The Heller Group Blog
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.
Check Those References
After spending great time and effort to identify a top candidate and present that person with an offer of employment, many companies have a tendency to rush or forgo the last, crucial step—the reference check. Reasons why vary, but often it’s because the hiring manager thinks (cynically) that a reference check won’t produce any useful information, so why bother?
How To Build Your Case For A Junior Lawyer
You left private practice and joined a great corporation for a lot of reasons: the challenge of running a legal department, being part of a business, not just acting as a hired gun and the opportunity to immerse yourself in, and become an expert in, an attractive industry. Suddenly your company is firing on all cylinders and your work/life balance is suffering. You spend more and more time thinking about hiring a junior lawyer to share the workload. How do you make the case to your superiors that hiring a junior, especially in tougher economic times, is good for the company?
Mind the Gap
Congratulations. You made an offer of employment to a dynamic, young private practice lawyer and she accepted. Your new junior in-house lawyer will start in four weeks. You have just entered the gap period between acceptance of an offer and the start date. What should you do?