Testimonials
I've been channeling my inner Shauna
“I've been channeling my inner Shauna—staying calm, focusing on the positive, and moving forward.”
– AmLaw 50 equity partner
that's the right answer
“The recruiter asked me about salary expectations. I gave her the answers you coached me to say and she said, 'Oh, you're well trained! That's the right answer.'”
– Law firm partner returning to GC roles
so important to have metrics
“I see why it's so important to have metrics in the résumé. The formatting is very clean and I like the flow. Thank you, Shauna!”
– Global General Counsel of $3.5 billion market leader
struck a very good balance
“I really like the LinkedIn summary you wrote, Shauna. I thought you struck a very good balance when including information about more sensitive matters. Everything you do is great.”
– Former AmLaw 100 equity partner and national practice group chair
your questions have been invaluable
“Shauna, your questions have been invaluable and all of your comments about my original résumé are spot-on. I think you caught me a little flat-footed in our first conversation, which is fine :) So I got my feet knocked out from under me. Frankly, I'm embarrassed about the old résumé and I realize how little prepared I was to be interviewed on it. But I would rather flounder with you than do it in a job interview. I'm much more confident now.”
– General counsel of $450 million regional company
within my comfort zone
“Everything you’ve told me has been so helpful, so much better than my gut reactions and yet well within my comfort zone. I hope you don’t think it’s silly, but I could talk to you for hours.”
- Law firm partner exploring GC roles
LinkedIn prowess
“Hi Jared, I recently joined an IoT imaging company and want to introduce you to our CEO. I told him about your LinkedIn prowess and he's interested in working with you on his LinkedIn for Business presence.”
- General Counsel & Chief Strategy Officer
kindness and patience
“Thank you so much, Shauna for working on the leadership bio. I think it looks great… Many thanks for all of your help, kindness and patience!”
- Former GC / Chief of Staff considering return to in-house roles
I felt so much more confident
“Thank you again for spending so many hours to make me feel comfortable for a simple [but critical networking] phone call. I know you probably think it’s ridiculous — after all, I have been speaking with people for many years — but I felt so much more confident going into this discussion than I would have without your expertise. So, thank you very much!”
- NLJ 500 law firm partner and former GC
jumps off the page
“What you wrote just jumps off the page. It’s completely different and it’s amazing.”
- Hedge fund GC
not half as good
“It would have taken me 8 hours to do the work you did in 90 minutes, and mine wouldn't have been half as good.”
- DGC / regional GC
will recommend to friends
“Thank you so much. I will definitely be recommending you to my friends, Shauna.”
- GC and Head of HR at PE-owned firm
really good points
“You’re really helping crystalize my thoughts. You’ve raised really good points that I hadn’t even thought of.”
- Fortune 50-level GC
recruiter response within hours
“Great thanks Shauna! I appreciate your work on this. I already submitted this résumé for that [targeted Fortune 200 subsidiary GC] job and [within hours] heard back from the recruiter saying it will be reviewed with the hiring manager, so thanks for the quick turnaround. Have a great weekend.”
- Senior tech lawyer applying for first GC role
every word
“I love words; I’ve always loved words. And I love your focus on every single word in the résumé to make sure it has meaning. I also love how hard you’ve challenged my memory to be really specific about everything I’ve done in my career.”
- DGC and regional GC of global consulting firm