5 Good Reasons to Explain Why You Want to Leave Your Job

On October 12, 2018

Leaving a job can be complicated, but no prospective employer wants to hear the messy details (and your telling them would show a lack of judgment). Keep simple your explanation of why you are leaving. Here are five accepted reasons: Change in management. People understand that departures by your GC, direct manager, your team, or […]

LinkedIn, Presentation, Resume

Is Your Presentation to Employers Consistent in These 3 Places?

On October 4, 2018

Since employers are looking for specific things from candidates, you may already know to highlight what they care about when speaking with them. Make sure you are consistent in your presentation in these three places: Your in-person pitch. Think about the top three points you want the employer to remember about you. After identifying these […]

Compensation

How to Negotiate a Raise in 4 Steps

On September 28, 2018

Asking for more money is never fun. To make things easier for you, here are the top four things to think about: Timing. Ask for a raise at a scheduled face-to-face meeting around the time your manager is setting next year’s budget. Market Comp. Know what’s market for your role, and try to figure out beforehand […]

Title

What are Standard In-House Titles, and How Can I Negotiate for a Good Title?

On September 21, 2018

A good title is important to lawyers. Your title signals your level both internally and externally. Your title can also affect what job you will next be considered for. What are typical titles? Law firm titles are pretty lock step (Associate, Counsel, Partner), but you may have room to negotiate your in-house title, especially at […]

Interview

What Are Interviewers Actually Looking For? 3 Key Areas

On September 15, 2018

Sometimes interviewers are not the best at asking for information they want about you. These two articles from Forbes and CNBC helpfully decipher what interviewers are getting at: “What is your greatest weakness?” They don’t expect you to divulge something truly horrible, but they are looking for some humility, self-reflection, and ability to learn. So […]

Interview

3 Ways to Survive (and Ace) Marathon Interview Sessions

On September 7, 2018

It’s interview season again! After acing the phone screen, my candidates are getting called in for marathon in-person interviews. Here are three ways to survive and even ace these long sessions: Fuel yourself. Bring a granola bar. Accept that bottle of water offered in the beginning. Expect your energy level to crash in the middle, […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Change, Departure, Women & Minorities

5 Take-Aways from ACC Facebook Career Advancement Talk (Aug. 20, 2018)

On September 3, 2018

If you were shut out of the sold-out ACC career advancement talk at Facebook featuring Zynga CLO Phuong Phillips, Facebook DGC Paul Grewal, and Chevron Chief IP Counsel Nicholas Leach, here are 5 pieces of advice from these senior legal execs: At the beginning of your career, take on as much work as you can, […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Interview, Presentation

Ghosting by Candidates: Sign of an Overheated Economy

On August 26, 2018

I read this LinkedIn article about job seekers ghosting prospective employers. Usually, it’s the employer who disappears in the interview process, but in overheated times like these, candidates are starting to ghost employers and recruiters, I’m guessing because passively ghosting is the easiest thing to do in the short run. But (really, need I say […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Interview

How to Get Considered For Manager Roles When You’ve Never Managed Before: 5 Tips

On August 17, 2018

As you climb the corporate ladder and aspire to be a manager, you may notice these senior management jobs are rare and require applicants to already be managers. How can you be considered for a management role when you’ve never had direct reports? Five tips below. Work for a company that is growing quickly. You can then […]

Interview

The Easiest Interview Question … To Mess Up! 5 Ways to Get It Right.

On August 12, 2018

Can you actually fail an interview question asking you about yourself? Yes, yes you can. The very common interview question “Tell me about yourself” (or its close cousin “Walk me through your resume.”) is not a trick question – the interviewer wants to understand what you’ve done that’s relevant, why you’re interested/why this job makes […]

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