What Top CEOs Look for When Hiring (in a Word)

On March 23, 2018

What Top CEOs Look for When Hiring (in a Word) This recent WSJ video Q&A asks top CEOs to describe in one word what they look for when hiring. I’ll save you from watching the video with this summary: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: clarity & energy Reddit CEO Steve Huffman: high skills & low ego Amazon […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Networking

3 Ways to Gain Power at Work (Especially When You Have None!)

On March 9, 2018

This recent WSJ article gives great suggestions on how to gain power at work even when you have no leverage. What to do when you are judged on your team’s performance but you lack actual authority or resources? 3 ways to gain power: Build a strong network. How? Ask questions. Show respect, interest, and enthusiasm. […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Presentation, Uncategorized

5 Venues to Build Your Name

On February 25, 2018

Every once in a while, clients publicly recognize their lawyers’ work. But you don’t have to wait for that to happen in order to build your name proactively. Give presentations on your area of expertise! Below are 5 venues to do that: The easiest place to start is your place of employ. Volunteer to give […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Inhouse

5 Most In-Demand Skills for Lawyers Across All Fields

On January 21, 2018

No matter the industry, top employers all ask me to find lawyers who can do these five things on top of their substantive area of expertise: Communicate clearly. In-house lawyers must concisely deliver information and adjust their style depending on their audience to get the results needed. Solve problems. Companies hire lawyers to fix things. […]

Career Tips

3 Ways for Lawyers to Become Creative Problem-Solvers (Required by Employers!)

On January 1, 2018

Employers often ask me for open-minded lawyers who can solve the thorniest problems. Indeed, creativity is the number one trait CEOs look for when hiring according to an IBM survey of 1500 CEOs. How can you grow creativity? Here are 3 ways (summarized from this Harvard Business Review article): Put yourself in different situations, and look […]

Career Tips, Timing, Uncategorized

3 Things to Do for Your Career over Holiday Season

On December 10, 2017

Should you shelve your job search now that it’s the holidays? No! Here are 3 things you can do now for your career: Use any downtime to review the market and get your resume ready. Go to targeted office parties, yours and others! You need to be remembered (in a charming way) when a job […]

Career Tips, Job Search, Presentation

How to Present Yourself: 5 Tips on Handling Your Name

On November 19, 2017

You would think with your name there is no job advice I could possibly give. There are actually a few practical tips I can offer to job seekers: If you have a super common name, include your middle name on your resume. That way the hiring manager or recruiter can easily distinguish you in a […]

Career Management, Career Tips, Networking, Timing

5 Things to Do BEFORE You Hate Your Job (Because No One Wants to Hire an Unhappy Lawyer)

On November 11, 2017

Even if you love your job, do these 5 things now so you can move elsewhere when you want to: Identify what kind of opportunity you’d be interested in, e.g., type of industry, key responsibilities, public vs. private, etc. Work towards getting experience for that kind of role. Be able to recognize when the dream […]

Career Tips, Networking, Presentation

Top 5 Bay Area Etiquette Rules for Law/Business

On October 8, 2017

The Bay Area legal and business community values brevity, responsiveness, and cooperation. An international diplomat/entrepreneur who now works in Silicon Valley posted a great piece on rules he observed here. Five in particular are worth reviewing: Be on time (and in fact be 3-4 minutes early). If you aren’t on time, you signal disorganization, disrespect, […]

Career Tips, Presentation

7 Steps to Executive Presence

On October 1, 2017

Employers regularly ask me to find them people with executive presence. This trait is essential because senior lawyers need to persuade clients and present to the executive team. I agree with this pre-eminent career coach’s checklist of confident leaders with executive presence, who are “immediately effective, highly regarded, and heeded”. The good news is it’s […]

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