Interview Preparation: Your Questions Matter, Too

career management

This recent WSJ article, It Pays to Ask Smart Questions at a Job Interview by Dennis Nishi, rings true with my experience with lawyers and law students preparing for interviews. Many of the lawyers and students I’ve worked with have previously made their...

Interview Preparation

career management

The 10 common basic interview questions covered in this article at Recruiter.com  are spot on for the interviewing preparation work I do with lawyers, law students and other professionals. The article also helpfully tells you why the interviewer is asking.  Remember,...

Visualize Success

business development, career management

When going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.  In other words, visualize success.  That’s what I reminded a client in advance of her interview this week.  I do, and I believe it works.  Even if you’re skeptical, visualizing success doesn’t...

Informational Interviews & Expanding Your Network

career management

Deafened by silence after you apply for law job after law job?  Interested in making a change in your career path as a lawyer but without a clue as to where to start?  Try using informational interviews to expand your network and your knowledge base. Here is a useful,...

One Innovative Campaign to Get a Job….

career management

Actions speak louder than words. This young woman put her social media skills into action in her bid to land a job as the University of Michigan’s first Director of Social Media. Dear Lisa...