Holidays Are Great Times to Prepare for A Job Search

As 2022 draws to a close, our thoughts turn to the upcoming year.  If a new position is in your future, now is a great time to lay the groundwork for that search.  The best thing you can do is work on your resume (note I didn’t say CV – in the legal arena we use resumes). 

Think about all the things you accomplished in the past year and jot them down.  You won’t necessarily use all of those things in your resume, but those notes will help you remember things when it comes time to draft a resume that is tailored to each and every position to which you might apply.

Think about the things that made you stand out in your current position.  Having a cookie-cutter resume that simply recites the position description from when you were hired is not a great way to get noticed.  If you resume just screams “yeah, I did that” without also saying “I did that thing well and here is where I stood out doing that thing” then you are missing an opportunity to rise to the top of the resume pile. 

Once the new year starts, you will notice a strong uptick in open positions, so thinking about your accomplishments and how you will tweak your resume NOW will pay dividends LATER!

Happy holidays!