20210 Update: We still stand by these SAHM career tips, particularly for lawyers turned stay-at-home moms — but you may also want to check out some of our more recent stories on stay-at-home parents, including what you need to know about strategic volunteering, and what to consider when you’re thinking about not returning to work … Read More about Staying in the Game: Tips for Stay at Home Moms
Networking Tips for Overachieving Chicks
How To Use LinkedIn, Particularly If You’re Junior
Here are my best tips on how to use LinkedIn if you’re junior — including why I think LinkedIn is a way to recognize an already-present relationship, not a way to begin a friendship.
How to Network When You’re on the Bottom of the Ladder
2016 Update: I still stand by my advice below (and links have been updated), but you can also check out our most recent discussion on how to network while you’re junior. Reader A requests some advice on how to network… I would really really appreciate if you guys did a post about how younger people … Read More about How to Network When You’re on the Bottom of the Ladder
How to Be a Great Worker
Today our friend W e-mailed us with a personal question: So, my upcoming new job is seriously the first job I’ve ever had that I’m truly excited about. Obviously, I want to do well. I’ve never really cared about other jobs nor my performance in them. I realize this is totally cheesy and earnest, but … Read More about How to Be a Great Worker
How Not to Gain Weight Over the Summer Recruiting Season
2016 Update: We still stand by the below advice — but if you’d like to check out our more recent discussion on how not to gain weight as a summer associate, you can check it out here. Summer is nearly upon us! As law school, business school, and college interns flood the workforce, calendars fill … Read More about How Not to Gain Weight Over the Summer Recruiting Season
Members Only: Which Professional Organizations to Join?
2016 Update: We still stand by this advice on which professional organizations to join (and the advice nuggets in the comments are awesome!) but you may also want to check out our newer discussion with tips on finding and joining professional organizations. Today, reader D wonders which professional organizations to join for the biggest bang for … Read More about Members Only: Which Professional Organizations to Join?
Emergency Reader Mail: What to wear to a lunch with an interviewer?
We got this request in over the weekend, and had to weigh in… I’m a 2L in law school and going to a job fair next weekend, where I have a few interviews. Since getting the interviews and I have been in touch with a friend of a friend who is well connected, and who … Read More about Emergency Reader Mail: What to wear to a lunch with an interviewer?
LinkedIn: When Catastrophe Strikes…
A few weeks ago, a good friend of ours accidentally hit the button on her LinkedIn account that invites your “friends” — ALL of them, every single person in your e-mail account. {related: here’s how to get the most out of your LinkedIn profile} She was horrified. Within minutes she became aware of the mistake … Read More about LinkedIn: When Catastrophe Strikes…
How to Keep a Working Wardrobe While Losing Weight
A laid-off lawyer wonders: if she’s losing weight, how can she keep a working wardrobe so she can be prepared for interviews or networking opportunities?