Resume

Resume Refresh Part III: Tailoring Your Resume

  • On August 27, 2023
You may see this career tip all the time, that you should “tailor your resume” to the job. How exactly do you do that? It means highlighting relevant experience and reframing the other work you’ve done to match the target profile the company wants. Here are 5 ways to tailor your resume to the job: […]
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Resume

Resume Refresh Part II: Make Your Resume Easy to Skim!

  • On August 20, 2023
Last week I discussed which resume words to use and which words to avoid. This week I wanted to cover another very important feature of your resume, readability! Here is the bright line test on whether your resume is effective: in a 5 second skim of your resume, can the reader figure out the top […]
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Inhouse, Resume

Resume Refresh Part 1: Resume Words to Avoid vs Words to Use 

  • On August 13, 2023
I read with interest this post on CNBC by a career coach on the two words to avoid on your resume “at all costs.” What are they? “Responsible for.” OK those words are not ideal, but worse in my book are “handled,” “participated,” or “involved.” (Talk about vague and weak!) The point is you should […]
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Market

How’s the Legal Market Doing: Summer Edition

  • On July 30, 2023
WSJ reported yesterday that the US economy “is sticking the soft landing,” i.e., the economy, which is sending “repeated mixed signals,” is “averting the long-anticipated recession” while still steadily cooling as the Fed fights inflation. In this environment, what do leading firms with top tech clients say about the economy, tech, clients, and the legal […]
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Market, Move, Startup

Will the Bay Area Stay Relevant in Tech? Yes Because of AI

  • On July 23, 2023
Good news for those of us still in Silicon Valley. The New York Times reports that the locus of AI currently sits in the Bay Area, which “has ruled the technology industry for decades, from early days of personal computers to the social media boom.” Researchers from the Brookings Institute predict that AI (like other […]
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Change, Departure, Market, Timing

The “Great Resignation” Is Over. What Does That Mean?

  • On July 16, 2023
The NYT reported the Great Resignation is over — the rate workers quit their jobs has fallen almost to pre-pandemic levels. Will workers keep gains made (flexibility on in-office, high pay, etc.), or will employers regain leverage (especially as the economy remains unstable)? NYT thinks the “pendulum may be swinging back toward employers,” and I agree. […]
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Compensation

Top Lawyer Comp Exceptional

  • On July 5, 2023
Wall Street lawyers now often make more than bankers according to a recent article from WSJ: “Equity partners at top law firms can make around $3 million or more a year,” and top rainmaking partners make more than $15 million. Why are lawyers making so much on Wall Street? While banker pay has been stagnating, […]
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Job Search, LinkedIn, Networking

Great LinkedIn Feature for Networking: Alumni Tab!

  • On June 25, 2023
Insiders are invaluable during your job search. They can give you the scoop on trends the industry is facing, what key things their company is specifically looking for, and what kinds of people succeed there. Also, if an insider recommends you, you will certainly stand out in the pile of applicants. How can you find […]
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LinkedIn, Market

LinkedIn’s “Open to Work” Badge: Yes or No?

  • On June 18, 2023
On your LinkedIn profile, you can choose to display an Open to Work badge. And then you can choose whether everyone can view it or just recruiters. As a recruiter, does the badge influence whether I contact the person? Spoiler alert: no. I have never run a search selecting for people who are Open to […]
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