May is now the beginning of law student recruiting season for most law firms across the country. Traditional on-campus recruiting has all but disappeared, and most firms will have to sift through thousands of direct applications, screening hundreds of candidates to hire the right few. It’s like the “Wild West” search for talent. All the … Continued
This week marks 29 years since I launched Wisnik Career Enterprises, Inc. It’s been an amazing journey, and I am deeply grateful for all the opportunities I’ve had to work with 125 law firms and more than 10,000 Recruiting, Marketing/BD, HR, PD, Practice Management professionals and attorneys! I would like to share a few lessons … Continued
There’s a difference between discomfort and pain. I’m working on a keynote that I’m presenting next month entitled “Achieving Your Next Level of Success.” Reclaiming your inner power is one of the 5 steps I will be teaching attendees, and leaning into discomfort is a core concept. Pain signals to us that’s something is wrong. … Continued
I am back from Australia and deeply grateful for the experience! On the plane ride from LA to Sydney, I wrote down these intentions for our trip: To stimulate my mind creatively by all the newness To feel deep appreciation for my magnificent life To be surprised each day! The reason I set intentions for trips … Continued
I’ve run away and gone down under, to Australia. I’m not sure if the main reason I’m here is to escape the frigid winter, to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary, or because I chose to take my first ever 3-week vacation, just as our new president was being inaugurated. My time away and break from all media … Continued
Happy 2025 and best wishes for a very successful new year! If you are asking yourself, “Should I leave my current job for a new one this year?” There are two questions I would advise you to ask yourself to determine if this is the right time for you to change jobs: If you stay in … Continued
I like to take time out each December to reflect on the year that just passed. We are all good at keeping track of our to-do lists, but how good are we at keeping track of our achievements? As a prover who’s quick to focus on the next challenge once a goal has been achieved, … Continued
The 2024 NYCRA Survey results are now available on our website! Over 170 law firm recruiting professionals at all levels responded. Some interesting facts from the survey include: Senior recruiters stay at their firms for a long time. For example, the average tenure is 9.5 years for a Director and over 13 years for an Associate Director. Recruiting … Continued
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I still remember my family’s first Thanksgiving eight months after we arrived from Poland. I was in first grade and came home to tell my parents, who barely spoke English, that we needed to buy a turkey. They didn’t know what I was referring to because there are no turkeys … Continued
“You are best equipped to teach what you once did not know and had to learn.” This quote by Rory Vaden, who founded Brand Builders, resonates with me deeply and inspired me to create the newest version of our How to Make Time for Your Well-Being training. As a refugee kid who arrived in the U.S. with … Continued