5 Non-Obvious Signs of Impending Layoff

On September 25, 2022
In Career Management, Career Tips, Change, Departure, Market, Timing

As the risk of recession increases, here’s a good article on how to tell if your company is about to do layoffs (beyond if you see a steep drop in revenue or a threat emerge to the business model). I survived multiple rounds of layoffs when I was in-house, and these ring true to me: […]

On August 28, 2022
In Career Management, Mentors, Networking, New Job

As new grads enter the workforce, they should know the importance of bonding with workmates. What can they gain? The New York Times recently quoted a few things a professional woman learned at her first job decades ago: How to take feedback from a boss without compromising on her ideas. How to have fun at […]

On July 17, 2022
In Career Management, Career Tips

As a legal recruiter, I talk to thousands of people about their careers. The obvious things that make them stand out: top-notch credentials, strong work performance, and a clear career trajectory (what they’ve done makes sense and connects with what they want to do). And here are three less obvious things candidates can do that […]

On July 10, 2022
In Career Management, Career Tips, Move

The great experiment of work from home, hybrid, or fully in-office is still going on. Most companies are doing some kind of remote or hybrid schedule, while some others (e.g., Tesla, C3 AI and JP Morgan) want all employees back in office full-time. (See this article “Think Working From Home Won’t Hurt Your Career? Don’t Be So […]

On July 3, 2022
In Career Management, Career Tips, Mentors

Most lawyers I know are pretty humble and don’t go out of their way to collect awards and honors. The question is, should they? The answer is yes for awards given by a credible group, ideally by a professional organization with recognized members of the industry. And the answer is no if it’s obviously a […]

On June 12, 2022
In Career Management, Career Tips

As the world economy sputters (see recent NYT story Global Growth Will Be Choked Amid Inflation and War), get strategic about your career as companies aim to cut fat. Take stock of your responsibilities and make an impact recognized by management. I read with interest this Harvard Business Review article on non-promotable tasks, which lawyers […]

On May 6, 2022
In Career Management, Career Tips, Departure, LinkedIn, Networking

Lawyers have been working brutal hours through the pandemic. Some feel burnt out but are rightly concerned about stepping away when the market is faltering. (See this American Lawyer on the worrying state of the market.) I liked this recent Wall Street Journal article on how to take a career break but stay in the game. […]

On April 24, 2022
In Career Management, Market

Yes, these are crazy times: pandemic, war, supply chain snarls, China lockdown, inflation at a four-decade high, and increased odds of a recession. WSJ thinks an “abrupt end” to growth is on the table. What does this mean for in-house careers? If you are looking to change jobs, consider the effect of the economy on […]

On March 24, 2022
In Career Management

I’ve posted before how recruiters can help you. But a lot of the legwork to get a great job falls on you, not because I don’t want to help but because only you know what motivates you and what experience you’ve had. You need to sift through your experience to figure out your competitive advantage […]

On March 20, 2022
In Career Management

Lawyers need to be ahead of the curve to give relevant advice (or to pick jobs they want with a great mission). I loved this eye-popping Twitter thread highlighting exponential trends we are seeing today: Industries Cybersecurity losses and insurance costs both exponentially up Car electronics systems up: they made up 5% of total car […]

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