Landing the Job: A Few Resume Tips From Legal Recruiters
This morning, I listened to a pretty informative ABA Journal podcast on “How to Craft a Resume that Recruiters Will Love.” While the recruiters focused on resumes for private law firms positions, some of the speakers’ advice also applies to public interest resumes.
- Objectives are out — if you’re a senior lawyer, try a summary instead.
- Including your hobbies and interests is a personal choice. Depending on what you include, it may help build rapport or it could hurt you.
- Don’t use pronouns.
- High school is ancient history — leave it off.
- If your GPA is 3.0 or above, put it on your resume. (*I’m undecided on this one…)
The podcast speakers — legal recruiters — emphasized that lawyers are snooty and snobby about education (her words, not mine) and because of that, if you leave your GPA off your resume, employers will assume that it’s below a 3.0. Is this true? Is this true in the public interest world?
You can listen to the 25-minute podcast or read the transcript here.
Thoughts?