Law & (Dis)Order: What About Your Friends?
By Aisha N. Davis • August 04, 2014 •Writers in Residence, Careers, Nonprofits and the Public Interest, Law School, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job, Issues, Balancing Private and Professional Life
First and foremost, if you didn’t immediately break out into dance when you read the title of this month’s blog, I implore you to use this as the soundtrack of this piece. Now that we have that out of the way… Last month we talked about motivation, its sources, and how quickly it can slip away. This month, let’s talk about those people who come into our lives for a reason, a season or forever: friends. When you initially think about unemployment and trying to find public interest work, friendships may seem to rank below search engines, networking, and resume-building - but…
Law & (Dis)Order: Motivate Me.
By Aisha N. Davis • July 03, 2014 •Writers in Residence, Careers, Other Career Issues, Law School, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job, Issues, Mentoring and Networking
A few months ago, I spoke with you all about unemployment madness. Following that blog post, I received an offer to work as a judicial clerk, and accepted! In the process of adjusting to a new job, new home and new experiences, I have missed a few blogs, but will catch up as best I can. This month, let’s talk about motivation, both from within and from others. Let me start by setting a scene: You are in standing in back corner of a room teeming with fellow attorneys, nursing a sweating glass that is half-full of a watered down…
Law & (Dis)Order: Unemployment Madness
By Aisha N. Davis • February 02, 2014 •Writers in Residence
Last month I left off telling you that there will be a lot of emotions tied into unemployment and the job search. This month, I'm going to delve into some of those emotions and how they affect behavior. Caution: Feelings Ahead. So, you just got laid off. You’re frantically searching Idealist and Indeed with Netflix open in another browser window. You’re updating LinkedIn enough to show that you still have real skills and are tempted to start bribing acquaintances to endorse you. You’ve revised your resume and emailed it to all of your mentors in case they have a lead on…