Resume

Is This True: 5 Things that Should Never Be on Your Resume?

  • On July 24, 2022
I take giving legal professionals good career advice very seriously. So I am reading clickbait like “I’ve helped people land jobs at Google and Facebook—here are 5 things I never want to see on your resume” so you don’t have to. Let’s go through the list and see if the advice holds true in the […]
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Career Management, Career Tips

3 Simple Signals You Are Good at Your Job

  • On July 17, 2022
As a legal recruiter, I talk to thousands of people about their careers. The obvious things that make them stand out: top-notch credentials, strong work performance, and a clear career trajectory (what they’ve done makes sense and connects with what they want to do). And here are three less obvious things candidates can do that […]
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Career Management, Career Tips, Move

In-Office vs. Remote/Hybrid: Trends & Tradeoffs

  • On July 10, 2022
The great experiment of work from home, hybrid, or fully in-office is still going on. Most companies are doing some kind of remote or hybrid schedule, while some others (e.g., Tesla, C3 AI and JP Morgan) want all employees back in office full-time. (See this article “Think Working From Home Won’t Hurt Your Career? Don’t Be So […]
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Job Search, Market

Job Market Cooling? 5 Indicators Watched by Economists

  • On June 18, 2022
You may be guessing the job market is slowing down. The WSJ confirms this: “Nearly every labor indicator suggests the hottest market in half a century is starting to cool.” Here are the five indicators economists are watching: Labor demand. Right now it’s strong but moderating. The peak was March at 11.9 million job openings and […]
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Interview

Good, Better, and Best Questions to Ask in an Interview

  • On May 27, 2022
If you are interviewing, you must have questions ready for the interviewer. (If you don’t, you will likely be dinged because it shows lack of interest, preparation, and respect.) I’ve covered basic questions to ask in the past here (“Who are the people I’d work most closely to in this position? What skill will I […]
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Interview, Thank You

Unspoken Job Interview Rules: Which Apply to Lawyers?

  • On May 20, 2022
So much bad advice out there, so when I see good tips, I pass them along! I like these from the improbable source Huffington Post that are actually spot on: Give interviewers the highlights, not an exhaustive list of everything you’ve done. Yes! I agree you will be asked some version of “tell us about yourself” and […]
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New Job

Tips for Interns (Or Anyone at a New Job)

  • On May 14, 2022
Summer is approaching fast! Do you have any interns joining? I like this engineering exec/angel investor’s top tips to be an effective intern. Here are some especially good ones for legal interns (and for anyone at a new job): Go to all meetings. Do homework beforehand, pay attention when there, take notes (that’s often expected for legal interns), […]
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