What not to do on interviews: Episode 001. Can I work remotely?  No, you can’t. If you could do the job remotely, we would’ve told you that and skipped the detailed discussion about relocation. This is not a question to ask the HR person on the initial phone screen – or to ask later in…

Thank you notes after an interview can set you apart or make you just one of the interviewees.  It’s not enough to send an interview thank you note, it’s critical to think about how the other person thinks of you when reading it. A one liner interview thank you note that says, “Hey, great meeting you,…

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Online resume critiques have become more and more common, and there are even a few that focus on legal resumes. Unfortunately, most of the comments we’ve seen are not worthwhile. We look at dozens of attorney resumes each day.  The purpose of a resume is to provide enough information about who you are and what…

Posted by Fred Keena Note: I don’t cover post-interview tips, or general interview etiquette (e.g. dress professionally and don’t chew gum), but I will cover those in a future post. Ok, you got the interview, but now you have to really impress the hiring manager, right? Wrong! Kind of…While it is not time to breathe…