How To Bypass The HR Department And Get The Job
Sometimes you have to get creative to get the job: “I’ve been an HR leader since 1984 so I am not the first person one would expect to recommend that job-seekers avoid the HR department when…
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7 Best Candidate Questions (from 100k Interviews!)
You know you should come prepared with questions to ask your interviewers, but what to ask? Here are 7 best candidate questions culled from over 100,000 interviews! “There comes a point in every interview when…
Be Careful About Who You Befriend At Work
Who you befriend at work can affect your career: “You think you’re pretty good at your job. And yet, for some reason, it seems some of your coworkers are climbing the corporate ladder in a…
How To Stop Doing Your Coworkers’ Work For Them
No, there is not a flipped article that teaches you how to get your coworkers to do all of your work: “Have you ever found yourself in the middle of an activity at work that…
Avoid Sabotaging Your In-House Counsel Job Search
Kimberly Lerman, a Director in Major, Lindsey & Africa’s In-House Practice Group who specializes in placing attorneys in corporate legal departments in a wide range of industries, shares her thoughts on how lawyers can avoid…
Wanna Be A GC?
Segal Coaching provides 8 qualities of successful general counsel – solid reading if you want to someday reach the top spot. Tip of the hat to legal recruiter Lord, Gurman & Lewis for the link:…
How Lawyers Can Network Intelligently
Amy Goldstein, founder of Grayson Allen, Inc., a New York based attorney search and career consulting firm, gives her words of advice on how lawyers can network intelligently: “Whether you are in the middle of…
What The Worst Resumes Have In Common, According to Recruiters
Recruiters see a lot, and often a lot of the same. Here is how to avoid having your resume end up in the worst resumes pile. If you are looking for a legal recruiter, check…
3 Times It’s Worth Burning A Bridge In Your Career
One may recall a certain viral goodbye email from a departing Biglaw attorney that contained “may the smoke from the bridges I’ve burned be seen far and wide….”: “There is certain career advice that just about…
Can’t Stand Networking Events? Pretend to Be Somebody Else
Soon lawyers will be clamoring for Oscar nods after their networking-event performances: “Networking events have a decidedly mixed reputation in business. Lots of people can’t bear them for all kinds of reasons: Introverts worry about…