Whats the biggest mistake law school grads make in their job searches?
Not using their career services office. Many recent graduates don’t know that our services are free to them for the rest of their careers. Much as we try to tell them that, that message gets garbled as they’re graduating and they’re just looking to go to their first job. They’re not thinking down the road about what they might need. With studentssometimes they hold misconceptions about what our services are, who they’re focused on. Career services professionals across the country would tell you they’re fighting against the myth that all we do is help students in the top of the class get jobs at the big firms. That’s not true. The fact of the matter is that we really make our money working with those people that aren’t going to the large firms because we get to help them be creative and form more complex strategies to meet their goals. Q: What attracted you to the career services field? A: I entered law to help people. In this job, I get to do it every day. What I really like about my j
Not using their career services office. Many recent graduates don’t know that our services are free to them for the rest of their careers. Much as we try to tell them that, that message gets garbled as they’re graduating and they’re just looking to go to their first job. They’re not thinking down the road about what they might need. With students sometimes they hold misconceptions about what our services are, who they’re focused on. Career services professionals across the country would tell you they’re fighting against the myth that all we do is help students in the top of the class get jobs at the big firms. That’s not true. The fact of the matter is that we really make our money working with those people that aren’t going to the large firms because we get to help them be creative and form more complex strategies to meet their goals. Q: What attracted you to the career services field? A: I entered law to help people. In this job, I get to do it every day. What I really like about my
