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Getting Your First Job at a Legal Firm
March 27, 2013 by William FriersonThe following post shares tips on landing your first legal job.
“Employment of lawyers is expected to grow 10% from 2010 to 2020, about as fast as the average of all occupations.” As anyone who has tried it knows, becoming a lawyer is a long arduous process. After excelling in high school, getting into a quality undergraduate program, working to get to the
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“Not Getting the Job” Should be a Learning Event
March 18, 2013 by William Frierson
The scenario plays out all too often. You get the call that your resume was selected; you land an interview; and then…silence! Days, perhaps weeks of uncertainty pass, until you finally receive the dreaded email stating “Thanks, but no thanks.”Getting rejected for anything is devastating, but getting rejected for a job can be very unnerving. The immediate reaction for most is to obsess over what went wrong. Did I blow the interview? Am I too old? Was the position filled internally? While wallowing in self-doubt is the easy way out, rise above your pessimism and take the opportunity to conduct an honest assessment. Follow up by asking why you were not the right fit. Perhaps ask the interviewer if he or she could offer you ways to improve so you might become a better candidate for the company in the future. The interviewer won’t think any less of you, and if you don’t ask, you will never know. Continue Reading
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Applying for $100K Government Jobs? ECQs Are Key
December 11, 2012 by William Frierson
If you’re thinking about applying for a $100,000 government job, understanding executive core qualifications, or ECQs, may benefit your search. Learn more about these qualifications in the following post.In the past 10+ years it did not matter what administration took and held political office because the government at the federal level at least just keeps growing. Government jobs, benefits, income and lifestyle under federal employment keeps getting bigger.
Regardless of where you stand politically, the government needs to transform and cutbacks will take place. Part of the “transformation” is supposed to occur through the hiring of “transformational leaders” in the government’s Senior Executive Service (SES). If the world of work in the federal government changes in 2013 it may not change as much as politicians of any stripe suggest or intend.
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Keeping Your “Skills” Section Professional
November 21, 2012 by William FriersonDoes your resume include the skills that a prospective employer would be interested in? If not, the following post gives advice on which skills to emphasize on your resume that are important in the real world.While you may have a “Skills” section in your resume, you may not have a “Professional Skills” section. What is the difference? Why is it important to have a “Professional Skills” section?
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Thousands of Resumes, So Little Time
August 02, 2012 by William Frierson“Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.” – Bill Cosby
It’s so easy (relatively speaking) to send your resume to companies, apply for specific jobs online, email your resume to recruiters and sign up at lots of job search sites. Companies like Google and Apple can get hundreds (or more) of applications for every job posting. Even if that number is inflated, it is humanly impossible to read every resume received. That’s why most companies these days use key word search to narrow down the resumes that are worth reviewing. Companies that depend on recruiters to source candidates can receive 20-30 resumes per job opening. As a hiring manager, it is unlikely that you will read through 30 resumes (let alone hundreds) for any one job opportunity. Continue Reading
