by Sheila Nielsen | Mar 29, 2016 | Career Transition
“I am fed up with being an attorney. I want to know what else I can do with my life!” Those are words I often hear when lawyers begin career counseling work with me. Lawyers decide to explore options outside of the law for many reasons. Some attorneys are burned out...
by Sheila Nielsen | Mar 14, 2016 | Success
The world has changed, and along with it, some of the rules that used to be reliable measures for a successful career. These days, even if you start your career at a large law firm and have equity partnership as your goal, it is not a given that you will join the...
by Sheila Nielsen | Mar 3, 2016 | Job Search
“I’ve been searching for a job for six months and I know I need to know someone to get hired. So I am contacting you because I want a job at your company. Can you introduce me to people over there?” Many job seekers realize that there is an advantage to being...