Interview, Presentation

Your Essential Interview Checklist!

  • On May 10, 2019
Have you ever felt like you did everything you could do to prepare for an interview? If so, that means you didn’t have this checklist! Here are the ten interview commandments:   Read the company website (and SEC disclosures if the company is public). Look up the latest news facing the company and especially in your […]
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Career Management, Career Tips

How to Handle Rejection

  • On May 3, 2019
Hundreds of successful lawyers have told me that their careers zigzagged and that there is no straight line to the top. How you deal with inevitable rejection can set you apart. Do you get beaten down, or do you figure out what you do best and who has a need for that? Wharton professor Adam […]
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Process, Recruiter

5 Tips on Working with a Recruiter

  • On April 28, 2019
Recruiters are the gatekeeper to the interviewer and the guide through the job process. Here are five things job seekers should do: Respond to calls promptly. The hiring manager is likely breathing down my neck to get answers, so the longer you take, the worse we all look. And the manager will often like best […]
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Career Management, Career Tips, GC, Inhouse

5 Ways to Get that Top GC Job!

  • On April 21, 2019
The Recorder sat down with top Bay Area GCs to find out how they landed that #1 job. A distillation below: Impress your clients. Airbus Silicon Valley Robert Keele got the job after serving as outside counsel. (In my opinion, joining a client is the easiest way to go in-house. You know the company, and […]
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Interview

Salvaging Bad Answers to Interview Questions

  • On April 15, 2019
It’s still peak interviewing season! Hopefully you are landing interviews and acing questions, but in case you give a less than ideal answer, here are a few ways to salvage your interview (courtesy of this Forbes article): For any question (particularly weird ones you’re not sure what they’re getting at), work in why you are […]
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Networking

How to Network Even if You Hate it

  • On April 5, 2019
Getting a job often requires networking, for example to learn about a job first, to get your resume pulled out of a black hole, to get a ringing endorsement, etc. For people who hate networking, here are some key tips from Wharton professor Adam Grant on how to make professional connections and build a great […]
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Recruiter

Do You Really Need a Recruiter in This Market?

  • On March 30, 2019
This is a hot job market! Do you still need a recruiter? The majority of in-house jobs are for transactional lawyers 4-8 years out of a top school law school with top firm and in-house experience. If you don’t match that magic profile, then yes, a recruiter can be invaluable in the job process. Here’s […]
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Interview

The Key Orientation Shift to Make Your Interviews Successful

  • On March 15, 2019
This Forbes article with the unfortunate clickbait title “The One Single Most Important Thing to Improve Your Interview Results” is surprisingly on-point! Feel free to read it, but if you prefer the high level summary, here it is: interviewers only care about what you can do for them, and not really about you, so everything […]
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Interview

Is it Creepy to Look up Bios before an Interview?

  • On March 8, 2019
No, it is not creepy to google your interviewers before you meet them. In fact, it’s expected that you look up the company and your lineup before you go in. You want to come across as prepared and to keep the interview flowing and conversational. Some dos and don’ts: You can preface a question about […]
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