Rina Yano’s Post

I was at the UNC Law Criminal Career Fair this week. The most common question I was asked is: “What do you look for on a resume for an intern?” The answer is simple. I dont look at your GPA or your participation in a law journal. While those are great, I can teach you the law. What I can’t teach you is how to deal with people. What I look for? What jobs have you had outside of law? Did you work as in the service industry? If you were a server at a restaurant on a busy friday, you can handle people. If you worked at the Starbucks drive thru during covid, you can handle people. If you were a bartender, you can handle people. The law can be taught. Working with people who are having a very bad day cannot be taught.

Save the Date and Join Us at the Lavender Law Career Fair Conference: AUG 7 - AUG 9th ...Also for the entire Month of August, we will be accepting Applications for the Honor Attorney Program. Know Someone? Tell Someone :) #lawyers #justice #attorney #employmentlaw #legal #honorattorney #dclaw #denverlaw #nylaw #howard

Let’s tip the scale! It’s time to weigh your options at the Law Enforcement Career fair. The place for young professionals seeking a career in Law Enforcement. Comment a PRO you see below 👇 - #BirminghamJobs #AlabamaJobs #LawEnforcement #LawEnforcementOfficer #PoliceJobs #PoliceRecruitment #CareerFair #CareerFairAlabama #LCEF2024 #JeffCoLCEF #JoinJeffCo

This is my cover letter story. It was late in the evening, and I drove up to Rutgers for a job fair. I'd recently had a lot of back-and-forth with a recruiter for a role, and I thought she might be at the fair and it would be a good way to reconnect. And while I was there, I took a picture of myself with the Janice Levin building in the background; don't know what prompted me to do that but I did. I don't want to say anything about the whole job fair experience, but I did apply for an open job at Rutgers right after that. I have a few Rutgers people in my network here, and I am sure they will disagree with me, but my experience with Rutgers HR has always been negative. And that led me to write the cover letter. "Let me be clear about this," I wrote. "I don't think I have any shot at this job. I have applied to I don't know how many jobs at Rutgers in the last five years. I got one interview, right after I graduated, and it was a nightmare and the recruiter quit in the middle of the process and I didn't get the job." "I don't know if a person is reading this or not. If you're an artificial intelligence algorithm, I can try to tell you that I'm a good candidate... I know I can do the job but the reality is that a lot of other people can, too, and you can't hire everyone and you have to ignore some people who would really just like a chance." "I'm just hoping that there's a person reading this (and thank you if you've read this far) and has five minutes to make a phone call and say, look, we're not giving you a job or anything... but all you have to do is persevere and maybe you'll come across something that works for you. Like the song says, it's too much too expect, but it's not too much to ask. I love Rutgers and would like to be a part of it, and maybe this message gets through to some real person." And I added the photo of me standing in front of the SMLR building. Now. This is... not a good approach. It is basically whiny. It is asking for special pleading, which is not ideal. It has with it a deep undercurrent of stress and resentment. But it worked. I got the interview. I think I got fair consideration. And I actually got told I didn't get the job. It was right after I interviewed for the job I have now, so it wasn't that painful. (I literally got the call in the parking lot.) My point is this: your cover letter needs to be about you and your connection to the organization. It needs to accompany your resume, not recapitulate it. And it needs to shed light on who you are as a person, which your resume just can't do. A generic cover letter does nothing. A personal cover letter might be your golden ticket.

Although I have a lot of Texas connections- I can help locate help in your state too. Send a DM or email me at [email protected] for assistance. ⏳ Our next in-person Job Fair will be May 22, 2024. We have over 70+ area employers and resources under one roof! We will also have Court in the Community (see more details below). There is something for everyone at this event. In addition to our fabulous employers we will also have FREE professional headshots. What are the details? 📅 Wednesday, May 22, 2024 ⏰ 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 📍 Resource Connection Gym: 2300 Circle Drive Fort Worth, TX 76119 🚗 Plenty of FREE Parking 🇺🇸 Veterans get early access (event open to all) event is open to ALL job seekers 💻 More Info (registration, employer list, etc): See below Court in the Community Individuals with outstanding citations with the Fort Worth Municipal Court can appear without fear of arrest for their cases, to resolve their outstanding cases and may be eligible for alternatives such as community service or a reduction in their fine based on ability to pay. This event is only for Fort Worth citations (i.e. any Class C criminal case filed with the Court such as traffic violations, ordinance violations, and penal code violations through the issuance of a citation). Have a question about hiring or looking for a job with a record? Contact me for a resource you can use remotely 🚛 #justiceinvolved #hiring #cdldrivers

A tip of the day for law students. Before you attend a job fair or a conference, make sure your LinkedIn profile is updated, including your pitch under About section. Use LinkedIn to expand your network and build relationships during and beyond your event. Looking forward to seeing my old friends and making new ones at the Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair this week! #LetsConnect #RelationshipMatters #DWTCareers #MentorshipMatters

HUGE NEWS: employer registration for the National Plaintiffs' Law Association's second ever job fair is live! https://lnkd.in/gHgPytQP The National Plaintiffs' Law Association is a community of students, alumni, and plaintiffs' attorneys passionate about increasing law student access to and awareness of opportunities in plaintiffs-side representation. Our annual job fair is a cornerstone of that mission. Created as an alternative to on-campus recruiting programs that funnel rising 2L towards large defense firms, we had more than 400 student sign-ups last year—our first ever event! This year, we want to do even more. The virtual job fair—where employers can use our digital platform to schedule and host their interviews—will run from August 5-8th, but we want this program to be valuable outside of that one week. With big law summer recruiting happening earlier and earlier, we're planning on launching our digital platform on June 17, allowing students to know their options and see a comprehensive list of plaintiffs' side employers early in their job search. Don't wait: sign up today! https://lnkd.in/gHgPytQP

A few of my recent conversations with young professionals have had a theme: how do you get the job you really want? My answer is pretty simple: keep asking for it. Moxy gets you farther than you may think, and it has for me. When I wanted to be an intern in the United States Senate, I found out the name of Senator Hillary Clinton's intern coordinator and sat in the lobby until he had time to speak with me. While he couldn't hire me, he did walk me down the hall to Senator Jon Corzine's Office and hand them my resume. They hired me on the spot. When I wanted to be a Deputy District Attorney, I applied for court certified law clerk positions. I didn't get an interview with Washington County, so I approached them at a job fair and asked why. They said they didn't think I'd be available as much as they needed me to be since I went to school a couple hours away. I assured them that wouldn't be an issue, so they interviewed and hired me. Keep telling people what you want and asking how to get there. #determination #jobadvice

Law students, The government offices may or may not come to OCI's. Many will not. Yet many of you would love to work for a government agency. In my experience, many legal jobs are hidden. So, if you can pull back the curtain and discover where those jobs exist, you are ahead of the game. This District Attorney job fair is well worth your time if you can make it up to the DC area - link below. In my experience, public defender jobs, district attorney jobs, city attorney jobs, and county attorney jobs are 100% overlooked. Unlike in 1998, when I graduated, these groups are having difficulty finding qualified people. On top of that, many are seeing experienced, long-time people retire. These jobs are not for everyone. Your law school rank will be looked at (maybe) for a second, as will where you went to law school. What they will look at is your desire to do the job, proven interest in the type of work, whether you are likable, whether you are someone who will work the mountain of unending work, do you have a good sense of humor (gallows humor prevails), and are you teachable. These jobs are fun. They give you transferable skills. You will handle your own cases. You will get free training opportunities. You will meet hundreds of lawyers. You will get to interact with judges. #lawstudents