How to Answer the Interview Question “Where Else Are You Applying?”

On January 25, 2020

When preparing for an interview, you already know to prep for the question “Why are you interested in us?”, but you should also be ready for its close cousin “Where else are you applying?” The interviewer is asking to assess your interest level. For example, if you say you are only interested in software, would […]

Career Tips, Interview, Job Search, Resume

Bare Minimum Action Items for Jan Job Search!

On January 19, 2020

It’s a hot legal market. January is the perfect time to join the fray. Employers have emerged from the holidays ready to hire. Get your resume into their hands now, at the beginning of their search; otherwise, your resume will be relegated to the bottom of the pile, possibly revived only if a top candidate […]

Job Search, Process, Timing

How Long to Budget for a New Job? & What 3 Things Everyone Should (Whether Actively Seeking a Job or Not)

On January 9, 2020

Lawyers often ask me how long they should budget to get a new job in-house. The Department of Labor estimates the average job search is 4.6 months. The fastest for lawyers, if you are hitting the market at the right time (hiring peaks spring and fall), are at the right level (3-8 years), in the […]

Career Management, Career Tips, LinkedIn

3 Easy Things to Do for Your Career (& 1 Not So Easy)

On January 5, 2020

2020 has started! Whether you are looking for a job or not, here are three easy things you can do in two minutes or less for your career: Check your voicemail settings. Make sure it’s set up, has an appropriate outgoing greeting, and is not full so people can leave you a message. I often […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Move

SF & SJ Both Top 5 Cities Accounting for Tech Job Growth

On December 21, 2019

From my vantage point as a recruiter, I’ve seen the Bay Area legal market on fire for years. I recently read a Wall Street Journal article confirming the area’s dominance. It reported that only five cities accounted for 90% of all new tech jobs in the US from 2005 to 2017. San Francisco led the list, and San Jose came in […]

Compensation

Best CA Schools for Your Buck (Pay & Pass Rate)!

On December 15, 2019

If you’re thinking about law school, definitely consider how much you’ll need to borrow versus how much you’ll make in your first job. If you already graduated, check out how your law school stacks up! The US Department of Education recently provided the debt-to-earnings ratios for law schools, and listed below are the top 10 […]

Career Tips, Interview, LinkedIn

Five Questions Lawyers Always Ask Me

On December 8, 2019

I help lawyers get jobs, so they ask me a lot of questions. Five I often get: Is it really that helpful to post a picture on LinkedIn? You may want to protect your privacy, but the odds are overwhelming that pictures of you are already floating out there over the Internet. Plus, you really […]

Resume

What Your Resume Needs to Get My Attention

On December 1, 2019

I read with interest this Fast Company post on 10 resume tips to impress a recruiter in 7 seconds. Those are mighty specific statistics, so I had to take a read. I think the post is pretty accurate. Let’s go through them. Include your address only if it works in your favor. True. In the […]

Career Management

From What Company Do Startups and Bay Area Companies Most Value Experience?

On November 24, 2019

I work with leading companies, from startups to international companies, all looking for top lawyers. Where is the #1 place they like to see experience from? It’s Amazon. Lawyers from this company are likely to have grown a new business from scratch; so, they can navigate the regulatory and competitive landscape for their products. They […]

Interview, Presentation

#1 Way to Be Persuasive (& It’s Easy!)

On November 17, 2019

Lawyers love words but often mess up the delivery by speaking too fast or in a drone. I always tell lawyers to vary their speed and volume for the best effect when in important face-to-face meetings like interviews. And now I love it when science backs me up — changing up your cadence and volume indeed […]

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