BuildaCareerinCityLawHannahSalton&JakeSchogger

Bespokecareercoachingprogrammeforstudentsandgraduatestargetingcareersincommerciallaw.Includes12hoursofone-to-onecontacttime.

HannahSaltonwww.linkedin.com/in/hannah-salton-coaching

Hannah is a qualified executive coach, career consultant and formermagiccirclerecruiter.

• She spent the first eight years of her career recruiting graduatetalent for leading international corporations, including globaltelecomsgiantBTandelitemagiccirclelawfirmAllen&Overy.

• In2017shetransitionedtoacareerincoachingandprofessionaldevelopment,specialisinginhelpinggraduatesandyoungprofessionalsachieveambitiouscareergoals.

• ThisincludedtwoyearsasacareerconsultantatImperialCollegeBusinessSchool,whereshehelpedMScandMBAstudentssecurejobsinthefinance,consulting,FMCGandtechsectors.

• Hannahauthorsapopularblogseriesfocusingoncareerdevelopment,andhasbeenfeaturedinleadingpublicationsincludingTheGuardian,TheTelegraph,TheLawyer,CareerExpertsandGrazia.

JakeSchoggerwww.linkedin.com/in/jakeschoggerJakeisaqualifiedlawyer,entrepreneur,author,copywriterandstart-upconsultant.

• He is the founder and CEO of City Career Series, a publishingcompany that has sold over 40,000 handbooks designed to helpstudentssecureCitycareers.

• He trained at Freshfields BruckhausDeringer LLP and now acts as a legal adviser to fundedstart-ups,whilstalsodeliveringcareer-relatedpresentationsatuniversitiesacrosstheUK.

• Hecontinuestorunavarietyofsmallbusinessesandhasaccumulatedextensivecopywriting,consulting,businessdevelopmentandmarketingexperiencewhilstworkingwithorganisationsincludingBooking.com, WorldLabs, The Big Issue, Bright Network, Warwick University, BBQJack,EarthfulandIgnitionLaw.

SuggestedProgrammeStructure

Step1:Self-awareness,Research&Networking(approx.2-3hourswithHannah)

• Personalbrand:whatitisandhowitcanbeusedtoyouradvantage

• Self-awareness:understandyourstrengths,skillsandpreferences

• LinkedIn:howtouseittosupportyourcareerjourney

• Applicationstrategy:createaninitialplantokeepyoufocusedandontrack

• Research:howtoconductfocusedandthoroughresearch

• Networking:learnhowtodoit(andloveit)onyourownterms

• CVessentials:highleveladviceandfeedback

Step2:QualityApplications&OnlineTests(approx.3hourswithHannahorJake)

• Careerandfirmmotivation:howtoproperlyarticulateyourmotivationforpursuingacareerincommerciallawandforwantingtojoinaparticularfirm

• Skillsandcompetencies:howtodrawkeyskillsandcompetenciesoutofyourprofessional,academic,extracurricularandvoluntaryexperiencesandarticulatetheseeffectively

• Feedback:detailedverbalfeedbackonyourdraftCVs,coverlettersorapplications

• Psychometrictests:introductionstodifferenttypesoftests,adviceonhowtoapproachtheseandrecommendationsofwhichresourcestousetohelpyousucceed

Step3:InterviewSuccess(approx.2.5hourswithHannahorJake)

• Contentandstructure:gettoknowyourselfandyourexperiencessowellthatyoucanstructureanswerseffectively,withouthavingtomemoriselengthyresponses

• Delivery:manageyournerves,bodylanguageanddeliverytoimproveyourimpact

• Agraduaterecruiter’sperspective:howtoavoidcommoninterviewmistakes

• Mockinterviews:simulatedcompetency,strengthsormotivationinterviews,includingdetailedverbalfeedback

Step4:BuildingCommercialAwareness(approx.2hourswithJake)

• Commercialawareness:practicaladvicetohelpyoudevelopcommercialawareness

• Mockcommercialinterview:simulatedinterviewfocusingontechnicalbusinessquestions,commercialcasestudiesandbroadercommercialawarenessthemes

Step5:AdvancedInterviews&AssessmentCentres(approx.2hourswithHannahorJake)

• Advancedmockinterviews:furtherin-depthinterviewsfocusingoncompetencies,strengths,motivationsorcommercialawarenesswithdetailedverbalfeedback

• Mockpresentationorrole-playexercise:withdetailedverbalfeedback

• Groupexercises:asummaryofwhatyoumayencounter,whatrecruiterslookfor,andhowtoavoidcommonmistakes

• Assessmentcentredebrief:reflectonyourexperienceandfeedbackafterinterviewsorassessmentcentrestoensurecontinuousimprovement

Step6:Startingyournewjob?Hitthegroundrunning

• Onceyou’vesecuredaninternshiporgraduaterole,youwillneedtolearnhowtoefficientlymanageyourworkload,effectivelyinteractwithyoursupervisorandpeers,demonstrateinitiativeandenthusiasmandsuccessfullytacklethetasksyouareset.

• Usein-depthcoachingsessionstoexplorethechallengesyouarelikelytofaceanddiscusshowyoucanovercomethem,drawingonHannah’sandJake’spersonalexperiencesofworkingintheCity.

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Alsoincludedintheprogramme• CityCareerSeriespublications:Application,InterviewandInternshipHandbookand

CommercialLawHandbook(RRP£20.98)

• Recommendedresources:Linkstoarticles,videosandbooksforfurtherreadingoneachofthestepslistedabove

• Programmematerials:goalsettingworksheetandworkbooktotrackprogressbetweensessions

• Exercises:self-reflectionexercisesfocusingonstrengthsandvalues

• Mentoring:emailmentoringbetweensessions

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