Job interviews aren’t meant to be an interrogation — they are supposed to be a dialogue. Law students should understand that on-campus-interviews (OCIs), and interviews in general...
Having trouble finding an associate position now that you are called to the Bar? You’re not alone.
As I’m wordsmithing 2L applications for the August 22nd deadline, I’m noticing a trend...
I’ve always liked kaleidoscopes. The fact that a mixture of mirrors and coloured glass can yield so many patterns is beautiful to me.
Branding is all the talk these days. But not many people, in my experience, think about branding while engaged in a job search.
A job search post-hireback is a marathon, not a sprint. True to form, many of my clients need a little Gatorade from time to time to get them through a dry spell…
Hireback season is upon the legal profession. Many hireback decisions haven’t been made just yet…which is why I think it’s prime time for articling students to get organized and prepared for their next steps, whatever they may be.
I recently spoke about goal-setting with a group of career-minded lawyers at the Ontario Bar Association. While 100% of the group said planning ahead was valuable, only 37% of them had a career plan.
My last article helped associates to prepare for their evaluations. This is a follow-up to "'E' is for Taking the Frustration out of Associate 'Evaluations'."
Associates, before you go on holidays, I want you to start thinking about your upcoming evaluations… Not as a reason to stress you out, but as a gentle reminder that you will feel frustrated with yourself if you leave this meeting to chance.