By: Kandice Thorn
For students who are
returning in the spring, here are some ideas for steps you can take during your
break to get a jump on the spring semester job search:
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
It's the Little Things...
By: Kandice Thorn
When students come to me for career counseling, they are often surprised by the amount of time I spend on seemingly insignificant minutiae in their resumes and cover letters. I take their formatting and eliminate indentations and bullet points; I turn an en-dash into an em-dash or vice versa for consistency; I remove stray commas or other punctuation. It sometimes takes several drafts to get to a point where we can really focus on the substance of the document. This might seem trivial, but this morning as I was reviewing resumes for an undergraduate student worker position in our office, I was reminded just how important these "little things" are.
When students come to me for career counseling, they are often surprised by the amount of time I spend on seemingly insignificant minutiae in their resumes and cover letters. I take their formatting and eliminate indentations and bullet points; I turn an en-dash into an em-dash or vice versa for consistency; I remove stray commas or other punctuation. It sometimes takes several drafts to get to a point where we can really focus on the substance of the document. This might seem trivial, but this morning as I was reviewing resumes for an undergraduate student worker position in our office, I was reminded just how important these "little things" are.
Monday, November 19, 2012
I Passed the Bar Exam! Now What?
By: Kandice Thorn
Last week and this week I am writing a pair of posts addressed to those who just received their bar exam results. If you did not receive happy news, you may wish to revisit last week's post about what to do if you did not pass the bar exam. This week, I will address those who passed the bar exam.
Last week and this week I am writing a pair of posts addressed to those who just received their bar exam results. If you did not receive happy news, you may wish to revisit last week's post about what to do if you did not pass the bar exam. This week, I will address those who passed the bar exam.
Monday, November 12, 2012
I Failed the Bar--Now What?
By: Kandice Thorn
It is great to be back on the blog after a short hiatus resulting from Hurricane Sandy, among other things. Current LL.M. students have submitted their ISIP bids, and are busy preparing for finals, as they should be, so I thought I'd take a moment to address our alumni who have just received their bar exam results.
It is great to be back on the blog after a short hiatus resulting from Hurricane Sandy, among other things. Current LL.M. students have submitted their ISIP bids, and are busy preparing for finals, as they should be, so I thought I'd take a moment to address our alumni who have just received their bar exam results.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Your LinkedIn Profile
By: Kandice Thorn
Because many employers these days use Google searches to learn more about prospective candidates, it is crucial to make sure that your internet image is squeaky clean. In a previous post, I discussed how to Google yourself and clean up any extraneous information that you might not want floating around for an employer to see. In this post, I will discuss your LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn is usually the first thing a potential employer will click on if it comes up in a Google search of you, and it is also a valuable networking tool, so it is crucial that your LinkedIn profile be polished and professional.
Because many employers these days use Google searches to learn more about prospective candidates, it is crucial to make sure that your internet image is squeaky clean. In a previous post, I discussed how to Google yourself and clean up any extraneous information that you might not want floating around for an employer to see. In this post, I will discuss your LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn is usually the first thing a potential employer will click on if it comes up in a Google search of you, and it is also a valuable networking tool, so it is crucial that your LinkedIn profile be polished and professional.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Email Correspondence: Slow Down and Keep it Professional
By: Kandice Thorn
In these days of harried email correspondence, it is easy to send off emails without much thought. But remember that every email you send has a recipient. It may in fact have multiple recipients. It may get forwarded to other recipients. And everyone who reads your email messages will make judgments about you based on those messages. They will judge your level of professionalism, your professional judgment, your maturity, and your mastery of the English language (even if English is your first language--perhaps especially if English is your first language!), among other things.
In these days of harried email correspondence, it is easy to send off emails without much thought. But remember that every email you send has a recipient. It may in fact have multiple recipients. It may get forwarded to other recipients. And everyone who reads your email messages will make judgments about you based on those messages. They will judge your level of professionalism, your professional judgment, your maturity, and your mastery of the English language (even if English is your first language--perhaps especially if English is your first language!), among other things.
Monday, October 1, 2012
For Resume Formatting, it's Best to Keep it Simple
By: Kandice Thorn
Since so many students are focused on resumes right now, I'm going to stick with the resume theme and address a common mistake I see in resumes: messy formatting. Often this is a result of an attempt to use a format that is too complicated. Trust me when I tell you that in the world of legal resumes, less is more.
Since so many students are focused on resumes right now, I'm going to stick with the resume theme and address a common mistake I see in resumes: messy formatting. Often this is a result of an attempt to use a format that is too complicated. Trust me when I tell you that in the world of legal resumes, less is more.
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