Posts in Senior Leaders
turned gobbledygook into a story

“I think the résumé is really good and I could have never gotten here on my own. You took a gobbledygook of information and turned it into a story. I thought the cover letter was amazing to be quite honest with you. I would never have come up on it on my own, and yet it’s exactly what I wanted to say and how I wanted to say it. My goodness. I’m in light years better shape. Thank you for all that you’ve done. I’m really glad I’ve been working with you and I want to continue working with you.”

- Associate GC of NYSE-listed company shifting toward GC roles

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Senior Leaders, Resume WritingShauna C. BryceIn-House / Corporate, Writing, General / Other Practice, Client Experience
Every word has value.

“I’ve got to tell you, I like the career portfolio [CV, CV addendum, and cover letter] a lot. I’m pleased with all of it. I like the structure. I like the way you broke the information up and used bullets, and I like your wording. The CV has impact from the first page. And I can see you really did your homework. I don’t know how you did it, but you worked it! Every word has value. Trying to do it myself was a fool’s errand.

The cover letter is also a really, really helpful tool that I will be able to build on for future applications. It sets out a structure and lets me know how and where to add information for different job applications.

And I already got great feedback from the retained recruiter. You did everything I needed and I’m in a really good place.”

- One of the nation’s highest-ranking military lawyers

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Senior Leaders, Resume WritingShauna C. BrycePublic / Gov / NGO / Nonprofit, Client Outcome, General / Other Practice, Client Experience, Writing
my healing

“Intuitively, I’ve known I’m spending my energy in the wrong place in my job search and blaming myself for some of the things that have happened in my last job. Thank you for your new prospective. I’ve taken a lot of notes as we talked. I just never would have thought of this. This is great advice. It’s definitely actionable and achievable. And I think it’ll will really help with my healing too. This is a step that will help me remind myself of all the good things I’ve done.”

- Healthcare CLO

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Senior Leaders, CoachingShauna C. BryceClient Outcome, Client Experience, Coaching, In-House / Corporate, General / Other Practice
I’m getting a lot of traction

“​My LinkedIn profile is working so well that people don't even ask me for my résumé. I’m meeting with recruiters who understand exactly what I do. I’m getting a lot of traction… so we’re doing well. I’m getting meetings with people who value me and I’ve gotten in to talk to some high-level people.”

- GC / COO in financial services

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LinkedIn, Senior LeadersShauna C. BryceIn-House / Corporate, LinkedIn, Client Outcome, Client Experience, General / Other Practice, Writing
Nothing is more painful than steady rejections.

“I really appreciate your input. We've only been talking 10 minutes and you’ve already re-oriented how I think about my résumé. This is such a re-orientation on how tell my story. I feel very liberated. Everyone who has looked at my résumé has locked me into this format, but that hasn’t worked for me. Nothing is more painful than steady rejections. I really like what you're doing. You’ve burned through the log jam of frustration. This has been great.”

- Former GC returning to GC roles

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Senior Leaders, Resume WritingShauna C. BryceIn-House / Corporate, Client Experience, General / Other Practice, Coaching, Writing
rare and valuable service for high level legal professionals

“Shauna,

I wanted you to know that I have accepted a position with [healthcare company] as Chief Administrative Officer, effective as of [date]… I am very excited about this position for the range of responsibilities that I will have. Reporting to me will be the [heads of 5+ cross-disciplinary] functions [including legal and compliance]. I was really not interested in a role that would have me limited to legal only.

[And] certainly you are correct about the length of time for job seeking for someone at my level.

I wanted you to know that I highly valued the work that we did together. When I called you, I had a terrible résumé and almost no real job-seeking experience. As I said, for 27 years, I had never had to look for a job (except out of law school)...

Anyway, my point is that I think you provide a rare and valuable service for high level legal professionals. I would certainly be happy to provide a testimonial or any other support I can offer. Thanks again.”

- CLO / GC shifting to cross-disciplinary executive leadership

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Senior Leaders, Resume WritingShauna C. BryceIn-House / Corporate, Transactions, Client Outcome, General / Other Practice, Coaching, Client Experience, Writing