A few years ago, there was a Twitter storm of people debating the worst career advice they’d been given. I was shocked to see one of the pieces of advice most heavily criticized was cold-calling potential employers.
Tons of people claimed that jobs simply weren’t found that way.
However, in my entire post-law school life, I have never gotten a job that was advertised. Of the five jobs I have worked since law school, not even one of those employers had posted a Help Wanted ad.
If I have such a strong history of finding unadvertised work, why was this method so controversial? To be fair, this method may not work in every industry, in every geographic location.
There are certain employers like federal agencies that must follow procedures for hiring. It is highly unlikely you’ll get an unadvertised job at this kind of employer.
But there are still plenty of situations where it’s possible to find unadvertised work.
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As a new attorney, I figured being stressed was part of the job, or I must be doing it wrong. How many fictional characters do we watch on TV or in the movies who are attorneys who are stressed out of their minds? And, I don’t know about you, but when I polled every attorney I knew about why they became attorneys, all of them brushed off the question and told me not to follow suit and become a lawyer too.
The first semester of law school brings about numerous changes. New friends. New professors. New campus. Maybe a new city. New subjects. New study techniques. It can be daunting. And, by the end of the first semester, you might be simply trying to catch your breath.
In law school, there are tons of resources at your disposal. Most schools have career services offices and career counselors to help you find the right career path. There are classes in just about every field of law. Libraries chock full of books on every legal subject. Classmates with diverse backgrounds and professional experiences, internship opportunities, career fairs, alumni networks. The list goes on and on.
As a kid, I loved back-to-school shopping. I loved finding fun pens, picking out a new backpack, or being able to personalize new folders. Even as an adult, I get giddy seeing the back-to-school supplies stocked in stores. Just for fun, I still buy a new pack of pens every August when the school supplies are set aside.
When I went to law school I was certain that I would never, ever, not in a million years need to know anything about trusts. I was going to be an advocate for animals or children or the poor. What would I need to know about how to shelter a lot of money?