“I love both the résumé and the cover letter. It’s like getting a Christmas gift early! It’s amazing and I was very impressed. I could never have done this myself.”
- Corporate generalist for New York real estate holding company
Read More“This [interview coaching] has been great—thank you for your ideas. I had another interview four months ago for another very interesting opportunity for [a university] in [Mid-Atlantic state]. The résumé you did for me worked; that's why they contacted me. The interview didn't go badly, but it could have gone a lot better with your help. I should have called you first!”
- Partner at Chambers-ranked law firm moving in-house
Read More“Thank you so much for all your work in helping to create this amazing résumé. You were a pleasure to talk to and work with.”
- eDiscovery attorney transitioning to full-time employment in compliance
Read More“The [career portfolio] documents were amazing. The way you gathered all the information… the way you used the information in the résumé, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile optimization was bar none. It’s fantastic. I’m very happy. I really didn’t understand why you were asking me all the questions you did in the interview, but now that I see how it’s used in the documents, it’s amazing. Thank you so much for everything. It was well worth the price.”
- Recent law school graduate
Read More“Your résumé was amazing! I sent it to all my friends to ask their opinion and they all said it was amazing too. I would never have imagined to layout the résumé this way.”
- Entry-level compliance and risk management attorney
Read More“The résumé looks great. I wouldn’t have done that way. I like the presentation, and it focused on the key stuff.”
- Junior commercial litigator
Read More“Thank you for the résumé and the advice – it is greatly appreciated. I love the résumé and think it will do wonders in securing an interview and a new position.”
- Junior commercial litigator and real estate attorney
Read More“I feel really good about the résumé. It makes so much more sense than what I was doing before!”
- Second-career attorney using JD/MBA to launch legal career
Read More“OMG [the résumé’s] wonderful. It’s amazing how much better this looks. Thank you very much.”
- Junior litigator
Read More“I had a mock interview today. I felt the questions were a better reflection of this revised document [résumé], more positive about my experience, and I felt better prepared. It helped [in preparing for the interview] thinking about what I got out of my internships, what I learned. I was able to work that into the interview. I was able to extrapolate transferrable skills—taking skills I’d learned from my hobbies and applying them to law. The interviewer loved it. It was a feel-good moment.”
- 2L interested in patent law
Read More“I have been approached by a legal search firm as well as [a TV] studio.”
- Entry-level entertainment law attorney
Read More“I got an interview with [one of the world’s Top 10 law firms] today!!!”
- Law student in Hong Kong applying to U.S.-based and U.K.-based firms with offices in Asia
Read More“Shauna, I just wanted to let you know that I took your advice and brought my résumé and cover letter to [the partner’s] his office and he was VERY impressed and interviewed me on the spot! Thank you so much for your advice and for the wonderful cover letter and résumé!”
- eDiscovery attorney transitioning to commercial litigator role in boutique firm
Read More“You were instrumental in me getting my first vendor job. I get contacted all the time by recruiters [because of the LinkedIn profile], and got mentioned in a [national newspaper] blog post.”
- eDiscovery attorney and project manager
Read More“I had an interview yesterday… The GC loved the résumé and cover letter and they called me in for an interview the day they received them. I walked out of the interview really excited.”
- Junior attorney
Read More“The day after I updated my profile, a recruiter messaged me on LinkedIn. They’re always contacting me now.”
- Junior plaintiffs’ attorney
Read More“Hi Shauna, I know you said that you would call me in a couple of months, but I wanted to let you know that I submitted my résumé to [AmLaw 100 firm], interviewed, and was offered the job [all within 25 days of the Résumé Cram with Live Edit]. Thank you so much for your assistance, I am sure it helped me get the interview, and our short chat provided me with assistance on how to present at the interview. I really appreciate it, and will definitely be reaching out if I need any assistance in the future!”
- Junior associate from Tier 3 law school laterally hired into AmLaw 100 firm
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