“My cover letter just sucks. It’s a dumpster fire that should just be burned. So I’m glad we could just start from scratch. Having you do this for me is a welcome reprieve.”
- Corporate lawyer
Read More“How did you do this?! It was like magic! I absolutely love it! And believe it or not, I’ve learned a lot just watching you work.”
- FinTech GC
Read More“Hi Shauna, [AmLaw 100 law firm] called me with a job and salary offer not long after you and I spoke. They offered $120k + $20k bonus, and said there is some room to negotiate. I told them I needed some time to think about it, and they had no problem with that. One of the partners kindly offered to put me in touch with a few of their associates to get some perspective, so I’ll be speaking with them tomorrow. I also discovered that a former [government] colleague went to work for [the same law firm] for a year, so I’m hoping she’ll respond to my LinkedIn message and give me some insight over the weekend. I’ll keep you posted on my decision. Thank you as always!”
- Government lawyer transitioning to BigLaw
Read More“Shauna, Thank you so much. The cover letter is exactly what I needed! You are incredible and I have been raving about you to former colleagues and friends so expect to hear from a few people!”
- National security / cybersecurity lawyer
Read More“I feel so much more confident and empowered. I realize I have so much more to offer. I used to think that my employer controlled my career. It was safe there, and I had a lot of excuses not to develop my career, get new experiences, and new perspectives. I just bought into my employer’s party line. Now I’m buying to myself.”
- Fortune 500 senior corporate generalist
Read More“You’re the only other soul I’ve told this to, other than my family.”
- Cybersecurity attorney
Read More“I am encouraged! I really like how the résumé is going.”
- Regulatory counsel at FTSE 100 multinational conglomerate
Read More“I initially thought I wouldn’t have anything to tell an employer, like I had nothing to offer. Now, I know this is a good exercise in general. The very first time we talked, you talked to me about paying more attention to the skills I’m gaining and not just the tasks. I had a really good call with a Major, Lindsey and Africa recruiter yesterday who found me in LinkedIn. Since I’ve been working with you, I’ve had more recruiters looking at me on LinkedIn than I ever had.”
- Senior in-house counsel at Fortune 100 companies
Read More“You know at first I was hesitant about the new format, but I showed the old résumé and the new résumé to a friend, and she said the new one is so much better!”
- Chief regional counsel for Fortune 100
Read More“Shauna, you’ve been absolutely amazing. I’m just giddy right now. You are very, VERY talented. I’m very impressed by what you’ve done in just an hour. There’s so much more texture to my résumé. Texture... that’s the only word I can think of to describe it. I’m finally coming across as an individual. I cannot wait to work on my cover letter!“
- Litigator moving into corporate and transactional law
Read More“Hi Shauna, Everyone loves my new CV, including my wife [a business executive]! Thank you so much for all of your guidance. If you ever need any reference of any kind, I’d be very happy to provide it. Will be in touch soon on LinkedIn.”
- Global Chief Compliance Officer for world-known cosmetics brand
Read More“Everyone I talked to about the résumé was really excited. It’s absolutely headed in the right direction. Having everything on paper is an absolute confidence boost. And that’s the beauty of this. What we're doing now is really helping me prepare for the next stages of my career.”
- Former DGC in Fortune 5 company
Read More“I really like both the résumé and the cover letter. I showed the cover letter to my wife and she thought it was very very good; much better than the one I had before.”
- Senior healthcare compliance lawyer
Read More“Hi Shauna - Thank you very much for our conversation on Friday. I found it very helpful, and continued my résumé revisions over the weekend... Thank you again, and hope to work with you again soon.”
- Antitrust litigator
Read More“I’m realizing that I’ve done a lot of stuff! Talking to you has helped me understand how I can do a better of translating my government experience to the private sector. I’m really glad we had these conversations. Your framing of things has really helped me a lot and it’s been great to watch you work.”
- Senior generalist moving from government to start-ups
Read More“I’ve worked with Shauna before on résumé / cover letter crams and career coaching [and] I always value Shauna’s advice.”
- City attorney
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