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 […]

Women & Minorities

In Honor of MLK

On January 17, 2021

Tomorrow is Martin Luther King Day! I remember as a 1L my professor played a recording of MLK’s “I have a dream” speech, and I was struck by its power and hope: “With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will […]

Compensation, Offer

5 Recruiting Take-Aways on Bay Area In-House Market from Thought Leaders

On January 7, 2021

I recently was honored to speak on AABA’s exclusive career panel on the Bay Area in-house legal market. I spoke with Aarti Sheth (Netflix), Amit Pandya (Couchbase), and Tam Pham (MLA). Here are our top take-aways: The legal in-house market in the Bay Area continues to be hot, especially in life sciences and tech. It’s […]

Offer

Short & Sweet Rules for Turning Down Offers

On January 3, 2021

Happy new year! The Bay Area tech and life sciences job market has been surprisingly strong this past year, and I’m seeing top candidates getting multiple offers. LinkedIn’s Get Hired column covers how to say no and still preserve the relationship. My favorite tips here: Be responsive. Do not sit on the offer. Hiring managers […]

Job Search, LinkedIn, Recruiter

5 Job Search Tips from Chief People Officer of Global Tech Company

On December 27, 2020

I enjoyed this recent LinkedIn QA with Zenefits’ Chief People Officer Tracy Cote, who has her pulse on hiring. Here are the top 5 things she said: My favorite tip: Do not raise any requests prematurely. Candidates often tell me they don’t want to waste anyone’s time so they want to raise deal-breaking issues at the get-go. […]

Job Search, Recruiter

How to Find Unpublicized Jobs

On December 19, 2020

Do companies ever hire people for jobs that aren’t posted? Definitely. It’s atypical, however, because hiring managers usually need to generate a req and follow HR procedures to fill a job, including posting it. But here are the situations when employers don’t advertise for roles: Someone is doing the job, but the manager is considering […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Networking, Presentation

What Are You Known For? Tips to Grow Your Skills & Reputation

On December 13, 2020

Your reputation is key to your career, but most people give it little thought. For example, Jennifer Miller, the esteemed GC of Loon (Alphabet sub), confesses in Corporate Counsel Magazine as a young lawyer she made “the false assumption that simply keeping your head down and doing good work is all that is needed in order […]

LinkedIn, Networking

How to Get Your LinkedIn Invitation Accepted!

On December 5, 2020

If you are trying to build your network, you are probably sending out a lot of LinkedIn invites both to people you know well and to people you want to know. What will get your invitation accepted by influential people who don’t even know you? I love this post by career guru Austin Belcak. He explains […]

Compensation, Timing

How to Get a Raise During the Plague

On November 28, 2020

2020 is drawing close to the end and not a moment too soon. You may be evaluating your job satisfaction and considering your pay. If you plan on asking for a raise, here are the standard steps in normal times. But in the time of a global pandemic, you should also take into account the […]

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