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Choosing The Right Resume Style - How To Effectively Show - Case Your Strengths


A RESUME IS A MARKETING TOOL, not your life's story. Neither is it a ticket to a new job. A resume is merely a way of making you visible as a valuable asset to a law firm, corporation, or any other prospective employer. A resume should be so attractively designed that it immediately arrests the reader's attention. It should also be visually inviting, well organized, use space wisely, and most of all, set you apart as a competent professional. MORE

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The ''How To'S'' Of Telling Your Story With A Functional Resume


MANY LAWYERS POSSESS ATTRACTIVE RESUMES, know how to dress for success, and have well-rehearsed answers to all the tricky interview questions. But when the time comes to make a career change, they may talk a lot, but few are really skilled at the subtle art of marketing themselves by weaving accomplishment stories into their resumes and their interviews. MORE

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Mastering The Interview


ANDY CORELLI NEVER DREAMED that one day his mid-sized litigation firm, Holmes & Watson, would go under. As the senior associate and, by everyone's estimation, the firm's best litigator, Corelli was on a fast track to partnership. But as the firm's half-hearted marketing efforts failed, its client base eroded, and downsizing soon followed. Instead of moving into a comfortable corner office, Andy found himself looking for a new job. MORE

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Targeted Mailings - Make It Personal


PERSONALIZING YOUR RESUME AND COVER LETTER is a vital part of your targeted mailing. By doing so, you can ensure that potential employers will not automatically think that you did a mass mailing just by looking at your resume and cover letter. This allows your targeted mailing to have a personal feel uncommon to normal mass mailings. MORE

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Tell Your Story - The Unique Value Of The Functional Resume


THE FUNCTIONAL RESUME TELLS STORIES. It presents a lawyer's credentials under skill headings, rather than by the more conventional way of job task descriptions. It does this by illustrating these skills with an accomplishment story. In other words, it brings the human talent for storytelling into the job-search process and by means of a story focuses the reader's attention on a lawyer's competencies and expertise, not just on his or her work history. The functional resume communicates a person's skills through the vehicle of accomplishment storytelling. MORE

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How To Win Over Your Interviewers - First Impressions Do Count


ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR INTERVIEW, you need to be able to answer the perennial threshold question: Tell me something about yourself. This chapter will explain how to best answer this question. MORE

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Your resume must grab an employer's attention in less than a minute


It may sound harsh, but busy employers don't spend much time perusing the hundreds of resumes they may receive each day. When you are searching for a job, your resume must deliver the greatest impact in the least amount of time. All of your accomplishments, education, and work experience must be presented in a clear, concise format that a potential employer can quickly scan. Make sure your resume is error-free! Even one seemingly minor grammar or spelling mistake gives an employer reason to toss your resume in the trash. Legal Authority employs professionals who can ensure that your resume is concise, accurate, and attention-grabbing so it will get the attention it deserves. MORE

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Your cover letter


Employers do read the cover letter, don't they? Well, yes, but briefly. Since employers only spend about a minute looking over all application materials and most of that time is spent on the resume, an employer will probably only spend 10 to 20 seconds reading your letter. Make it succinct. This is your chance to quickly inject some of your personality into your application package. After reading your cover letter, an employer should feel that he or she knows you a little better. This is also your chance to demonstrate the writing ability you honed in law school or through years of writing briefs. Just keep one thing in mind: The cover letter is a brief supplement to your resume. It is not the main attraction. Also, when employers spend so little time reading the cover letter, it is not worth it to customize a letter to each firm or company. Instead, make sure your cover letter focuses on your best assets. Essentially, your letter should serve as a short introduction that lets the employer know who you are, what you can do, and how to reach you. MORE

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