10 Tips to Beat Job Search Burn Out
The weather's heating up, but are your job hunting efforts cooling off? Fight the urge to abandon your search-stay on track and refresh your motivation with these tips: 1. Do Something You're Awesome...
View ArticleSpoiler Alert: Facebook May Tip Employers Off to Your Bad Personality
Maybe this is the real reason employers have been asking job candidates for Facebook passwords: they want to make sure you're not a pain in the butt to work with. Pyschology researcher Soraya...
View ArticleFacebook Fights Back
Think it stinks to be asked for you Facebook log ins at a job interview? Good news: so does Facebook. In a note published on the social media website early this morning, Erin Egan, the Chief Privacy...
View ArticleNetworking: How to Remember Names
Of all the skills you need for networking, few are as basic as the simple art of remembering someone's name. And few things have the potential to seriously annoy people more if you happen to get it...
View ArticleNetworking to Get—and Keep—Your Law Firm Job
The number one way to land a legal job-or any job, for that matter-is through networking. Whether you're on the hunt for your first position or looking to make a lateral move, honing your networking...
View ArticleYour Job Search as a Business: 4 To-Dos
You've probably heard that you should treat a job hunt like a job. But without the accountability that comes with a paycheck (and a scary boss), you might let a few important details slide. Don't!...
View ArticleLife on the Beach: What's a Consultant to Do?
It's difficult to feel anything but jealous when someone you know announces that they'll be spending the foreseeable future "on the beach." But spare a thought for that person if they happen to work as...
View ArticleThe Art of the Informational Interview
Last week, we looked at the many networking opportunities available to law students and lawyers, including formal events, social networking sites, and volunteer organizations. But once you've expanded...
View ArticleNetworking in Six Minutes or Less
Last week, more than 100 attorneys and other legal professionals congregated at the New York City Bar Association for its first Speed Networking event. Much like speed dating, speed networking matches...
View ArticleRegister Now for the Vault/MCCA Legal Diversity Career Fair!
Registration is now open for the seventh annual Legal Diversity Career Fair, sponsored by Vault and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA).
View ArticlePwC Named Most Prestigious Accounting Firm
For the third year in a row, PwC ranked as the most prestigious accounting firm in Vault's annual Accounting Survey.
View ArticleTips for Interviewing on Skype
In this age of reduced budgets and improved technology, many employers are choosing to conduct first round interviews via video conferencing technology. Whether you're invited to hangout on Google or...
View ArticleFor the Class of 2012: Top 10 Ways to Build a Career
1. Consider a change in scenery A change of locale to where the jobs are might seem drastic, but can open the door to many opportunities. Increasingly, the areas with the greatest need for skilled...
View Article3 Questions to Ask for a Higher Quality Internship
With the all hubbub surrounding unpaid internships, it's clear there's a disconnect between what interns want and what many employers are offering. Labor laws dictate that an "internship" must pass a...
View ArticleCall Me, Maybe? 4 Rules for Effective Business Cards
Gawker picked up on a new trend: The "Call Me Maybe" business card. If you're not familiar with the song, consider yourself lucky, because it's definitely an ear worm. The lyrics: "Hey, I just met you...
View ArticleDear Diary: Journal Your Way to a Job
If you've ever kept a food log, you were likely shocked by how much you actually eat all day. And how little of it was as healthy as you remembered it being. Our careers, like our diets, are...
View ArticleCareer Advice from Sheryl Sandberg: The HBS Address
Of all the reasons we're jealous of Harvard Business School students, snagging some incredible commencement speakers is right up there. In case you missed it, here are a few great pieces of career (and...
View Article4 Hiring Requirements You Have No Control Over
At Vault, we spend a lot of time telling you which factors of a job search are in your control: cover letters, resumes, networking, first impressions (firm handshakes, everybody!) That may lead you to...
View ArticleHow to Change Careers and Get Hired in a New Industry
Karen Amatangelo-Block recently changed jobs after working nearly a decade and a half in recruiting at large law firms. She is now the Director of Global Recruiting at Abt Associates, a consulting firm...
View ArticleThe Anti-Resume: Is non-traditional the new answer?
Rules exist for a reason. But granted, David Crandall is more likely than most to be successful at breaking them. As a marketing and business design pro, it's essentially his job to reinvent the wheel...
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