“Your resume should be one page.” That was the one piece of consistent advice that I got from countless career advisors during four years of college and three years of law school. But with the pervasiveness of digital applications and e-mailed resumes, does the rule still apply?
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It’s hard enough to manage a cocktail and a meatball at reception. If your networking goals are to meet new people, to maximize your contacts, and to appear coordinated and sophisticated, carrying a resume will require either a third hand or a personal assistant.
There is another way: Google Docs
It may seem like summer just began, but fall will be here before you know it. With fall comes on campus interviewing. Hopefully, if you are looking for a job through on campus interviewing, fall will also bring a summer job. But landing a summer associate position is no easy task. Spend some time this summer getting prepared for OCI and end up ahead of the pack when all of those firms come to campus for OCI.
Summertime is upon us, and for law students, that means it is time to start brushing up their resumes in preparation for fall recruitment. For most law students, properly revising and editing a legal resume can be an extremely time-consuming process. It has been proposed, however, that in the future, law students may not have to endure such painful exercises. LexisNexis Law School has suggested via Twitter that the resume is dead, and that instead, law students should be creating professional bios. Is this sound advice for those entering the legal profession?
iBooks, the free e-book reader for iPhone, now allows you to save PDF files onto your phone. Now that you’ve polished up your resume, I will show you how to turn it into a .pdf and put it on your iPhone or iPod touch with all the proper metadata. Having easy access to your resume will allow you to distribute it at networking functions, job interviews, or whenever the need arises. Keep Reading ⇒
Whether you are a recent grad looking for a job, or an attorney with a couple years of experience looking to change employers, your resume is vital to your job search. Fortunately, there are plenty of posts on Lawyerist on how to improve your resume.
If you are looking for a free outside opinion, RezScore is worth checking out.
Unfortunately, graduating from law school does not guarantee that you will find a paying job as an attorney. Last week I wrote about the importance of getting legal experience as a recent graduate, even if you are working at a non-legal job to pay the bills.
If you are looking for ways to get legal experience as a recent graduate, here are a few tips.
The hot rumor is that the legal economy is showing modest signs of improvement. Even so, there are still plenty of 2009 and 2010 law school grads who are looking for legal jobs.
Even if you have to take a non-legal job to pay the rent, make time to keep your legal skills sharp.
Like it or not, you are bound to need a resume at some point in the future. Whether you are applying for a clerkship, your first job, or a position on a committee, that one piece of paper can be key.
You may be the most interesting person in the world, but if your resume is not properly assembled, nobody will know. Try a few of these tips to polish your resume.
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Last week I wrote about what information should be in your online bio. For the most part, that post was designed towards making sure your bio hits the minimum. There are, of course, other options that can make your online bio stand out from others.
Depending on your practice area and your personality, there are ways to enhance your online bio.
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