Career Tips, Change

How to Explain a Gap Due to COVID

  • On May 17, 2020
If you are a COVID casualty and are concerned how employers will view a layoff or stall in career progression, it’ll be ok. Employers are usually pretty understanding of economic conditions wreaking havoc on people’s careers. That’s what I saw for the Great Recession and Dot Bomb. Here’s what to say about what happened: Explain […]
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Career Management, Career Tips, Change

Job Search Tips in a Pandemic: Part II

  • On April 8, 2020
I recently posted tips on job searching during a pandemic (work in an area that has promise both in terms of geography and industry, and network!). Here are more tips courtesy of a Forbes post scarily entitled “We’ve Entered A Harsh New Reality: Here’s How To Manage Your Career”: Make yourself invaluable to your employer. If before […]
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Change, Presentation, Recruiter

5 Things NOT to Say to a Recruiter

  • On March 29, 2020
I read with interest this Glassdoor article on what not to say to a recruiter. We are the gatekeepers to jobs, so you need to make a good impression on us, especially in a tough economy with a lot of competition. Are the following five things truly what I don’t want to hear? The article […]
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Career Management, Career Tips, Change

Pandemic! Now What for My Career?

  • On March 24, 2020
I haven’t been through a pandemic before, but this is my third boom/bust cycle (the first was the dot bomb in 2002 and the second the Great Recession in 2007-09). I’ve seen a lot of careers and observed how stars recover. Some tips: Live/work in a geographic area that will recover quickly. The San Francisco […]
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Career Management, Career Tips, Change

Should You Move Now? Consider the Global Economy!

  • On February 23, 2020
If you’re considering whether to move, jobs are still plentiful. Employers know they are competing for top candidates and will sometimes even consider people who are not spot-on for the role, so take advantage of these conditions. But will the strong market and flexibility in hiring continue? I am concerned about the impact of coronavirus on […]
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Change

How to Leverage Legal Experience into a Career in Business!

  • On November 10, 2019
I recently spoke at NAPABA on how to leverage your legal experience into a business career. The panelists and I were all former lawyers who have moved into the business world (clean tech transportation, venture capital, author/coach/podcaster, recruiting). Five key takeaways from our talk: An easy transition is to join your client on the business […]
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Career Management, Career Tips, Change

Get Ahead of a Recession!

  • On December 19, 2018
The American Lawyer recently reported that demand for legal services in 2018 set records, but that a “reckoning” may await us. Indeed, a majority of economists polled by the Wall Street Journal foresee a recession by 2020, and CFOs polled by Duke’s business school believe it’ll come even sooner. We lawyers are trained to mitigate […]
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Career Management, Change, Departure

WSJ Reports Everyone is Job Hopping. Should I?

  • On July 8, 2018
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that “in this economy, quitters are winning!” The market is so strong that “workers are choosing to leave their jobs at the fastest rate since the internet boom 17 years ago and getting rewarded for it with bigger paychecks and/or more satisfying work.” Should you too? A few factors to […]
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