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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mighty Halfling" data-source="post: 4050639" data-attributes="member: 13134">Repeating a few tips here, just to highlight them, and adding some more:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Volunteer! Volunteer with a group that helps folks with legal issues -- such as a battered women's shelter or a poverty center. Be specific how you can help them and they will likely put you in that spot. My wife's volunteer work counted as work experience when she first started out -- plus they gave her lots of free training.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Move! For many people, this isn't an option. If it is, ship off to the nearest big city (which are admittedly hard to come by in Canada) and apply everywhere. If you don't have any money, try hooking up with a friend or family member. Use their address and telephone number until you get settled. Don't let the employer know that you're there only temporarily. Alternatively, just use that friend's address to base your resumes from there. Then you only come in town for the interview.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tailor your resume and cover letter! Don't send a generic resume or cover letter. You need to explain to every potential employer how you match up with them exactly. Mention anything that relates to that job or company.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Military service! Yeah, that's a good option. Pay is OK, but you get three hots and a cot while you get great experience. The other downside is you could get pulled away from your fiance for a long time.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Get Help! (Part 1 -- College) If your college's career center isn't helping you, give your former profs a call and ask for some assistance. This is especially good if you're willing to relocate. In all truth, you should be giving the career center hell for not better assisting you.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Get Help! (Part 2 -- Family) Again, if you're willing to relocate, you're Dad's contacts might be a big help. If he's dealing with contracts, then lawyers are most certainly involved!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Politics! Politics and law go hand-and-hand. Volunteer on a campaign, any campaign and push your expertise. You've got to be forceful about this. Offer to take election filings to the courthouse. Offer to double check all those signatures. Read up on election law and offer your input. That all counts as legal experience on a resume. (granted there are many, many types of law to practice, but hey, it's something!)</li> </ul></blockquote>

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