Reinventing Executive Recruiting

March 7th, 2013 → 6:04 am @ Ari Kaplan

I spoke with David Netzer, the founder of the legal industry job site, LitigationSupportCareers.com, where companies, including law firms, litigation support providers, e-discovery vendors, and government agencies, among others, advertise open positions for the legal vertical. It also offers a searchable resume database, as well as resources for career development.

We discussed the genesis of LitigationSupportCareers.com (created in 2008), how it is distinct from other “niche” job boards, the costs of use, and its potential for reinventing the executive recruiting field.  Netzer advised that in addition to expanding its robust resume database, LitigationSupportCareers.com is developing partnerships with other job sites, adding multi-lingual features, and launching on different human resources platforms and applicant tracking systems.

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Reinventing the Job Interview

April 17th, 2012 → 7:05 am @ Ari Kaplan

I had a chance to interview Todd Moster, the director of recruitment & placement for Moster Legal Placement in Beverly Hills, about his new book, The Underground Guide to Job Interviewing (CreateSpace, 2011), which he describes as “entertaining and funny as a teaching device to keep the reader’s attention.”  He notes that “there is no silver bullet; the main rule is preparation in job interviews.”  His tips include:

• Think about whether you want to make a job move and if it is appropriate.
• Find out as much information as possible about the position, e.g., day-to-day responsibilities, what happened to the last person in the role, and the reporting structure, among other elements.
• Practice articulating highlights of your experience in a way that should be clear to the interviewer.
• Think about questions to ask; not having questions could be fatal.  That is a one-way ticket down the elevator shaft without an elevator.
• Know the questions you should not ask, including what the position pays or the amount of training involved.

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