internally. You can at […]
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How to Keep Your Job Search a Secret

I read with amusement this recent piece on how to keep a job search a secret. Obviously don’t tell the office you are looking or post about it. Don’t use work devices/computers. Change your settings so you don’t broadcast changes on LinkedIn, and don’t turn on the “Open to Work” sign. (As a recruiter, I do […]
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Thought Leaders I Follow for Great Career Advice

Following thought leaders is low effort/high yield. Over the years I have culled a great list of resources, people consistently worth following on LinkedIn or Twitter: For law school students or lawyers early in their career, I would check out Nyssa Chopra‘s Mentor in Law. The site is full of useful resources, e.g., QA with a […]
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