by A. Harrison Barnes on March 15, 2011
When it comes to your job search, your resume is very important. Here are 8 things you should not include:
- Personal Information: Employers should never know from your resume if you are married or single.
- Religious affiliations: This information can work against you, no matter how great your credentials are.
- Political affiliations: The same logic applies here.
- Photographs: Some employers are not legally able to consider a photo in determining whether to grant an interview, so often those employers will not even consider a resume that is submitted with a picture.
- Information about high school education: If you have graduated college, employers will assume you have graduated high school.
- Negative information: Remember, the purpose of your resume is to market yourself to potential employers.
- Low GPA: The same logic applies here – if the information makes your application less attractive, leave it out.
- Use of personal pronouns: A resume should be written in third person. It is marketing material, not a personal letter.
by scott on October 8, 2009
The old cliché, ‘timing is everything’ is a phrase which relates to many of life’s situations. In an attorney’s job search, this statement cannot be overemphasized enough. Often times, I hear many misconceptions such as firms do not usually hire around this time of the year or the economy is just in too bad of shape. This is a big mistake. First and foremost, a successful job search requires that you be pro-active each and every day until you have found that ideal position. Those weeks and months you are unemployed, you are potentially losing thousands of dollars in income and this, of course, can be a strain on you and your family.
Within the infrastructure of a firm or corporation, positions are often created to fill the overwhelming amount of work that filters into the legal department. This is why it is imperative to expand your job search in each and every avenue possible. Reaching out to the largest pool of potential employers will allow you to realize all of the opportunities that do exist in the present market. There is no undesirable time to send a resume and remember timing is everything!
