“I did everything you told me to do, said everything you told me to say. It was almost like you gave a word-for-word script. And [former federal agency Commissioner] responded exactly the way you predicted. I wish could have recorded it for you! I’m so pleased at how the conversation went and laid the groundwork for my job search.”
- Law firm partner exploring GC roles
Read More“It’s funny to watch your thought process. I’m realizing that I just sucked the life out of my résumé. The more we talk, the more I see the limitations in my own thought in how to market and present my work and I’m impressed with how succinct the new résumé is. This has been immensely valuable.”
- Senior dealmaker and generalist at tech company
Read More“The profile is pretty much all there, exactly how I wanted it. The format made it really easy to edit and upload into LinkedIn.”
- Senior Fortune 500 in-house counsel
Read More“I’ve never worked with a professional résumé writer. I’ve tried to talk to recruiters about my résumé because I know it needs a lot of work. It’s just the same thing I’ve been doing since law school. You’ve hit the nail on the head with your suggestions and I’m feeling better with my résumé just watching you restate things. This is the whole reason I reached out to you. I needed something more compelling and punchy. And I really benefit from hearing the perspective an expert. Thanks so much, Shauna! It was an absolute pleasure working with you.”
- General counsel and former AmLaw 100 lawyer
Read More“I consider every last penny I’ve spent with you to be an investment. This is the first time in my career that I’ve been so proactive in my decision-making. It’s been an absolute pleasure working with you, and I’ve been sharing your information with a lot of legal recruiters in my area.”
- General counsel of PE-held industry leader
Read More“I think you’re great, and one of the best things you’ve done for me is help me clean up all the stuff I did when I was at home with my kids. I would have never thought of how to do that. You are also super speedy, which is awesome!”
- Municipal lawyer
Read More“I definitely feel more solid about this résumé. It looks really great. Thank you so so so so much!”
- Newly licensed attorney re-entering the workforce
Read More“It’s good. It’s intense. It’s everything I thought it would be and more. I really like interacting with the board and it’s a huge portion of my job. I learn something new everyday. I did interview with the executive team and have to be approved by the board and the GC of the majority stockholder, but I felt prepared for the whole process.”
- Senior corporate generalist on landing first role as GC in a public company
Read More“This résumé looks really wonderful. Thank you so much. I have appreciated all your help, guidance, and counsel. I feel much more confident about my job search now.”
- Graduating law student transitioning into first attorney role
Read More“Oh my gosh, Shauna, this is an amazing conversation. If you weren’t asking me these questions, I wouldn’t remember the details of my work at all or see how relevant some of my earlier work is to what I want to do today.”
- Senior in-house counsel returning to FT work after downshift for family
Read More“You really opened my eyes on a lot of things. This has been great for me.”
- Second-career technology lawyer
Read More“One purpose of this conversation is to benchmark, to understand how my résumé compares to others in a similar situation. And you’re giving me a lot of that. Not only is what you’re saying make sense, but I know it all too well. This has been very helpful.”
- Fortune 25 business unit GC
Read More“Thank you for sending the résumé and cover letters, Julie. I’m excited to send these out to firms. I appreciate all your help and advice in getting these to reflect some of my more recent accomplishments.
- Graduating law student transitioning into practice
Read More“Hi Jared, thanks again for all of your help. The [Company Name] is interested, and I have an interview with the recruiters later this week. I’ll let you know how it goes. If I get an actual interview, I’d like to schedule time with you for prep.”
- AGC for one of the world's largest nonprofit foundations
Read More“I read through the résumé we worked on and I’m really pleased with it. I’ve got to say, it just has a completely different feel to it than my original. It’s more human. I really like the framing of each job. It’s fantastic. And just really tells a story where my old résumé didn’t. I’m not used to thinking about accomplishments instead of tasks. In some ways, it’s very obvious, but there’s a subtlety to what you do that’s very elegant. I guess what I’m trying to say is that I’m happy. I’ve enjoyed our conversations—not only because they've been super productive and helpful—but also because like talking to you. It’s been a shot of confidence at time when work has been depressing.”
- GC track transactional lawyer
Read More“I was just promoted to VP, AGC at the employer I continued to work with. Please thank Shauna. I have found the nuggets she shared to be invaluable.”
- In-house counsel at NASDAQ-listed company
Read More“I got the job at [trade association] for which we did the cover letter about 6 weeks ago.”
- Financial services executive
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