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What Are You Known For? Tips to Grow Your Skills & Reputation

  • On December 13, 2020
  • In Career Management, Career Tips, Networking, Presentation
Your reputation is key to your career, but most people give it little thought. For example, Jennifer Miller, the esteemed GC of Loon (Alphabet sub), confesses in Corporate Counsel Magazine as a young lawyer she made “the false assumption that simply keeping your head down and doing good work is all that is needed in order […]
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How to Get Your LinkedIn Invitation Accepted!

  • On December 5, 2020
  • In LinkedIn, Networking
If you are trying to build your network, you are probably sending out a lot of LinkedIn invites both to people you know well and to people you want to know. What will get your invitation accepted by influential people who don’t even know you? I love this post by career guru Austin Belcak. He explains […]
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How to Get a Raise During the Plague

  • On November 28, 2020
  • In Compensation, Timing
2020 is drawing close to the end and not a moment too soon. You may be evaluating your job satisfaction and considering your pay. If you plan on asking for a raise, here are the standard steps in normal times. But in the time of a global pandemic, you should also take into account the […]
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Why You Didn’t Get Hired: 3 Common Reasons

  • On November 22, 2020
  • In Interview
Sometimes you see a job that looks perfect for you. You interview, it seems to go well, and then you get dinged! What happened? Below are three common scenarios I see: Too much (boring) information. Lawyers often talk too much when they have done a lot of research and want to get all their points […]
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Sample Business Resume: What Works & What to Tweak for Legal Jobs

  • On November 15, 2020
  • In Resume
What should your resume look like? I’ve discussed the elements of a modern resume, but if you are a visual person, check out this post by CNBC, which includes a reasonable template. I like its font, spacing, use of bold/italics, and layout (neither too crammed or spread out), which highlights skills and progression. Things to copy […]
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Executive Presence: 5 Tips from Experts!

  • On November 10, 2020
  • In Presentation
I spoke on executive presence earlier this week at NAPABA’s annual convention, along with Caroline Tsai, CLO of Western Union, Shaila Ohri, AGC Exelon, Nydia Han, ABC anchor/investigative reporter, and Jennifer Chow Bevan, executive & leadership coach at Path Relaunch. Executive presence is “more than the ability to attract attention when entering a room; it is about the ability to demonstrate […]
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Is My Recruiter Any Good?

  • On November 1, 2020
  • In Recruiter
How can you assess a recruiter? He or she should be able to answer essentials about the job: What are the top 2-3 things the job will do? Job descriptions are often unrealistically broad. To evaluate whether the job is a good fit, you need to find out what the employer most cares about, and […]
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3 Ways Legal Recruiters Can Help You with Landing an In-House Job (& 4 Ways We Can’t)

  • On October 25, 2020
  • In Recruiter
Before I became a legal recruiter, I was a big law associate and in-house counsel at public tech companies. I knew legal recruiters existed because they would call me, but I didn’t quite understand what they did, when they could be helpful, and when they couldn’t until I became one. My explanation here applies to […]
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3 Easy & High-Impact Things to Do for Your Career

  • On October 18, 2020
  • In Career Tips, Networking
Are there easy things you can do for your career that will make a difference? Absolutely! Below are three that I bet you haven’t thought of! Ask friends who are happy at their jobs to refer you when they get called by a recruiter. Pick friends whose jobs you like to ensure calls from the […]
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3 Interview Tips from Amazon & Microsoft (that Work for All Interviews)!

  • On October 10, 2020
  • In Interview
Bay Area economic recovery has been described as “feeble,” but tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft are still hiring through the pandemic. I’m not recruiting for them, but wanted to share what their recruiters are looking for. See tips from an Amazon interviewer and tips from a Microsoft legal recruiter, also summarized below for your […]
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