Testimonials
really eye opening
“Your comments were really eye opening.”
- Second career attorney launching legal career
The entire job search package is classy, smart, and so well put together
“I have a realistic base from which to embark on my job search. My résumé is honest, and is not embellished. That gives me solid confidence to market myself. The entire job search package is classy, smart, and so well put together that I feel confident that it will be noticed.”
- Complex commercial litigation case manager
Let me just say ‘WOW.’
“Let me just say ‘WOW.’ My résumé looks amazing – I would have never thought to structure it that way and I love it. Really, thanks so much – it looks great.”
- Recent graduate seeking complex commercial litigation positions
The cover letter is great!
“Thanks so much, Shauna! The cover letter is great! And thanks for the advice.”
- Recent graduate seeking commercial litigation positions in BigLaw
It really tells my story.
“The résumé and cover letter look fabulous. I’m quite pleased with them because they incorporate both my legal and business experience. The résumé does a really good job highlighting what I’m doing and giving it a legal bent. I really like the cover letter. It really tells my story. And I liked that it incorporated feedback from my supervisors.”
- Junior healthcare attorney
the cover letter shows I’m well-rounded
“I like the résumé format a lot, and that it focused on my experience as a lawyer. And the cover letter shows I’m well-rounded.”
- Junior attorney
It’s more coherent, more like a story.
“The résumé is more focused on experience and draws away from my moving around all over the place. It’s more coherent, more like a story.”
- Graduating law student with highly unusual and complex background
I’m quite impressed with your work.
“I’m quite impressed with your work. Thank you!”
- Candidate for LLM in Tax
I have 3 interviews this week.
“I have 3 interviews this week.”
- Junior attorney recovering from sudden lay-off
Your magic works quickly!
“I’ve already gotten a job. Your magic works quickly!”
- BigLaw outplacement coaching client
I wish I had met you earlier.
“Thanks, Shauna. This has been so enlightening. I wish I had met you earlier.”
- BigLaw associate in outplacement coaching
great things to think about
“This coaching has definitely been helpful for me to think through what the transition out is going to look like, and how to prepare to be successful in my new job. These are great things to think about.”
- BigLaw associate in outplacement
I feel like I’m in a much better place.
“It has been great working with you. I appreciate your expertise and knowledge and I feel like I’m in a much better place.”
- Law firm transition / outplacement white collar crime litigator in BigLaw
I’m over-the-moon thrilled... I was ready when this opportunity came along.
“I’m just letting you know that I have a new job—with [association], no less. I’m over-the-moon thrilled. I will be the Director of HR at [association]… It is as if this job has every one of the elements I identified as ‘critical’ in the exercise you had me work on. Thanks so much for all your help. I really believe that our work together helped get my head in the right place—I was ready when this opportunity came along.”
- Executive-level government lawyer
I got contacted to interview for [my new position] in a month.
“After I focused in on the coaching exercises, I got contacted to interview for [my new position] in a month.”
- Executive-level state government lawyer
I’ve had a lot of recruiters calling me
“I’ve had a lot of recruiters calling me after you did my LinkedIn profile.”
- High value plaintiffs’ attorney
Shauna, you’re like my fairy godmother.
“Shauna, you’re like my fairy godmother. You’ve been extremely helpful at every step of this process. I have been learning that there’s a lot more thought involved in building a résumé than I anticipated. But going through the process is good interview prep as well. There’s so much conflicting advice on the internet and it’s been hard to find credible information and advice—at least until I found you.”
- Outside general counsel moving in-house
I re-applied with your résumé and one week later was called for an interview.
“I didn’t get a response when I applied to [global car manufacturer] using my original résumé. But I re-applied with your résumé and one week later was called for an interview.”
- Senior labor and employment counsel at Fortune 500 company