Three Thoughts On Diversity Part Two From the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the definition of variety: 1: the quality or state of having different forms or types: MULTIFARIOUSNESS 2: a number or collection of different [...]
From the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the definition of diversity: 1: the condition of having or being composed of differing elements: VARIETY especially: the inclusion of different types of people (such as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization 2: an instance [...]
From a one-way street to a roundabout This article was first published in the November 2018 issue of PLC Magazine Steve Nelson of The McCormick Group discusses the challenges currently faced by law firms, and the impact on [...]
This is the second of a series of articles based on the recent DC Legal Market Briefing, held on September 20 by Sandpiper Partners and co-sponsored by The McCormick Group. Our earlier article addressed the decline in the importance of portable business. At first [...]
The Further Decline of the Portable Book Of Business is the first of a series of articles based on the recent DC Legal Market Briefing, held on September 20 by Sandpiper Partners and co-sponsored by The McCormick Group [...]
You’ve worked hard on multiple drafts of your resume. You’ve asked your trusted advisors to review it. They tell you it is fine. But is it? Will your resume get you noticed? Will you get calls for interviews? Or will [...]
Your resume got you noticed. You have aced the three rounds of interviews. You really want the job. They have asked to call your references. Who should you suggest they call? I remember an incident when a recruiter colleague [...]
It’s Friday morning. You have the offer letter from your new employer in hand. It is now time to resign. You make an appointment to speak with your boss. Right after lunch, the two of you sit down, as [...]
Candidates often comment to me about their experiences interviewing for jobs. I hear more disappointment expressed about how a company communicates with them during the process than about the final decision being NO. Candidates can handle the answer NO when [...]
No one is perfect. Most of us have a blemish in our background. I’ve worked with candidates with a variety of blemishes. From poor job performance to bankruptcy to being fired to being arrested, I’ve spoken with many [...]