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)
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)
Beyond Resumes: What Law Firms Truly Seek in Candidates In the realm of competitive legal recruitment, aspiring attorneys frequently invest significant effort in tailoring impeccable resumes to distinguish themselves. While a polished resume undeniably holds importance, contemporary law firms are signaling a departure from placing sole emphasis on an impressive list of achievements. In this dynamic environment, the legal... (12 views)
Dear Petunia Partner: Practical Advice for the Everyday Lawyer - Part II I am pleased to introduce you to Petunia Partner, a lovely figment of my imagination and my homage to all of the wonderful advice columnists of the world. In this second installment, Petunia continues to offer up her very special brand of practical advice for the everyday lawyer. I hope Ms. Partner's lighthearted column will help you to avoid some of the common pitfalls... (11 views)
Making Pro Bono Worth Reading About Every legal professional seeks to find ways to make his or her resume stand out from the rest. Sometimes it can feel a lot like applying for college all over again. You may ask yourself, ''Do I have enough volunteer work? Do I show knowledge and experience in a variety of areas? But do I still look focused and dedicated to my line of work? Most of all, does what I have... (11 views)
5 Reasons Why Your Legal Resume Ends Up In The Trash On average, a legal recruiter sees 5,000 resumes a year. Any legitimate reason she finds to make one disappear makes her life that much easier—and yours that much harder. Here, top-level recruiters reveal how candidates blow their chance to get a foot in the door. (9 views)
Resumes Resumes are terribly important. Although it is possible to become paranoid about them and to spend too much time developing them, it is essential that every prospective associate spend an appropriate amount of time on his or her resume. (8 views)
Calling All Psychic Employers There are millions of possible ways for any candidate to phrase descriptions of past positions, and most of them are perfectly acceptable when taken at face value. Unfortunately, sensible grammar and solid phrasings do not always equal a strong sense of cognitive understanding on the other end. As I have said before, everything in your resume and cover letter should be... (8 views)
Nothing about you can be kept hidden from your employers For some reason, there is this crazy idea floating around that portraying yourself in the best possible light also means saying whatever you need to say to get the job. I would like to submit that this idea could not be further from the truth. (7 views)
Employment Patriotism For years, applicants have been utilizing objectives at the tops of their resumes or cover letters in attempts to grab organizations' attention and create appeal. Unfortunately, with advances in the hiring process and the large growth of the population in general, those doing the hiring have a lot more applicants to pick from, and an objective for career growth just will... (7 views)
Free Employment Clinic: How to Fix the Boo-Boos in Your History Remember how, when you were a child, your mommy taught you how to put a Band-Aid on your knee after your most recent fall? Sometimes a scar was inevitable, yet she always knew how to make you feel better. But what can you do about the boo-boos in your employment history? (7 views)
Crafting a Standout Legal Resume: Tips & Tricks In the fiercely competitive landscape of the legal profession, your resume holds significant weight as it acts as the initial gateway to making a memorable impact on potential employers. Crafting a standout legal resume entails more than just listing your qualifications—it demands meticulous attention to detail, strategic planning, and a keen focus on effectively... (7 views)