Career Tips, Interview, Process

No Such Thing as “Wasting Someone’s Time”!

  • On September 15, 2017
I work with great employers and contact a lot of candidates about roles. I often get this head-scratching response from them, “I don’t want to waste anyone’s time.” Here are 3 reasons why there is no such thing as wasting anyone’s time in that context: If you have already been identified as someone with the […]
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Recruiter

How to Turn Down a Recruiter

  • On September 9, 2017
I like this recent Business Insider post on how to turn down a recruiter if you are not interested in a job. Respond briefly but gracefully. Let the recruiter know if you are not interested and why, for example timing is not right but to check again in X months, or you’d like a job more […]
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Networking

Painless Networking (Tip: Do a Good Job, and People Will Come to You)

  • On September 3, 2017
People often hate networking because they feel awkward, like they are selling something that’s unwanted. Wharton professor Adam Grant recently wrote how to build a network without being a great networker. Sponsors, mentors, investors, and collaborators will come to you if: You have a track record of success. Some interesting stats: each patent issued by […]
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Interview, Process, Timing

3 Things You Must Do to Land an Interview

  • On August 26, 2017
Get ready for fall recruiting season! Start strategizing how to land interviews. To save you time, I am distilling the comprehensive post What No One Tells You About Landing an Interview into 3 short points: Show you are a good fit with the prospective employer through your tailored resume. Well-known brands like great clients you’ve […]
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Career Management, Career Tips, Client

5 Steps to Get Clients to Come to You!

  • On August 20, 2017
Lawyers are in the service industry. Whether you are at a firm or in-house, you need to build your client base and have them come to you with their problems. How do you get loyal clients? I recently attended a career panel by NAPABA and gleaned these 5 tips from leading attorneys: Develop your craft. […]
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Career Management, Recruiter

4 Ways to Tell if a Lawyer is a Star

  • On August 5, 2017
I have met with thousands of candidates, and employers rely on my judgment to send them good people to fill their roles. What are 4 signs someone is a star? Track record of success. I look at where they worked and how they did. Did they advise top clients on key business deals? Receive awards […]
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Career Management, Client

5 Ways to Grow with Business and Technology!

  • On July 23, 2017
If you missed the panel I moderated, IP Career Management: Growing with Business & Technology, below are 5 key points made by panelists Mark Brazeal (CLO Broadcom), Mallun Yen (RPX Board member), Judge Lucy Koh, and Bijal Vakil (partner, White & Case). Path to success zig zags. All the panelists started in completely different areas and […]
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Move

How to Move to Silicon Valley from Abroad

  • On July 17, 2017
I recently spoke with a fantastic lawyer who spent the last 20 years in Paris but is now at a leading Silicon Valley company in a different space. How did she pull off this feat? Her top 3 tips: Indirect connections can help! An old co-worker recommended her for a GC job at a San […]
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