Improving Your Resume & Cover Letter

2019-04-01T21:29:55+00:00By |Comments Off on Improving Your Resume & Cover Letter

I recently received a request from a stranger to review his resume and cover letter and provide feedback to him.  I don’t really hold myself out as an expert in reviewing resumes, but I do sometimes give clients my reaction to theirs. Frankly, however, my interest in reading resumes ranks just slightly above reading my homeowner’s insurance policy. I think I already read more than my quota of resumes back in my law firm days.

I have empathy for law students, recent grads and laid-off lawyers who hope to find a job in this challenging economy. So from time to time, I write articles and give talks that provide tips that may help make their job search more successful.  I decline, however, to read unsolicited resumes unless I get paid to do it, or until I determine that I owe penance for some crime against humanity. […] «Improving Your Resume & Cover Letter»