tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post9014184454001935331..comments2024-01-09T21:43:06.916-05:00Comments on Esq. Never: Guerrilla Tactics for Remaining Unemployed: Legal NetworkingEsq. Neverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248019550876835145noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-40358775801039732532009-11-25T11:47:04.994-05:002009-11-25T11:47:04.994-05:00I hope to review Walton's book at some point, ...I hope to review Walton's book at some point, but I think her tactics would certainly work better in goods times (as would OCI, etc.). She has some decent advice, but when people aren't hiring or know people who are hiring, a lot of those tactics are going to lead to dead ends.Esq. Neverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248019550876835145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-62066671076413217132009-11-25T10:57:15.424-05:002009-11-25T10:57:15.424-05:00The other day I was looking through my dog-eared c...The other day I was looking through my dog-eared copy of "Guerrilla Tactics" and wondering how useful it would be today. Auntie Kimbo wrote a colorful and fun-to-read book that defied the conventional wisdom with clever job-seeking strategies, but she was writing in the go-go 90s when law firms were still hiring. Would any of her guerrilla tactics work in today's economy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-28357400193030320002009-11-24T22:07:15.110-05:002009-11-24T22:07:15.110-05:00That's a good point. I guess the only exceptio...That's a good point. I guess the only exception would be if someone really wants to be an attorney, but aside from maybe being a DA or something, is this really anybody's dream job?Esq. Neverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248019550876835145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-10919478946508154162009-11-24T20:47:58.737-05:002009-11-24T20:47:58.737-05:00It occurs to me that if you have the stomach, moxy...It occurs to me that if you have the stomach, moxy, and hustle to put in that amount of effort networking, you may as well just become a salesman and make big bucks without an advanced degree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com