How to Answer “What is Your Desired Salary?”

On October 10, 2021

Now that California employers cannot ask you how much you make during the recruiting process, they will likely ask you what kind of compensation you are looking for. (They are asking up front because they usually have a set budget, don’t want to overpay, and don’t want to go through the whole process to find […]

Interview

How Many Rounds of Interviews is Normal vs. Ideal?

On July 16, 2021

A recent viral comment on LinkedIn addressed how many interviews is too much. The poster, a software engineer, withdrew after 3 lengthy interviews when he learned the prospective employer was planning rounds 4-9 for him. What is typical for hiring in-house lawyers, and what should the right number be? Legal interviewing seems a little longer. […]

Interview, Process, Timing

How to Ask to Work From Home When Applying for a Job?

On July 10, 2021

Bay Area housing is crazy expensive and traffic horrible, so I am so happy to see work-from-home policies emerge since COVID. Companies are much more flexible than pre-COVID. If you are now looking for a job, how do you raise working from home in the interview process? If working from home is an absolute requirement, […]

Interview, Process, Women & Minorities

Want to Become an Exec? Check out These Post-COVID Recruiting Trends

On June 13, 2021

Today’s Wall Street Journal reported key changes in executive recruiting due to COVID. During COVID, executives stayed put, and companies wanted to maintain stability during uncertainty, which resulted in a 61% drop in CEO turnover. Now, however, experts expect CEO turnover to rise by up to 30%. Some trends in executive hiring due to COVID: Virtual interviewing […]

Interview, Job Search, Networking, Recruiter

High Return Job Strategies

On June 6, 2021

Job searching is amorphous; you never know what will lead to your next job. But I like these job search strategies from career guru Jessica Hernandez which she describes as high return on investment. You can apply them to your legal search, and I have added my own tips especially useful for the legal market. Target potential […]

Interview, Presentation, Women & Minorities

Presenting Effectively as a Lawyer Even with Self-Doubt

On April 18, 2021

Clients tell me their chief complaint about lawyers is they are so bad at communicating. Why are they constantly hedging? Can’t they just break things down and explain the likelihood of events? Um, no. We lawyers are taught to examine all risk so we have a hard time prioritizing them and don’t want to be wrong. On […]

Interview

Do I Have to Exaggerate Enthusiasm in Interviews? No, Show Real Enthusiasm!

On January 31, 2021

This article from The Cut asks a very good question: do you have to exaggerate enthusiasm in an interview? The answer is you have to show real enthusiasm. If you don’t, you will get dinged. The reasons are sound: if you are interested, you will work hard and stick around. Also, other applicants are undoubtedly sounding interested, so if […]

Career Tips, Inhouse, Interview, Job Search, Networking

Top 5 Reasons Lawyers are Rejected (& What to Do About it!)

On January 24, 2021

My job is to find lawyers for my clients, and these companies are picky! What are the top reasons they reject people? Not having on-point experience. If a SaaS company is looking to fill a commercial counsel role, then it wants someone who already has been negotiating and drafting software agreements, ideally in-house (the reason […]

Interview

Why You Didn’t Get Hired: 3 Common Reasons

On November 22, 2020

Sometimes you see a job that looks perfect for you. You interview, it seems to go well, and then you get dinged! What happened? Below are three common scenarios I see: Too much (boring) information. Lawyers often talk too much when they have done a lot of research and want to get all their points […]

Interview

3 Interview Tips from Amazon & Microsoft (that Work for All Interviews)!

On October 10, 2020

Bay Area economic recovery has been described as “feeble,” but tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft are still hiring through the pandemic. I’m not recruiting for them, but wanted to share what their recruiters are looking for. See tips from an Amazon interviewer and tips from a Microsoft legal recruiter, also summarized below for your […]

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