Posts in Resume Writing
I PASSED !!!!

“Hi Shauna, Just wanted to check in and say hello, and say a big thank you for recommending [bar tutoring] service to assist me with BAR prep for the February 2020 Bar Exam -- I PASSED !!!! … I am currently working as a prosecutor and I am really happy and enjoying it. Thanks again for all of your help with my résumé and cover letter for this job, and with the Bar Exam tutoring recommendation.” 

- Entry-level lawyer

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your advice was remarkable

“I really appreciate our session today, and your advice was remarkable.  I was really lost regarding my job search, and I’m now really inspired... I now have a direction and can specifically discuss what type of position I am looking for during my networking efforts. I will follow your provided job search tips, and will  definitely keep you updated. Thanks again.”

- High-volume litigator transitioning in-house

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recruiter response within hours

“Great thanks Shauna! I appreciate your work on this. I already submitted this résumé for that [targeted Fortune 200 subsidiary GC] job and [within hours] heard back from the recruiter saying it will be reviewed with the hiring manager, so thanks for the quick turnaround. Have a great weekend.”

- Senior tech lawyer applying for first GC role

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impactful

“Thank you, Shauna! This is absolutely a 100% transformation and I am so impressed. Thank you so much for your patience, insights, guidance and terrific writing. I really like the tone you’re using and the structure. I’ve already showed the draft to several people and they were like ‘wow, this is so much more comprehensive’ and it establishes my early career foundation. I don’t think you even understand how impactful this work has been for me. I’ve really been forced to think about my work differently.”

- Fortune 500 Chief Compliance Officer candidate

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a formal interview with 24 hours

“Thank you, Shauna! You are a miracle-worker. I’ve already used the draft version of the résumé this week and snagged an interview for an AGC role in Washington, DC. I had seen the posting for about a week, but I emailed the GC directly. We had a call the same day and he asked me to submit my materials, and I got a formal interview with 24 hours. I feel so much more comfortable with this format than the one the previous résumé writer I hired did. Much more comfortable and confident that it’s representative of what I’ve done without overselling or underselling. I cannot wait to use final résumé!”

- White collar criminal defense attorney

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moving away from bitterness

“Now that I’m doing this [coaching and résumé writing], I’m moving away from bitterness. I want to stay with the firm and build a career trajectory and I’m glad to see that I’m not pigeon-holed into litigation because now I can see how that would help in a company. This [résumé] looks more like I’ve built some knowledge in a specific area over the last five years. I don’t want to throw away everything!”

- BigLaw associate exploring in-house options

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huge confidence boost

“I love where the résumé’s going. I had thought I was doing a really good job with my résumé, but this has been really eye-opening about how you phrase things, being concise, getting to the point, and using terms that are easy to understand. There is clearly an art to this and you are really good at it. This whole thing has been such a huge confidence boost. I have been telling everyone they should do this.”

- In-house commercial contracts attorney

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DPO candidate

"I sent the beta draft of the résumé to a headhunter and she was so impressed with the difference compared to the earlier version. Even though it’s not the finished product, the recruiter wants to send the résumé over to a pharmaceutical company for a DPO [data privacy officer] role right away. In the past, recruiters have tried to steer me to low-end jobs, like temp placement and e-discovery.”

- Privacy counsel with non-traditional job titles and career path

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