Tips on best ways to revamping your Resume 'Tis New Year's Eve, and while many of us are busy looking inward to form those all-important (and oft-abandoned) resolutions, too many of us will forget to make equally important external changes. Like what, you ask? Well, for one, changes to your resume. (65 views)
9 Things Attorneys & Law Students do That Make a Resume Look Old Your resume is a representation of you to a legal recruiter or prospective employer, so don’t date yourself by making an old-fashioned first impression. (63 views)
9 Tips to Creating a Winning Cover Letter For Attorneys & Law Students A cover letter serves two important functions, says recruiter Emy Unger. It introduces and sells you. Putting your best foot forward means sending a thoughtful, distinct letter, so consider these nine tips: (62 views)
How Critical Is Your Appearance While Hunting For a Law Job Your resume and cover letter represent you. They convey all that you are as a newcomer to the profession. Consequently, the way these documents look is at least as important as what they say. In some ways, their appearance may be even more important. Every legal administrator has a story about otherwise good resumes that were discarded without further thought simply... (61 views)
Standing Out in the Crowd Times are grim in many ways for the legal industry. And that means lots of resumes are hitting desks. (60 views)
Tips for Crafting a Winning Cover Letter for Legal Positions Having a polished cover letter is critical to landing your dream legal job. Writing an effective and SEO-friendly letter can make the difference between getting hired and being passed over. This article provides tips on how to craft a strong legal job application, including tailoring it to the job, highlighting your interest in working for the government, making... (60 views)
Attorney–Student Mentorship Opportunities in 2023 Mentorship is a crucial aspect of personal and professional development, and the relationship between an attorney and a student can be particularly valuable. Not only can a mentor provide guidance and advice, but they can also offer valuable insights into the world of law and the legal profession. (55 views)
The Job Information You Should Include on Your Resume A job resume is a summary of a person's job experiences and factors that relate to his or her job qualifications. It's like a job application form, but with a major difference: Where employers use standardized forms to simplify comparisons among applicants, job seekers write resumes to emphasize their special skills and desirable experiences, and can make up their own... (51 views)
The Online Resume: A Window into One's Soul? I have said it once, and I am going to say it again: technology has given many of today's job seekers the misconception that a good old-fashioned hard copy resume is way too old school. As a result, many candidates are sending employers links to their personal webpages, which happen to showcase their resumes, revealing perhaps too much information, if you catch my drift. (48 views)
Tips for Effective Legal Cover Letter The cover letter is one of the most critical aspects of your job application. It's often the first impression you'll make on a potential employer, and it can be challenging to know what to include to stand out against all of the other applicants. Here are some tips to help you create an effective legal cover letter that distinguishes you from other applicants. (48 views)
Creating a Digital Resume: Tips & Best Practices from Legal Professionals You can easily develop an electronic resume and send it by e-mail, but there are caveats. (42 views)
Show Me the Money...or How You Will Make Me Money This week, I spoke with Rick Gillis, who, over a short number of years, has developed quite an impressive career as an employment expert, public speaker, author, and radio show host. As founder of The Really Useful Job Company, Gillis has built the formula of fundamentals that will get job candidates hired. (40 views)
Preparing Curricula Vitae for the International Market These days, with our global economy expanding at such a rapid rate, many young American law school graduates and professionals are broadening their horizons and applying to foreign firms, companies, and organizations. When applying for a job with a foreign employer, the application process has a few considerable differences that must be addressed, as our American practice... (39 views)
Writing Your Resume When writing your resume, always remember that its purpose is to make you interesting enough to a potential employer to secure you an interview. Your resume should be considered as an advertisement for yourself and, like a good ad, it should be visually attractive, brief, and informative. Above all, it should create interest in its product. In this case, you are the... (37 views)
Tailoring Resumes & Cover Letters to Fit the Legal Position You're ready to begin the job hunt. You know what types of positions and firms you'd like to apply to. Now you just need to whip together a resume and proceed, right? Sounds simple-but writing a resume that raises you above the pack and conveys your perfect fit to an employer is a handsome challenge indeed, especially if you take into account that most legal recruiters... (33 views)
How To Make Your Resume And Introductory Letter Count In The Non-Legal Job Market Legal training is comprehensive and intensive so it applies to a wide variety of career disciplines. You are preparing for some exciting and lucrative careers, careers that do not fall under the rubric of practicing law. This is your design. Businesses need people with certain backgrounds in various strategic positions. At least one-quarter of the law school graduates do... (32 views)
Ingredients of a Resume The employment resume--its style, organization, and content--has long been a topic of considerable discussion and debate. Like religion and politics, this is a subject fraught with controversy. It is one of those topics where there are many "experts" who will provide you with considerable "professional" advice and counsel as long as you are willing to listen. (32 views)
Resume writing tips While Barbara Chalsma is gone, other resume experts will be filling in for her. This week, Stephen E. Seckler, a recruiter with BCG Attorney Search, gives his resume writing tips. (32 views)
Contents and Style in a Resume Every resume must identify and describe the writer. You must include the following: (28 views)
How to Write Your Own Resume Now you are ready to start writing your own resume. The following worksheets will help you include all the necessary information and arrange it in a concise, organized manner. (27 views)
How to Make Your Resume Look Good Since your resume probably will be the first contact between you and your prospective employer, it is imperative that it invite reading. The physical appearance of your resume is as important as the information it contains. A resume that is hard to read or confusing to interpret will end up in the wastebasket, while the reader goes on to the next one. Your resume is... (26 views)
Streamline your Resume Lingo: 7 Ways Law Students & Attorneys Can Let’s face it: You’ll never fit everything you’d like to say onto a one- or two-page resume. That means you need to choose powerful, effective words that deliver your message quickly and concisely. Your goal is to condense everything you need to say into a few carefully chosen words and bullet-pointed sentences that are easy to scan. Here’s how to use language to... (26 views)
Mastering the Art of Cover Letters: A Crucial Element in Your Legal Job Application The significance of cover letters in legal job applications cannot be overstated. They serve as a personal introduction, complementing resumes and conveying professionalism to make a memorable first impression on prospective employers. Cover letters play a crucial role in addressing specific job requirements, demonstrating a tailored approach. This article aims to guide... (26 views)
How Long Should My Resume Be? and Other Questions and Answers This week, Mother Resume would like to take some time to answer some of your most pressing resume questions. As you all probably know, the only dumb question is the one you don't ask, and this is especially true when it comes to resume writing. Your resume is what gets you noticed and gets you in for the interview. Therefore, it is the single most important document in... (23 views)
Resume Tailoring In my line of work, ''resume tailoring'' refers specifically to clients who would like extended periods of time to work on their resumes and cover letters with me so that we can adjust their documents as their position descriptions and employment desires shift. However, the broader definition of ''tailoring'' with regard to resumes, I think, now reflects more than ever its... (23 views)
Why is Having a Good Resume So Vital for a Law Job in Philadelphia? If you are just moving to Philadelphia or have lived in the city a while, you may start looking for law jobs in Philadelphia. You may just want to switch practices and are looking to land your first job in a new practice area. Even if you have years of experience as an attorney, if you're looking to make a change, you may find yourself looking for law jobs in Philadelphia. (22 views)
Crafting a Standout Legal Resume: Tips for Catching Employers' Attention In the highly competitive landscape of the legal profession, a standout resume is not just a mere formality but a crucial tool for setting oneself apart. This section will delve into why having a standout legal resume is pivotal in making a lasting impression on potential employers. It will emphasize the resume as a unique opportunity to showcase skills, experience, and... (18 views)
Make a proper appearance of your Resume Resumes and cover letters are the documents potential employers are going to look at and either be intrigued enough to file away for the future or be unimpressed enough to place in cylindrical files for homeless men on street corners to use as insulation on cold winter nights. Unfortunately, most employment-seeking documents are just lackluster or laborious enough to get... (16 views)
Navigating Interviews After a Less-Than-Perfect Departure: Mastering References and Resume Checks In the competitive landscape of job interviews, references and resume checks hold significant weight. These elements play a pivotal role in an employer's decision-making process, as they provide valuable insights into a candidate's past performance, character, and suitability for the role. References offer a glimpse into your professional reputation and interpersonal... (15 views)
Tips on how to avoid procrastrination I hate to say it, but life is all about the here and now. The longer we wait to do things, the less likely it is that we will ever do them. In fact, motivation has been known to dwindle exponentially with the passage of time. (13 views)