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October 09, 2008
2Ls and 3Ls: Continuing Your Job Search
2Ls and 3Ls, did you miss last week’s CSO Workshop on Job Searching Outside of the Fall Interview Program? If so, you may be wondering what you can (and should) be doing now to continue your job search efforts. As a starting point, we suggest the following:
1. Don’t Give Up. Every year, the 2L and 3L job search process often continues into the Spring Semester. The end of the Fall Interview Program is not the end of the process, but the beginning. You must continue your efforts to make contacts in your target geographic and practice areas.
2. Network. Contact alumni practicing in your target city, join local bar associations and organizations and attend their networking events, and attend CLE courses on topics that interest you. In short, do everything you can do to meet practicing attorneys and grow your network of contacts.
3. Take Advantage of Events Here at the Law School. Conferences, networking events, attorney panel presentations, and guest speakers during your classes – all of these are great opportunities to meet and talk with practicing attorneys. But in order to take advantage of these opportunities, you have to attend. So take a few minutes each week to read notices about upcoming events and schedule some time to attend them.
4. Schedule a Meeting in the CSO. The counselors in the CSO are here to listen to your concerns, talk with you about your individual job search strategy, identify available opportunities and specific networking contacts, and help you plan your next steps. We look forward to talking with you.
Posted by kcc17 at October 9, 2008 10:59 AM