Job Search, Resume

5 Ways To Avoid Getting Screened Out During the Job Hunt

  • On April 10, 2016
The road to getting an offer can be treacherous. How do you get going without being screened out too early? Consider 5 ways below: Get the right intro. Ideally someone who knows your work and is trusted by the hiring manager can introduce you. But don’t discount having anyone within the company get your resume […]
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Interview, Job Search

4 Ways to Avoid Speaking Badly about an Employer

  • On April 3, 2016
​We all know we can’t speak ill of an employer in an interview. But what should you do if an interviewer keeps asking hard questions? Here are 4 ways to get your message without breaking the cardinal rule: Point to change in senior management or change within the legal organization. The employer will get the […]
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Career Management, Job Search

​​5 Easy and High-Impact Career Moves

  • On March 27, 2016
I know you are a busy professional, so here are 5 simple and free things that you can do now for your career: Start an I-love-me file. It can be electronic. Just forward to yourself emails from happy clients and announcements of deals you closed, money saved, or cases won. This folder will make your life easy […]
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Networking, Presentation

5 Tips to Project Self-Confidence

  • On March 20, 2016
So many things about your career you cannot change, like where you went to law school, what your GPA was, and where you first trained. But what is squarely within your control and easy to fix is body language. When presenting to clients or interviewers, you need to project self-confidence. Here are 5 ways from Professor Amy Cuddy’s […]
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Interview, Job Search

What 3 Traits Land You the Job?

  • On March 13, 2016
By the time you make it to an in-person interview, interviewers assume you have the basic qualifications to do the job. How do they next choose who gets the job from that pool? Harvard Business School Professor Amy Cuddy writes in her latest book Presence that the main 3 traits of winners of pitches and job interviews […]
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Interview

​​Interview Questions Never to Ask

  • On March 6, 2016
Spring is peak interview season, so shape up your interviewing skills! Think from the vantage point of interviewers – who are looking to fill an urgent need – and avoid these questions: Never ask a question that you can easily find the answer to. It shows laziness and lack of interest. For public companies, their […]
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Career Management, GC, Inhouse

Path to GC

  • On February 28, 2016
If your goal is to be a general counsel, make sure you:  Get experience with SEC and M&A work. Not all but most GCs come from a corporate/securities background. If you don’t have one, make sure you get relevant corporate work. Public companies contend with filings, and private ones need to think about exit strategies. Get […]
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Networking

Graceful Ways to Network

  • On February 21, 2016
After you have identified whom to reach out in a job search (see my post “7 Circles to Contact in a Job Search”), don’t get stuck on the approach. Here are easy ways to touch base:  Review legal papers like The Recorder and Law360 each day. These publications have free trial and digital subscriptions, so […]
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Job Search

7 Circles to Contact in a Job Search

  • On February 15, 2016
If you are hunting for a job, you may feel like you are in the seventh circle of hell. Reach out to these seven circles of people for help instead: Friends. You must tell your friends, both close and distant, that you are looking. That way, you are on their mind when they see a job […]
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Job Search

3 Easy and Effective Job Search Tips

  • On February 7, 2016
If you’re looking for a job, you’ve probably been inundated by unhelpful advice that’s hard to implement. For example, I still haven’t opened the books What Color is Your Parachute and What Can You Do with a Law Degree. Instead, below are 3 high-impact and easy things to do for your job search. You already tell stories in […]
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