​​5 Easy and High-Impact Career Moves

I know you are a busy professional, so here are 5 simple and free things that you can do now for your career:

1. Start an I-love-me file. It can be electronic. Just forward to yourself emails from happy clients and announcements of deals you closed, money saved, or cases won. This folder will make your life easy when it’s time for the dreaded self-review, a resume update, or for interview prep.
2. Sign up for alerts on the top job search sites to learn who is hiring and what skills are hot. Here are the links for alerts at Indeed and LinkedIn so you have no excuse. Put in your parameters and get listings automatically.
3. Sign up for free digital access to legal publications to spot trends and stay up-to-date on legal news. The Recorder sends alerts and grants access to 5 articles a month, plus access to Corporate Counsel, for example.
4. Schedule 30 minutes each week on your calendar to focus on your career. What concrete things can you do during this short amount of time? You can keep track of your noteworthy accomplishments (#1), review job postings (#2), or network by sending notes/congrats to friends since you’re reading breaking news (#3).
5. Observe your life patterns to set up time when you are high energy and less likely to be interrupted, so don’t pick Monday morning or Friday afternoon. Block time for self-improvement thoughtfully because you are more likely to do something once it’s on your calendar.