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
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you make me actually think about what I do
“Shauna, I exchanged emails with you several years ago, but eventually went with someone else. I should have gone with you then. I like that you make me actually think about what I do, instead of me just answering on auto-pilot, and that you really challenge me to remember details. I'm much happier with this new résumé. The old one was a result of a lot of bad advice.”
- Fortune 10 senior commercial contracts attorney
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will sign up for more hours
“Hi Julie, Thank you so much for your time speaking with me this afternoon, your notes and the advice! I really appreciate all of them. I really enjoyed our conversations and have learned a lot. I know what I can do now and the job opportunities I should be looking for. I hope I can continue to work with you and will sign up for more hours. Please stay in touch and stay safe.”
– Junior tax attorney seeking to transition into a litigation role
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helpful information
“I will review all of this helpful information. I appreciate your time and patience at my résumé session, Julie!”
- Contract attorney transitioning into junior associate role
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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
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interview and offer
“Julie, I made changes to the résumé based on our session. I got a lot more responses than I did with my previous résumé. Before I got hardly any looks and constantly got rejections, but now people are looking at it 2 and 3 times. I got an interview and an offer with a law firm. Thank you so much for the work that you previously did on it, it really helped! It is definitely a huge step in the right direction.”
- Recently licensed attorney transitioning into first career position
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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
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exactly what I wanted
“The résumé is now streamlined and straightforward. It’s no longer salesy like the other résumé writer made it. This is exactly what I wanted. It speaks much better to a lawyer audience. Thanks a million for your guidance, Shauna!”
- White collar litigator in BigLaw
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the best-written résumé they've ever seen
“When we were doing the original résumé, my dad was like, 'Why are we paying to have someone do your résumé?' And then he saw it, and was like, 'Oh. That's why.' I've had more than 20 people tell me this is the best-written résumé they've ever seen. Thank you, Shauna!”
- Tech transactions lawyer getting résumé update
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definitely very helpful
“Thank you so much for your time, suggestions, and advice, Julie! This résumé screen share session was definitely very helpful.”
- Contract attorney transitioning to junior associate role
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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
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I could have never gotten this far without you
“Thank you for all your help, Shauna. I could have never gotten this far without you. I could have never done this on my own.”
– GC-track Fortune 250 counsel
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I was able to land an interview
“Because of Shauna’s help I was able to land an interview which eventually led to an offer at a tech company.”
- Assistant General Counsel
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you make people listen differently
“This has been an interesting exercise because you make people listen differently. More sensitively to the nuances of language.“
- Global investment bank executive
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like a lethal weapon
“I need to thank you. I would not in a million years think this strategically about my LinkedIn profile. I was just going through the motions. I didn’t understand it as real tool to market my brand. Now I can wield LinkedIn like a lethal weapon. I worked on it all weekend, analyzing every little piece of information you gave me. This has opened up a different ball game for me. You have really opened up my mind. I was in awe.”
- Board adviser and senior corporate generalist returning to Fortune 100 roles
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no one I would trust
“Other than you and my sisters, I haven’t told anyone these things. I don’t think it’s safe to talk to some of my friends even about these things. There’s no one I would trust to talk about it with.”
- Senior IP lawyer
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accomplishments instead of tasks
“I like the approach and the look of the résumé and how it really highlights my accomplishments instead of tasks. It’s made if me really re-think my career from task after the next.”
- Fortune 100 in-house commercial transactions attorney
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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
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