Career Journal: Reinventing the Interview

For the most part, legal marketing executives possess tremendous interviewing prowess. Most are able to present their career stories in an attractive, cogent manner. Writing skills honed while developing marketing collateral; brochures, advertisements, press releases, proposals and presentations easily transfer into effective resume writing. Similarly, presentation skills are refined and come through during interviews. As a lot, marketing executives are typically well-prepared for interviews, having done their homework, often asking thought-provoking and insightful questions, and generally, having very likable dispositions. As such, many have the innate ability to take control of the interview ' skillfully influencing the topic of discussion and cadence of the session.