Headhunting for legal jobs is picking up speed in the sphere of
legal recruiting and more and more law school graduates are turning to legal
recruiters for legal jobs and attorney jobs.
The conventional method of recruiting, that law firms earlier
adopted, of placing advertisements, campus interviews and speaking to the
candidates is no more the preferred option and firms are, more and more,
approaching headhunters to find them the right candidates.
So how do law school grads and others keen on pursuing a legal
career get on the radar of these headhunters - obviously until they know that you are there, they cannot
approach you. Not only must you use all avenues available to let them know that
you exist, it is also important to recognize and ascertain the right
headhunters.
Talented legal professionals would be well advised to thoroughly
investigate the headhunter who, dangles lucrative carrots before them and
promises the best of attorney jobs. Anyone with even a smattering of legal
knowledge can claim to be an expert and chances of being misled are high.
Well then, how do the candidates catch the attention of the
headhunters who have the most lucrative and choicest legal jobs, including
attorney jobs. The first thing to remember is that headhunters explore and
chart the legal market. They search directories, shared networking sites and
the press that is legal-specific. Candidates will be well served if they get
themselves on these avenues, so that when the headhunters do their research,
their names and details are accessible to them.
Update your LinkedIn Profile, write articles in the press on
your areas of expertise, or comment on current legal matters and interact with
editors of newspapers - make yourself as visible as possible. Visibility puts
you into the limelight and marks you out one amongst many. Moreover, getting
published in the legal press, shows that you not only have a passion for the
job but that it is backed by knowledge of your work - it helps build your
standing and status. Upgrading your LinkedIn profile will send a message to the
headhunters that you understand the worth of marketing and promotion.
Headhunters also have contacts in law firms and they will be
asking for recommendations so keep your networking contacts on the know that
you are looking for an opening and would they be kind enough to propose your
name when headhunters come calling.
If the headhunter cannot find you, you find the headhunter.
Research the headhunter by doing an advanced search on Google, plug in
different keywords, legal headhunter, legal jobs headhunters, attorney jobs
headhunter. Once you find them, interact with them and then use your wisdom to
decide if they are worthwhile or not.
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