By: Kandice Thorn
I learned something incredible last week--a recruiter spends on average just six seconds looking at a resume. Yes, you heard me right. That meticulous document that you spent hours upon hours to perfect will get just a six second glance to determine whether you will move into the "yes (interview)" or "no" pile.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Monday, September 22, 2014
What Are You Waiting For? Join a Bar Association!
By: Kandice Thorn
I've said it before, and I'll say it again (emphatically): law students should join bar associations. If you haven't joined a bar association yet, I urge you to consider joining one. Student membership is typically steeply discounted and bar associations are an incredibly rich source of opportunities for networking, volunteering opportunities, and just learning more about a particular area of practice.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again (emphatically): law students should join bar associations. If you haven't joined a bar association yet, I urge you to consider joining one. Student membership is typically steeply discounted and bar associations are an incredibly rich source of opportunities for networking, volunteering opportunities, and just learning more about a particular area of practice.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Resume Real Estate
By: Kandice Thorn
If I told you that you have 500 square feet with which to design an apartment that you will live in, how would you design it? How much space would you allocate to the bedroom versus the living room or the bathroom or the closet? I imagine you would devote more space to the "more important" rooms and less space to "less important" rooms. If you have a large shoe collection but don't cook, you might have a big closet and a small kitchen; but a gourmet chef who has little interest in clothing might do the opposite.
If I told you that you have 500 square feet with which to design an apartment that you will live in, how would you design it? How much space would you allocate to the bedroom versus the living room or the bathroom or the closet? I imagine you would devote more space to the "more important" rooms and less space to "less important" rooms. If you have a large shoe collection but don't cook, you might have a big closet and a small kitchen; but a gourmet chef who has little interest in clothing might do the opposite.
Monday, September 8, 2014
Your First Networking Event
By: Kandice Thorn
I have been approached by several students recently who were preparing to attend their first networking events. I'm using the term "networking events" to broadly refer to conferences, panel discussions, "meet and greet" events, or anything else that will attract professionals with whom you may want to build a professional relationship.
I have been approached by several students recently who were preparing to attend their first networking events. I'm using the term "networking events" to broadly refer to conferences, panel discussions, "meet and greet" events, or anything else that will attract professionals with whom you may want to build a professional relationship.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
¿Como se dice? Language and the Job Search
By: Kandice Thorn
Doctors have instruments; engineers have numbers and stuff (or so I'm told); lawyers have language. For a practicing lawyer, facility with language is not just a plus, it is a requirement. For non-native-English-speaking LL.M. students who will be searching for jobs in the U.S., this means that getting up to speed on the language is of the utmost importance.
Fortunately, the LL.M. program provides tremendous opportunities for you to improve both your oral and written communication skills in English. Here are five things you can do to improve your English quickly:
Doctors have instruments; engineers have numbers and stuff (or so I'm told); lawyers have language. For a practicing lawyer, facility with language is not just a plus, it is a requirement. For non-native-English-speaking LL.M. students who will be searching for jobs in the U.S., this means that getting up to speed on the language is of the utmost importance.
Fortunately, the LL.M. program provides tremendous opportunities for you to improve both your oral and written communication skills in English. Here are five things you can do to improve your English quickly:
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