No Legalese! Plus Other Career Tips from Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi

On July 10, 2020

I loved this recent LinkedIn video interview with Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of PepsiCo. She gives her top career advice, including a special tip for lawyers: Don’t fixate on being CEO [or CLO]. Then you get focused on your next job and the job after that. Your focus should be on your current job. She […]

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 […]

Career Tips, Change

Hustle!

On May 22, 2020

Yes, times are bad. Your career may take some detours, but don’t give up! In fact, graduates in the Great Recession who hustled were able to get back on track once the economy turned up. Here are a couple recent LinkedIn posts who underscore this point. A 2010 George Mason law grad tells the story […]

Career Tips, Change

How to Explain a Gap Due to COVID

On May 17, 2020

If you are a COVID casualty and are concerned how employers will view a layoff or stall in career progression, it’ll be ok. Employers are usually pretty understanding of economic conditions wreaking havoc on people’s careers. That’s what I saw for the Great Recession and Dot Bomb. Here’s what to say about what happened: Explain […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Women & Minorities

3 Things Employees Vulnerable to Layoff Should Do

On May 7, 2020

COVID has stalled the domestic and global economy, resulting in mass layoffs everywhere, but women and people of color have been hit the hardest. The Harvard Business Review and LinkedIn’s GetHired column report: March unemployment figures show overall unemployment increased by 26%, but that number is an eye-popping 64% for Asian Americans and 36% for LatinX. Also, […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Presentation

How to Optimize Yourself for the Job Market

On April 24, 2020

If you don’t have a job, definitely do the 5 things below. And if you do have a job now, don’t get complacent in these crazy times — optimize your presentation, whether via your resume or LinkedIn. To be considered for jobs you’re interested in, look at job descriptions you like, and use keywords from […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Inhouse

3 Big Picture Things to Do for Aspiring In-House Leaders

On April 12, 2020

I usually post on immediate things you can do for your career, but I like this Corporate Counsel article on what big picture things Columbia Law In-House Counsel Lab is teaching students who want to work in-house. Recent speakers have included Colin Stretch, the former Facebook GC, and Bruce Sewell, the former Apple and Oracle […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Change

Job Search Tips in a Pandemic: Part II

On April 8, 2020

I recently posted tips on job searching during a pandemic (work in an area that has promise both in terms of geography and industry, and network!). Here are more tips courtesy of a Forbes post scarily entitled “We’ve Entered A Harsh New Reality: Here’s How To Manage Your Career”: Make yourself invaluable to your employer. If before […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Change

Pandemic! Now What for My Career?

On March 24, 2020

I haven’t been through a pandemic before, but this is my third boom/bust cycle (the first was the dot bomb in 2002 and the second the Great Recession in 2007-09). I’ve seen a lot of careers and observed how stars recover. Some tips: Live/work in a geographic area that will recover quickly. The San Francisco […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Networking

3 Lessons from Top GC

On March 7, 2020

I enjoyed this recent interview with Jan Kang, the founder of Women’s General Counsel Network and serial GC, including at Chronicle, a Google X company. Jan’s former clients and colleagues keep inviting her to join them. Being asked to go from place to place is common for top lawyers. Why? Top lawyers are easy to […]

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