“Shauna,
I wanted you to know that I have accepted a position with [healthcare company] as Chief Administrative Officer, effective as of [date]… I am very excited about this position for the range of responsibilities that I will have. Reporting to me will be the [heads of 5+ cross-disciplinary] functions [including legal and compliance]. I was really not interested in a role that would have me limited to legal only.
[And] certainly you are correct about the length of time for job seeking for someone at my level.
I wanted you to know that I highly valued the work that we did together. When I called you, I had a terrible résumé and almost no real job-seeking experience. As I said, for 27 years, I had never had to look for a job (except out of law school)...
Anyway, my point is that I think you provide a rare and valuable service for high level legal professionals. I would certainly be happy to provide a testimonial or any other support I can offer. Thanks again.”
- CLO / GC shifting to cross-disciplinary executive leadership
Read More“We had a good, candid conversation back in April. You hit some really big points.”
- General counsel at $14+ billion company
Read More“You’ve been very helpful. What ever happens, this has been a great process for me.”
- CLO at Fortune 1000
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, 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“The work we’ve done is beautiful. You do amazing work, and I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on the résumé.”
- Life sciences and pharma general counsel
Read More“I never saw a job posting for this role [at Fortune 100], but they've been looking since November. Their in-house recruiter found me on LinkedIn and was attracted to my e-commerce experience. So LinkedIn works!”
- Retail GC
Read More"I hadn’t appreciated how important the older parts of my career might be on my résumé. I feel very good with where we’re headed. I like the idea of talking at a higher level about more. I really really think it’s terrific. It’s a huge change. A major surgery—which is clearly what’s required. This has been really eye-opening, very helpful, and much, much needed."
- Legal executive positioning for GC roles
Read More“You’re so good, Shauna! I love it! You are so good at this! You found your calling. I absolutely love it.”
- Deputy General Counsel at one of America’s most well-known retailers
Read More“Thank you so much, Shauna! I really appreciate your hard work, as well as taking time out on a Saturday to assist. I will follow up with Michelle to book additional time.”
- General counsel
Read More“Philosophically we are very aligned, and that’s not easy to do! My wife—she’s a business executive—and I have struggled for a long time on how to present my career. And we really like how you overcame that challenge. I’ve liked your idea about bringing to life the time period and the description of the employers. One thing my wife said is that it’s a more interesting document to read. I mean, this document is *so* much more interesting, and it will make the conversations and job interviews much more interesting. You’ve been amazing to work with. I could not be happier.”
- Global Chief Compliance Officer for world-known cosmetics brand
Read More“What you did with my subordinate’s résumé was amazing. You did a really great job for her and she went on to land a great job.”
- General counsel at small government contractor
Read More“I seriously appreciate this advice. I’ve been really struggling with interviewers, and I didn’t understand why until now. I’m glad to have a way of more proactively addressing the problem—before red flags are raised about why I’m applying for these jobs.”
- Former GC downshifting to senior counsel roles
Read More“I feel good. I think you’ve given me a lot of good tools to work with, so I appreciate that. Your LinkedIn book is very helpful. I established my profile a long time ago and really haven’t done anything with it. It’s good to get back to it.”
- Fortune 500 DGC
Read More“It’s like night and day how different the résumé is and how much I’m excited about it. Thank you a million times over. You should be getting a ton of referrals from me. I have been bragging about how awesome the résumé is and how great it is working with you. You have a magic process.”
- General Counsel for one of the world’s largest retailers
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