Bare Minimum Action Items for Jan Job Search!

On January 19, 2020
In Career Tips, Interview, Job Search, Resume

It’s a hot legal market. January is the perfect time to join the fray. Employers have emerged from the holidays ready to hire. Get your resume into their hands now, at the beginning of their search; otherwise, your resume will be relegated to the bottom of the pile, possibly revived only if a top candidate […]

On January 5, 2020
In Career Management, Career Tips, LinkedIn

2020 has started! Whether you are looking for a job or not, here are three easy things you can do in two minutes or less for your career: Check your voicemail settings. Make sure it’s set up, has an appropriate outgoing greeting, and is not full so people can leave you a message. I often […]

On December 21, 2019
In Career Management, Career Tips, Move

From my vantage point as a recruiter, I’ve seen the Bay Area legal market on fire for years. I recently read a Wall Street Journal article confirming the area’s dominance. It reported that only five cities accounted for 90% of all new tech jobs in the US from 2005 to 2017. San Francisco led the list, and San Jose came in […]

On December 8, 2019
In Career Tips, Interview, LinkedIn

I help lawyers get jobs, so they ask me a lot of questions. Five I often get: Is it really that helpful to post a picture on LinkedIn? You may want to protect your privacy, but the odds are overwhelming that pictures of you are already floating out there over the Internet. Plus, you really […]

On October 20, 2019
In Career Management, Career Tips, Timing

The hot job market and the increasing societal acceptance of sabbaticals make gaps between legal jobs not as big a deal as in the past. The WSJ recently reported that nowadays you can step out of the workforce for up to two years, whereas ten years ago a gap of six months could be “deadly.” […]

On October 13, 2019
In Career Management, Career Tips, Mentors

Careers take long and winding roads. To figure out what to do and how to improve yourself means getting the input of others. How do you best do that? This Harvard Business Review article says to use the word “advice” rather than “feedback” when you ask for help! Multiple studies have found asking for “feedback” […]

On September 2, 2019
In Career Tips, Move

Before any recession hits, make sure you like your job so you are not stuck with it in the long run! I like this recent Inc. article, which provides a five question checklist on whether to stay or go: Are you often filled with dread? If you are consistently having bad days versus one-offs, then […]

On August 23, 2019
In Career Management, Career Tips, Interview

I recently posted on ageism. A related phenomenon is when employers reject applicants for being “overqualified.” Studies show, when presented with two good candidates, managers often prefer the one with less experience. The Wall Street Journal explains why. Hiring managers assume the candidate with the more impressive resume won’t be as committed to the company, stay […]

On August 2, 2019
In Career Tips

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 […]

On July 15, 2019
In Career Tips, LinkedIn, Presentation

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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Bare Minimum Action Items for Jan Job Search!

3 Easy Things to Do for Your Career (& 1 Not So Easy)

SF & SJ Both Top 5 Cities Accounting for Tech Job Growth

Five Questions Lawyers Always Ask Me

Are Gaps Between Jobs a Big Deal?

Ask for Advice, Not Feedback, to Get Ahead

5 Questions if You Should Quit Your Job

Interviewing When Overqualified

Market is Hot Now, But How to Tell When It Will Turn!

Take Advantage of Summer to Get Your LinkedIn Profile in Order!