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What (sort of) worked for me
Dear Group:
I had struggled with finding permanent employment for years, and so I identify with anyone who is still in that position.
However, I would like to share some of my story and what (sort of) worked for me.
After law school, I felt like I hit a wall trying to find permanent employment as an attorney. If this surprises you, I would say that job hunting as a new law graduate felt worse, not better, than applying as a non-graduate.
To make a long story short, I tried starting my own law practice. Such practice was not successful from a business standpoint, but it was a learning experience and gave me something to put on my resume.
Around about that time, I tried applying for jobs as a paralegal instead of an attorney.
I got an interview, but I was not sure how it went.
2 things happened:
My wife and an elder at our church said some special prayers for me, and,
I dropped off a hand-written thank you note for the interview.
And - I was extended and accepted an offer as a paralegal!
Years later, that the firm had been thinking of not hiring me because I was an attorney - but when it received the hand-written thank you note, the firm changed its decision.
And with that, I finally managed to get an 'in' to the employment market and have largely been working as a paralegal for different companies since.
So, that was what partially worked for me. I have more to tell, but I think that that is enough for now.
Best of luck to everyone in their searches!
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What (sort of) worked for me
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