Job Search
by Vault Careers | Published: Monday, May 14, 2012
In this age of reduced budgets and improved technology, many employers are choosing to conduct first round interviews via video conferencing technology. Whether you're invited to hangout on Google or connect with Skype, here are a few things you should keep in mind as you seek to make a favorable first impression.
Background is important
No, I'm not talking about fleshing out your resume or your life story. Rather, you should think about anything that is likely to distract someone on the other end[...] Read More >>
by Vault Law Editors | Published: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Final exams are wrapping up, and it’s time to get ready for a twelve-week long interview—also known as the summer associate program.
Being a summer associate is certainly fun—get ready for delicious meals and enough activities to rival any sleepaway camp. But unless you’ve worked at a law firm before, you’re also likely to run into lots of new situations where the appropriate behavior might not be clear.
Want to test your summer associate IQ? See if you can answer the following questions:
How often[...] Read More >>
by Derek Loosvelt | Published: Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Dear Class of 2012, By now you've no doubt read report after report telling how you and your fellow graduates are entering the worst job market since the Ice Age. Perhaps you've also read the extremely strange op-ed published this past Monday by what's supposedly one of our country's finest media outlets telling you that not only are you entering a doomed and gloomy job market, but you're probably the dumbest, most ignorant and hopeless bunch of college graduates to ever walk the face of the nation[...] Read More >>
by Vault Law Editors | Published: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
It’s almost that time of year again—next month, Vault will release its rankings for the Top 100 law firms of 2013.
Each year, we ask our respondents to share their opinions about firms other than their own; we call this “the Buzz.” In our firm profiles, we select quotes which are both fair (i.e., representative of the most common respondent opinions) and balanced (usually, this means two positive and two negative quotes).
For your amusement, here’s a look at some of the current Buzz on this year’s[...] Read More >>
by Vault Careers | Published: Monday, May 07, 2012
"I'll just put it down. Who's going to find out anyway, right?"
If you ever needed a reminder that embellishing or fudging an item on your résumé is a bad idea, you might want to read up on the furor that has overtaken Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson.
Hired as CEO in January this year, Thompson is at the center of a storm over a misstatement regarding his education: his résumé states that he has a degree in accounting and computer science from Stonehill College. The reality: it's only a degree in accounting.
Given[...] Read More >>
by Vault Careers | Published: Friday, April 27, 2012
New research suggests that frankness and honesty on a job interview won't hurt a candidate's chances of getting hired, but it will help them land a suitable job.
Two surveys conducted by the London Business School and the University of North Carolina had participants rate their transparency at work with "self verification" of prompts like, "It's important for an employer to see me as I see myself, even if it means bringing people to recognize my limitations."
The studies found that, of those candidates[...] Read More >>
by Rachel Marx | Published: Wednesday, April 25, 2012
So, what are you doing after graduation?
For seniors who aren’t quite sure yet, being on the receiving end of this question can be torture. Luckily, there is still time to figure out your next step so that you can enjoy your last few weeks of delayed adulthood—and have an answer for Grandma next time she calls. Below, I go through the most effective ways you can speed up your job search while you are still on campus.
Utilize your career services office.
It may seem obvious, but many students are[...] Read More >>
by Vault Careers | Published: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
A career is preferable to a job or a gig. But what if a "job" is all you can get?
Business Insider writer Travis Okulski needed work after a summer job ended, so he filled out an application at Walmart. Glamorous? No. But a waste of time? He doesn't think so.
In a piece taking a surprisingly positive stance on working for the retail giant, Okulski notes that the employees who have negative experiences at Walmart tend not to be proactive about making anything of their time on shift. "They want something[...] Read More >>
by Vault Careers | Published: Monday, April 23, 2012
The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been the source of much controversy over the years. Some believe that corporations have a responsibility to do nothing more than turn a profit. Others, meanwhile, think that companies should take steps to mitigate the negative impact of their actions (or--even better--require that they have a positive impact) on society.
Whichever point of the spectrum you happen to be on in that debate, it's difficult to deny that proponents of CSR have been[...] Read More >>
by Vault Consulting Editors | Published: Friday, April 20, 2012
From outward appearances, business consulting is glamorous. You work with top people at respected firms. You travel constantly. You delve into the deepest recesses of prominent organizations to help solve their problems. You play hard and work harder—and for all that you earn some serious money. If that’s your definition of glamour, then management consulting could be for you.
But the process of getting into consulting is far from glamorous and competition is fierce. The ability to reach into a complex[...] Read More >>
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