Testimonials
very comfortable with your approach
“I’ve really enjoyed our conversation. I feel very comfortable talking to you and very comfortable with your approach.”
- Director of Attorney Careers on providing career development services for AmLaw 100 law firm’s mid-level associates
more cohesive and more polished
“I'm feeling good about the résumé. I see where you're going with it. It’s more cohesive and more polished.”
- Lead IP counsel
enormously valuable perspective
“There's an art to what you do. And you’ve offered an enormously valuable perspective.”
- Antitrust litigator
eye-opening
“This has been very eye-opening.”
- Junior employment litigator transitioning in-house
a great process
“You’ve been very helpful. What ever happens, this has been a great process for me.”
- CLO at Fortune 1000
how to get started
“I feel like I have a better sense of how to get started with my job search and I know better what I need to review before I go in for job interviews.”
- Assistant District Attorney
a welcome reprieve
“My cover letter just sucks. It’s a dumpster fire that should just be burned. So I’m glad we could just start from scratch. Having you do this for me is a welcome reprieve.”
- Corporate lawyer
job and salary offer
“Hi Shauna, [AmLaw 100 law firm] called me with a job and salary offer not long after you and I spoke. They offered $120k + $20k bonus, and said there is some room to negotiate. I told them I needed some time to think about it, and they had no problem with that. One of the partners kindly offered to put me in touch with a few of their associates to get some perspective, so I’ll be speaking with them tomorrow. I also discovered that a former [government] colleague went to work for [the same law firm] for a year, so I’m hoping she’ll respond to my LinkedIn message and give me some insight over the weekend. I’ll keep you posted on my decision. Thank you as always!”
- Government lawyer transitioning to BigLaw
I have been raving about you
“Shauna, Thank you so much. The cover letter is exactly what I needed! You are incredible and I have been raving about you to former colleagues and friends so expect to hear from a few people!”
- National security / cybersecurity lawyer
Now I’m buying to myself.
“I feel so much more confident and empowered. I realize I have so much more to offer. I used to think that my employer controlled my career. It was safe there, and I had a lot of excuses not to develop my career, get new experiences, and new perspectives. I just bought into my employer’s party line. Now I’m buying to myself.”
- Fortune 500 senior corporate generalist
the only one
“You’re the only other soul I’ve told this to, other than my family.”
- Cybersecurity attorney
encouraged
“I am encouraged! I really like how the résumé is going.”
- Regulatory counsel at FTSE 100 multinational conglomerate
I’ve had more recruiters looking at me on LinkedIn
“I initially thought I wouldn’t have anything to tell an employer, like I had nothing to offer. Now, I know this is a good exercise in general. The very first time we talked, you talked to me about paying more attention to the skills I’m gaining and not just the tasks. I had a really good call with a Major, Lindsey and Africa recruiter yesterday who found me in LinkedIn. Since I’ve been working with you, I’ve had more recruiters looking at me on LinkedIn than I ever had.”
- Senior in-house counsel at Fortune 100 companies
I was hesitant
“You know at first I was hesitant about the new format, but I showed the old résumé and the new résumé to a friend, and she said the new one is so much better!”
- Chief regional counsel for Fortune 100
just giddy
“Shauna, you’ve been absolutely amazing. I’m just giddy right now. You are very, VERY talented. I’m very impressed by what you’ve done in just an hour. There’s so much more texture to my résumé. Texture... that’s the only word I can think of to describe it. I’m finally coming across as an individual. I cannot wait to work on my cover letter!“
- Litigator moving into corporate and transactional law
Everyone loves my new CV!
“Hi Shauna, Everyone loves my new CV, including my wife [a business executive]! Thank you so much for all of your guidance. If you ever need any reference of any kind, I’d be very happy to provide it. Will be in touch soon on LinkedIn.”
- Global Chief Compliance Officer for world-known cosmetics brand