What guy are you? Dealing with Office Personalities
What is the guy complex? The guy complex refers to a personality paradigm that is centered on a specific trait or activity. Let me further explain by way of example.
At a Career Crossroads? Look Back Before You Can Look Forward
When you’re at a career crossroads, it can be difficult to imagine how you got there. Of course, logically, you know that you made specific education and employment choices throughout your life and these choices have led you down the path upon which you find yourself. Hindsight, as the old adage dictates, is 20/20. Take advantage of your perfected perspective to walk down memory lane and delve into a not-so-distant past. In order to move forward with your career, it is beneficial to revisit the reasons you decided to enter into this profession in the first place.
Why Interviews are like first dates
Throughout your years in the job market, you’ve likely heard the common metaphor: Interviews are like first dates. I happen to be quite fond of this particular analogy for a number of reasons.
Neophytes and New Recruits: Advice to the Newly Initiated
The Guardian recently published an article entitled “What law firms are looking for from new recruits.” With the legal market becoming ever more competitive, more and more lawyers are relying on the expert advice of legal and executive recruitment companies. Everyone from your friend’s aunt, the cab driver, to a tenured professor is willing and eager to give you his or her two cents on the matter of the mysterious job search. However, for reliable, qualified, and high-quality guidance, it’s best to go to the professionals.
What we can learn from the evolution of common law, besides the law?
If you attended law school in a common law jurisdiction, it wouldn’t have take long before you were introduced to the often-repeated story about the evolution of the common law. In the beginning, there were some steadfast principles. However, with time, the pressures of unsatisfied constituents, and the sheer diversity of reality; these principles changed and evolved at the hands of masterful and at times, comical judges. The genius of the common law is its capacity to grow and adapt to meet the needs of changing times. The flexibility and evolutionary nature of the law is a quality that any lawyer facing a possible career change ought to consider adopting.
Why More Firms are Blogging and Why Your Firm Should Get on Board
Blogs are a unique hybrid of old-school and new-school communication. A blog can be considered a flexible return to the long lost days of penned letters and carefully drafted memos.
What’s in a Hyphen? Taking a Look at the Elusive Work-Life Balance
What does Work-Life Balance Mean to you? What does it mean in today's legal market?
The Odds and Ends of Interviewing
Here is a list of 10 (often overlooked) endeavours to complete and (subtle) pieces of advice to adhere to before you submit a single application.
Commentary: What Makes a Great Leader?
It is unsurprising that Ekaterina Walter, the social media innovator at Intel, speaker, author of 'Think Like Zuck, and blogger for the Huffington Post, would have something to say about women leaders in the workplace. In her latest article, she corrals a group of her peers to discuss exactly what it takes to make it in this glass-ceiling and sticky floors business world.
“Hello?” “It’s your future calling.” The Advantages and Disadvantages of Over-the-Phone Interviews
You know the numbers: Thousands of people are looking for jobs in Toronto. You know your stats: Educated, good work-experience, some interesting accomplishments. You know the reality: There are likely hundreds of equally qualified candidates out there competing for the same position.