Monday, November 9, 2009

Expert Advice on How to Find a Job During Difficult Times

The Legal Career Guide: From Law Student to Lawyer, Fifth Edition
By Gary A. Munneke and Ellen Wayne

The Legal Career Guide is designed as a hands-on manual to assist you in finding a job. It will help you to identify specific goals and evaluate opportunities as they arise, reflect on changes in your personal situation that affect your aspirations, and assess new trends within the profession that will impact your chosen practice. Divided into four parts that address legal career planning, career assessment, job searching, and understanding the marketplace, you will learn:
• How to perfect your resume
• How to build a network
• How to successfully study and evaluate the market and utilize a step-by-step guide for your job search
• How to get from start to finish in the career choice process
• How to honestly and effectively assess your personal and professional skills
• How to understand employment trends and studies, principles and standards for law placement and recruitment, and other valuable resources in the comprehensive appendices
• And much more!