We rounded up all of our best tips for summer associates in one place!
All Our Best Tips for Summer Associates
Internships / Summer Jobs / Summer Associateships
Internships, summer jobs, summer associates... there are a lot of names for what basically amounts to a 10-week interview. Here is some of our best advice.
How to Network When You’re Junior
Wondering how to network when you’re junior? These are our 10 best tips if you’re starting out.
What to Wear to a Company Picnic or to Watch Baseball with Coworkers
2020 Update: We love the readers’ input on what to wear to a company picnic or to watch baseball with coworkers — you may also want to check out our entire guide to tricky summer associate events just like this! What do you wear to attend a company picnic and watch a baseball game — … Read More about What to Wear to a Company Picnic or to Watch Baseball with Coworkers
How to Resign Gracefully
Reader J has a question about how to resign gracefully… Any chance you can do a post on how to gracefully resign? I have been interviewing for other jobs (attorney), and anticipate that one of those interviews with eventually turn into an offer. I have not disclosed to anyone at my current employer that I … Read More about How to Resign Gracefully
Affordable, Easy Office Decor Ideas
2017 Update: We still stand by these easy office decor ideas — but you may also want to check out our most recent discussion of the best places to get cute office decor. Ladies, what are your favorite easy office decor ideas? What’s the first thing you do in any new office, and what ideas … Read More about Affordable, Easy Office Decor Ideas
How Not to Gain Weight Over Summer Recruiting Season
Summer recruiting season: always a trying time for those among us trying to maintain our weight (to say nothing of those of us trying to diet)! I still stand by my old advice on how to diet during the recruiting season, but I thought we’d refresh the post with a guest post from a good friend of mine, L, still in the … Read More about How Not to Gain Weight Over Summer Recruiting Season
What Not to Wear to Work
Here’s a fun question as we slide into summer with lots of summer interns and summer associates: what NOT to wear to work in 2016? Obviously: every office is different, so know your office. My usual guidelines for readers are these: {related: The Ultimate Guide to Business Casual for Women} If it’s on this list (below) of … Read More about What Not to Wear to Work
Guest Post: 7 Stores to Shop for Summer Workwear
Which are the best stores for summer workwear? Everyone has their own list, it seems, but today’s comes from the online shopping experts at SHEfinds, a blog I’ve been reading since before I started Corporette. Welcome! – Kat. Whether you live in the city or the country, drive to work or commute, every woman knows … Read More about Guest Post: 7 Stores to Shop for Summer Workwear
Summer Associate Series: Tips for Ending an Internship Positively
As your internship or summer associateship comes to a close, these are our best tips for ending an internship positively!
Summer Associate Series: The Ultimate Guide to Business Lunch Etiquette
This week, in our Summer Associate Series*: what are some of the best business lunch etiquette tips that interns should know about — for business lunches, office cocktail parties, and more? Readers already working: what are the biggest dining etiquette tips you wish interns and SAs knew? Which are the biggest blunders you see (from … Read More about Summer Associate Series: The Ultimate Guide to Business Lunch Etiquette
Summer Associate Series: Business Etiquette for Interns (and other Newbies)
This week, in our Summer Associate Series*: what are some of the business etiquette tips that summer associates and interns should know? Etiquette can often be one of the hardest things for schools and mentors to impart — but of course it matters, and business etiquette is something we’ve talked about a LOT through the … Read More about Summer Associate Series: Business Etiquette for Interns (and other Newbies)
Summer Associate Events: What to Wear to the Fun-But-Wacky Office Functions
Does your law firm have some tricky recruiting events where you’re not sure what to wear? Here are our best tips…
