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Interview Questions to Prep For (in Order of Frequency & with Guide to Answers!)

  • On April 1, 2022
  • In Change, Interview
Interviews for in-house jobs are generally straightforward. Here are the questions you should prep for, listed in order of frequency and complete with links to good answers! Tell me about yourself. (See here and here on how to answer.) Why are you interested in this opportunity? (See here and here on how to answer.) What […]
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Guide for Remote Workers During Return to Office

  • On March 13, 2022
  • In Career Management, Change
After two years, companies are finally calling employees back into the office. If you work remotely but co-workers are returning to the office, how do you keep up? For example, the New York Times reported a Stanford study that found remote workers were promoted half as often as in-office peers even though the remote workers produced […]
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5 Career Tips from Heidrick & Struggles CEO

  • On February 10, 2022
  • In Career Management, Career Tips, Change
I appreciated a recent online fireside chat with the CEO of Heidrick & Struggles Krishnan Rajagopalan. He is uniquely qualified to give career advice because he not only helms a top executive search firm but also is an immigrant to the US who taught himself about corporate America. Five takeaways from his QA covering his […]
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Top 5 Reasons Lawyers Are Quitting in The Great Resignation

  • On October 17, 2021
  • In Change, Departure, Move
The Great Resignation is going on, and I’ve got a bird’s eye view. The top reasons I see Bay Area lawyers quitting are: Better opportunities. I’ve been recruiting in-house lawyers 15 years, and I have never seen it so hot. Lawyers are constantly presented with interesting work that could give them a better career trajectory. (See here for why […]
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Jumping Back into the Workforce: Tips & Resources

  • On September 19, 2021
  • In Change
Now is the perfect time to jump back into the workforce. Why? Employers are hiring like crazy but finding talent scarce. As a result, they are more willing to consider candidates with gaps as long as they have the right skills and can reasonably explain their absence (e.g., gap was due to caretaking, move, pandemic, […]
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Dealing with Pandemic Gap

  • On June 27, 2021
  • In Change
Wall Street Journal reports pandemic gaps are not a big deal on your resume. Society is getting more understanding now about people taking time off to take care of their family, and the economy is red hot so employers show more flexibility on who they will consider hiring. Should you explain your pandemic gap? One […]
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How to Leave on Good Terms

  • On May 23, 2021
  • In Change, Departure
It’s peak hiring season now! My candidates are getting offers and saying good-bye to current employers. Three things departing employees should do to leave on good terms: Give two weeks’ notice. Yes, two weeks is an arbitrary number, but it is convention. Be flexible about staying a little longer if your employer asks you to. […]
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What is a Bridge Job? 5 Scenarios Bridge Jobs Make Sense

  • On May 9, 2021
  • In Career Management, Change
I enjoyed LinkedIn’s career column on “bridge jobs,” which is a temporary job taken while waiting for the perfect one. Sometimes you need to take small steps to get to that ideal job. Here are five scenarios where it makes sense: Take a bigger job in the same field. For example, you could pick up direct […]
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Will Silicon Valley Stay Significant Post-Pandemic?

  • On April 24, 2021
  • In Change, Move
Most of us now have received at least one vaccination shot and are now wondering what lies ahead for our career. How much will the office and city make a difference post-pandemic? Employers are all grappling with this question, and the media has reported extensively about the exodus of companies from the San Francisco Bay […]
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5 Hiring Trends I’m Seeing

  • On June 14, 2020
  • In Career Management, Change, Job Search
Experts differ on the type of recovery expected (slow, fast, V shaped, U shaped, etc.), but who is hiring now is much clearer. Five trends I’m seeing: Giants like Amazon, Facebook, and Microsoft are hiring now and will continue to hire. See my recent blog here. See also The New York Times’ The Economy Is Reeling. The Tech Giants Spy Opportunity.  As expected, […]
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