Although statistics for the class of 2008 are not published yet, NALP provides interesting national data regarding where the class of 2007 went to work. 55% of the graduates took employment in the private sector, with over 30% of those going to firms with between 2 and 10 attorneys. Martindale.com lists nearly 300 firms of that size in Franklin and Delaware counties alone.
Combining that information, which identifies a significant pool of employer possibilities, with an understanding of the most common ways small and medium firms connect with new hires will help you focus your efforts:
Advertising with law school-29% (Think Symplicity.)
Referral/networking-27% (Think informational interview.)
Unsolicited resume-16% (Make sure it is a standout.)
Classified advertising-6%
Career/Job fair-4%
Showing posts with label interviews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label interviews. Show all posts
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Take a look at advice to those on the other side of the interview process
The Ohio State Bar Association's website currently includes some interview tips to recruiters. With just nine questions and twenty minutes, the article suggests, an interviewer can get a pretty good picture of a job applicant.
Reviewing these questions and thinking about how you would answer them could give you an edge going into an interview. Even if these precise questions don't come up in your interview, practicing your answers to them will help you think hard about your career goals and job qualifications. To review all nine questions in the article, by Lion Goodman, follow the "Nine-Question-Twenty-Minute Interview" link on this OSBA page.
Reviewing these questions and thinking about how you would answer them could give you an edge going into an interview. Even if these precise questions don't come up in your interview, practicing your answers to them will help you think hard about your career goals and job qualifications. To review all nine questions in the article, by Lion Goodman, follow the "Nine-Question-Twenty-Minute Interview" link on this OSBA page.
Monday, February 16, 2009
"Tell me your greatest weakness."
Interviewers often ask predictable questions, so you should be prepared with substantive, personal responses to the range of possibilities. While coming up with original, specific and informative answers is often not particularly difficult with proper planning, one question always poses a challenge: "What is your greatest weakness?"
The careers section of the Wall Street Journal online recently included a discussion, from an employer's point of view, of potential pitfalls in answering the question along with some examples of successful interviewee responses. One employer says that answering with something that is not really a weakness can be a deal-breaker for him. Another notes that answering with a quality unrelated to the workplace is not helpful, either. The correct approach, say some employers, is to identify a work-related weakness that won't really affect your performance. Read more here.
The careers section of the Wall Street Journal online recently included a discussion, from an employer's point of view, of potential pitfalls in answering the question along with some examples of successful interviewee responses. One employer says that answering with something that is not really a weakness can be a deal-breaker for him. Another notes that answering with a quality unrelated to the workplace is not helpful, either. The correct approach, say some employers, is to identify a work-related weakness that won't really affect your performance. Read more here.
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