“Hi Shauna, I hope all is well with you. I want to let you know that I recently accepted a position as the new Director of Government Affairs with the [international nonprofit]… Thank you for assisting me throughout my post-law school job search. I know that without your help in developing a job search strategy and reformatting my résumé to best appeal to employers that I would not have gotten this opportunity. I will keep in touch.”

- Junior lawyer shifting to executive-track

“Hi Shauna, Thank you SO much for your help. I cannot thank you enough. I am going to schedule future sessions tomorrow [and] I greatly appreciate your time and extending our work together this evening... Again, you are phenomenal and I am beyond grateful. Thank you again.”

- In-house healthcare attorney

“I’m doing great. I work at [AmLaw 100 law firm] now… everything has worked out perfectly!!”

- Junior associate at boutique firm moving to BigLaw

“Thank you very much for your perspective and insights. You’ve given me a lot to think about.”

- In-house employment litigator

“The résumé that you helped to draft has been an amazing resource to get me interviews with many Fortune 500 companies, like Facebook. The résumé really shows I'm a compliance expert. I saw a huge difference after you helped--like night and day. I even got an offer from eBay.“

- Compliance lawyer

“One of the most helpful parts of our conversation is forcing me to remember all the work I’ve done. It was an extremely helpful exercise and a great reminder that you’ve got to know what’s on your résumé and be able to speak to it. Thank you so much!​”

- GC-track financial services attorney

“This is all makes sense. I’m like ‘Wow! I would hire me.’ This is why I engaged you.”

- Senior generalist in public companies positioning for first GC roles

“I appreciate you pushing me because I wouldn’t be this forward myself.”

- Junior lawyer transitioning into first law firm role

“What you’re saying is exactly in line with what I’m thinking.”

- Junior litigator exploring alternative paths

“​Now that I’m looking at the work the previous résumé writer did more carefully, it’s almost like the wording could apply to anyone. It’s just résumé gobbledygook.” ​

- Law firm partner transitioning to GC roles

“I don’t know how you do this! This is exhausting :) And I don’t think I would have ever been able to pull this résumé together myself.”

- Securities lawyer positioning for GC roles

“I really really appreciate this. I told the retained recruiter that you, in the first 15 minutes, helped me reframe how I think about the résumé.”

- AmLaw 100 partner

“This résumé has worked really, really well for me.”

- BigLaw litigator

“You sound so enthusiastic and chipper so early in the morning!”

- Senior in-house counsel

“I’m way further along than I was a couple of months ago. And your help has been instrumental in that. For many years, I felt like I was at the 5-yard line. And now I’ve caught the kick-off and ran it back 40 yards. I’m positioned to participate in the job market. Working with you has been super helpful for me. I have a lot to work with now, and I’ve been forced to do a lot of thinking. I have really seen the value.”

- GC of US Division of multinational public company

“I am happy to tell you that I received a job offer and am starting my new job on Thursday. Thank you so much for your help! Shauna was fantastic!”

- Midlevel litigator

“​I wish I had done this before I started sending my résumé out. This has been really, really helpful.”

- Senior government lawyer shifting to in-house

“I’ve really been focusing my résumé on the wrong things and I know that’s why I haven’t gotten the responses that I want. I feel like the work we’re doing is putting the right tone in. Many thanks and I look forward to talking again!”

- Former U.S. head of D&I / corporate social responsibility for Fortune 500