Client, Resume

Addressing Common Problems in Your Resume: Gaps, Age, Job Hopping, Stagnation, Switch in Practice Areas

  • On August 23, 2020
LinkedIn’s GetHired column recently discussed how to overcome stumbling blocks in resumes, like gaps between jobs, job hopping, perceived stagnation, ageism, and desire to change practice areas. Below are techniques I’ve seen successful in the legal world. Gaps. Employers can be understanding about gaps if they know the reason. You may want to add a line in the resume […]
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Networking

Easiest Way to Get a Response to a Cold Email 

  • On August 16, 2020
I love this recent LinkedIn post by career guru Austin Belcak. He lays out the easiest thing to do for the best return when sending out a cold networking email. Simply give the person you are emailing an out versus thanking the person in advance or saying you look forward to their response (which is […]
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Interview

4 Essentials for Today’s Interviews

  • On August 7, 2020
The New York Times recently covered the key techniques to succeed at video interviews. The most important points are distilled below: Research. The more you read about the company and the interviewer, the more prepared, calm, and on-point you will be. The New York Times suggests reading the website, news coverage, annual reports (especially Risk […]
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Interview

Great vs. Terrible Questions to Ask your Interviewer

  • On July 31, 2020
You can impress your interviewer if you ask good questions. End the interview on a positive note by showing your research and interest! Plus, you can get dinged by failing to ask any questions or putting the interviewer on edge with critical ones. Forbes recently came up with a huge list of questions interviewees should […]
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Career Tips

Essential Trait for Job Search (& You Already Have It!)

  • On July 26, 2020
What you need to succeed at work is something you already have: grit! My former Harvard classmate and now Penn professor/MacArthur grant winner Angela Duckworth has found that grit is a significant predictor of success. The ability to work hard and maintain focus for prolonged periods is key, even more so than pure intelligence. Why […]
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Inhouse, Presentation

What Exactly Business Clients Want from Their In-House Lawyers

  • On July 18, 2020
Big firms train their associates to analyze complex matters and completely mitigate risk. These big-firm trained lawyers often go in-house and face a different set of expectations. A Silicon Valley exec who has worked at VC-backed startups, private family-owned and public Fortune 100 companies broke down for me what he is looking for from in-house […]
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Career Management, Career Tips, Mentors

Mentorship at All Levels!

  • On July 5, 2020
Legal veterans, reach out and help the next generation, e.g., with hbcu20x20 or Pay it Forward. And I’m so impressed that young legal leaders are already mentoring others! I list their resources below. Nyssa Chopra, a tech lawyer with a background in diplomacy and human rights, puts out a bi-weekly “Mentor in Law” newsletter aimed at “law students, recent […]
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Interview, Presentation

Handling Hidden Social Advantage in the Job Process

  • On June 26, 2020
The Stanford Graduate School of Business reports that we respond to the (over) confidence of upper-class workers, even when they’re wrong. The result is “we may be reinforcing an already unfair social hierarchy” since rich confident people have an immediate advantage when walking into the room. “We can’t help but fall for their bravado, endowing them […]
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Career Management, Women & Minorities

Hard Conversations: Speaking Truth to Power

  • On June 19, 2020
Earlier this week Judge Silberman on the US Court of Appeals sent an internal email criticizing Sen. Warren’s amendment to rename army bases/monuments (“madness!”). He added, “It’s important to remember that Lincoln did not fight the war to free the Slaves [sic] Indeed he was willing to put up with slavery if the Confederate States […]
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