5 Ways to Combat Ageism in an Interview!

Most companies want to hire attorneys in the five to ten year range because that’s the most common entry level position. But what to do if you are beyond that range and encounter ageism? I like this recent Harvard Business Review article on how to respond to this bias in an interview. My top takeaways: […]
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Market is Hot Now, But How to Tell When It Will Turn!

The job market is red hot now (especially for lawyers), but economists are keeping an eye out for the next recession (what goes up must come down!). It will be obvious for lawyers when the legal downturn will be — lawyers are laid off after business people. The lag is due to our being a […]
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Take Advantage of Summer & Get Your Cover Letter in Order!

Summer is the perfect time to think about where you want to work and what you have to offer. Once you have that down, get in order your LinkedIn page and your resume. Next you should create your basic cover letter. Crafting one is easy since you have already thought through what skills you offer to […]
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During Summer Doldrums, Fix Your Resume!

After your LinkedIn profile, your resume is the second most important thing to fix. You should always have a presentable resume handy because you never know when opportunities will arise. I have seen good candidates miss out when it takes them a week to pull together a basic resume. Take the time now to get […]
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Take Advantage of Summer to Get Your LinkedIn Profile in Order!

In summer, employers typically post fewer jobs and lose momentum getting candidates through their hiring cycle. (It’s hard for them to pull together a full slate of interviewers when they are vacationing sequentially.) Take advantage of the summer slowdown. First, think through what jobs interest you. Then identify your top skills and experience that would […]
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Top 10 Crowd-Sourced Career Tips

I’m sure you’ve heard how crowdsourcing makes information more accurate. So I’m sharing the best work advice collected by the New York Times from the masses this past year. (See https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/smarter-living/best-advice-youve-ever-received.html and https://nyti.ms/2FXUv0w.) From fellow smart human beings on their best lesson learned about their career: Prepare questions for the interview. You will get dinged […]
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Executive Coaching for Lawyers: 5 Take-Aways

I recently attended a fantastic talk sponsored by APABA-SV featuring Linda Lee, Manager of Career Development at Wilson Sonsini. A Stanford Law grad and former WSGR associate herself, she has coached over 200 associates at the firm. She explained what coaches do: coaches help clients set and achieve professional goals after understanding their values, strengths, […]
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3 Things about Recruiters You Didn’t Know

Here are three things I didn’t know about recruiters until I became one! Most companies will not accept your resume from an external recruiter if you ever applied there in the past, for any office and for any position. The employer’s rationale is it already knows you so why would it give the recruiter credit? […]
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Surviving Ultralong Interview Processes

Most companies have long, painful interview processes. A super quick search from job posting to offer still takes about four weeks, and can easily be double or triple that. I completely agree with this article on how to manage successfully a long interview process. Ask what the interview process is like. The typical process starts […]
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