| How to Create Content for Your Law Student Resume |
Your career goal is the type of information you should consider including in your law student resume. But what else should you include in a law student resume to create content when work history is slim?
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Karen Anderson Date: 06/25/10 |
| Not Cutting Corners On Your Attorney Resume |
While there is no substitute for substance and overall content, proper formatting for an attorney resume is just as important, and in a competitive market it can make the difference between getting an interview and never hearing back from an employer.
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Vanessa Vidal Date: 05/24/10 |
| Top 5 Attorney Resume Mistakes |
This article will address the top 5 attorney resume mistakes you should avoid to keep your legal resume away from the “no” pile.
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Vanessa Vidal Date: 04/21/10 |
| Keeping Your Legal Resume Fresh |
Legal resumes have a short shelf life. They are like dairy products; you need to check their expiration date often. When does a legal resume expire? When the date of your last position is a calendar year behind the times. In other words, if your last position ended in November 2009, and you are finding yourself in calendar year 2010 without a new entry, you can consider your legal resume to be stale and in need of immediate attention.
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Claire Bellon Date: 02/16/10 |
| Do’s and Don’t of Attorney Resume Formatting |
The attorney resume is a document that, when done well, takes time to craft. It needs to be well thought out and error-free. There are no shortcuts to success, and attorney resume writing is no exception. This is why many attorneys are turning to professional resume writers to give their attorney resumes an edge over the competition. However, if you still want to take a “do it yourself” approach to drafting your attorney resume, here are some do’s and don’t of attorney resume formatting to keep in mind.
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Claire Bellon Date: 01/05/10 |
| Getting Through The Screening Process With Your Lawyer Resume |
Looking for screen-out factors in lawyer resumes provides an easy way for employers to narrow down the list of candidates to contact for an interview. How can you get your lawyer resume through this screening process? This article will identify some of the most common screen-out factors, and describe how to address them so that your lawyer resume can make the first cut.
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Leslie White Date: 10/27/09 |
| The Perfect Legal Resume From A to Z |
Want to know all the secrets of drafting a great legal resume? Look no further. In this article we give you writing tips on putting together the perfect legal resume, from A to Z!
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Leslie White Date: 09/16/09 |
| The Functional Lawyer Resume |
While the chronological resume is the most popular form of resume used by lawyers, the functional lawyer resume can be a good alternative in certain circumstances.
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Claire Bellon Date: 09/04/09 |
| The Single Page Lawyer Resume |
In this competitive legal market, employers give resumes no more than a cursory two-minute glance to make an initial determination. What does this mean for your resume? You should consider drafting a single page lawyer resume.
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Karen Anderson Date: 08/27/09 |
| The Yin Of Legal Resume Writing |
When we put on blinders about potential faults in our resumes, we can miss critical errors that can make the difference between getting an interview and getting the heave-ho. Here we will be focusing on the yin of resume writing, or what not to do, when drafting a legal resume.
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Leslie White Date: 08/19/09 |
| Is Your Legal Resume Online Ready? |
In general, job seekers tend to think that the legal resume they use online is the same document they created to print out and mail to prospective employers. That would be wrong. While you do not need a different resume for online use per se, the format of your legal resume has to be changed to accommodate online use and make it easy for you to post, copy, paste, or email it to employers.
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Karen Anderson Date: 08/14/09 |
| The Yang of Legal Resume Writing |
Employers often use a poorly drafted resume as a basis for rejecting an application without an interview. While there are some accepted standards and formats for legal resumes, there are few hard and fast rules. The following is some general advice about the yang, or must-do elements, to create an effective legal resume.
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Leslie White Date: 07/31/09 |
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