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How to list on resume law job you haven't started yet
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Date: January 27th, 2012 9:44 AM Author: Ebony filthpig forum have a govt atty job lined up for the fall, but am currently applying for some internships for the next few months. how do i list my other position on my resume? "prospective attorney"? "future attorney"? those sound really weird. any ideas? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19846764) |
Date: January 27th, 2012 9:45 AM Author: navy violent party of the first part nibblets Just italicize it brother (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19846765) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 9:46 AM Author: Ebony filthpig forum italicize what, good sir? the entire entry? as of now i have it no differently than if i were working there, except that for the date I put "Starting Fall 2012" -- good enough? |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 9:51 AM Author: navy violent party of the first part nibblets Italicize the description was what I was told by some attorneys who had to deal with the same issue before passing the bar (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19846774) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 1:45 PM Author: Aphrodisiac burgundy trailer park newt that's what ive been doing (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19847563) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 10:03 AM Author: Supple magenta giraffe Greetings, If a resume came across my desk that listed a job that hadn't started yet, I'd toss it in the trash. Obviously you don't know what a resume is for. It's to show your experience, not the mere fact that someone thinks you have potential. You handle this by putting in your cover letter something like "I'm looking to do some whatever legal work before I begin my job with PREFTIGIOUS THING this fall" |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 10:06 AM Author: honey-headed diverse theatre probably tcr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19846790) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 10:08 AM Author: Ebony filthpig forum I was under the impression that 3Ls with clerkships lined up routinely place "prospective clerk" or whatnot on their resumes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19846792) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 10:12 AM Author: Supple magenta giraffe Greetings, What person who has the bar in July and starts clerking in August is going to need a resume?! |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 10:14 AM Author: Ebony filthpig forum someone who, like me, is applying to a position for now UNTIL July. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19846799) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 10:16 AM Author: Supple magenta giraffe Greetings, *is about to spend next 40 years working shit hours* *spends last summer studying for the bar AND working shit hours FOR THE LULZ* |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 10:18 AM Author: Ebony filthpig forum whatever the case may be, you're going with don't list it? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19846807) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 12:35 PM Author: Supple magenta giraffe Greetings, Correct. |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 2:20 PM Author: talented tanning salon Don't list on resume. If you want to make mention, do so in a cover letter. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19847745) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 10:20 AM Author: Cream electric furnace whorehouse lol, just lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19846810) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 10:13 AM Author: Rusted Nudist Plaza Private Investor This is different. Firms often will hire 3Ls with clerkships to do a summer before they start their clerkship with the intent on bringing them on full-time after the clerkship. In that situation, you need to list the clerkship. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19846798) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 1:47 PM Author: sienna striped hyena ^^^Guy who doesn't understand signaling or search costs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19847585) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 2:07 PM Author: Supple magenta giraffe Greetings, PSA nobody who is going to hire a dood for a month cares what kind of otter you have. If anything, having a job lined up is a signal that you don't actually want to impress the boss (because you only need $ for a month or two before you bail). |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 2:10 PM Author: sienna striped hyena Thinking this is for a judge or something, not for permanent employment. Otherwise, as stated below wtf is he doing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19847687) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 7:13 PM Author: Ebony filthpig forum correct, for a judge (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19849080) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 2:20 PM Author: concupiscible coral stag film sandwich what if it was a really rare species of otter?
*Edited to avoid potential spelling confusion |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 2:24 PM Author: Supple magenta giraffe Greetings, Need more info on these internships because the decisionmaker's motivation may be to hire someone who might actually take a FT otter after he passes the bar. |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 12:37 PM Author: metal beady-eyed base voyeur Estimate how long you'll hold the position and then list the job as you would any other, but with start and end dates both in the future. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19847267) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 12:42 PM Author: Judgmental Idea He Suggested Affirmative Action Why, with a job lined up, would you choose to work an unpaid internship in the interim instead of, I don't know, basically anything else. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19847285) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 1:48 PM Author: navy violent party of the first part nibblets Strivers gonna strive (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19847592) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 2:10 PM Author: Cocky resort "Coming Attractions" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19847692) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 2:26 PM Author: vibrant hairy legs outed as TLS poster (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19847778) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 7:16 PM Author: Ebony filthpig forum I'm a longtime xo poaster, but, sadly, xo is no longer very useful for these types of things (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19849093) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 3:21 PM Author: aromatic station a resume shows the experience you will bring to them. so, for instance, if you're applying for a summer job and you haven't started your spring job, you can list the spring job and say "beginning February (or whatever it may be)". but, if you're applying for a spring job, and you have a summer job, you don't list the summer job, because you won't be bringing that experience with you. it's the same reason summer employers will ask you what your spring or fall class schedule is during fall oci - although it's not your experience yet, they want to know what you're going to bring with you. xoxohth |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 3:29 PM Author: sienna striped hyena Disagree strongly.
It's all signaling. They want to see your past jobs to see if you'll be smart enough to handle this one. They want to see your class schedule to see if you're actually a biglaw type or if you're a humanities major hoping to make some quick money.
They're not like, "Oh he's taking Sec Reg! He'll be so helpful with all that valuable knowledge of the hornbook!" |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 3:29 PM Author: glittery den jesus this thread is horrible. just put Permanent Offer Accepted. people do this all the time when applying for clerkships/biglaw. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19848049) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 7:15 PM Author: Ebony filthpig forum well that's a little different -- you already have a blurb about the firm on your resume from when you worked there your 2L summer, so you just add a line to it. I'm talking about a new entry for a position I haven't actually worked in yet (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19849087) |
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Date: January 27th, 2012 7:17 PM Author: Narrow-minded Razzle-dazzle Mediation Jew Just mention it in your cover letter, bro. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859327&forum_id=2#19849095) |