- Offer to go to work on probation. In the majority of instances if you
are determined to have the position for which you apply, it will be most effective if you
offer to work for a week, or a month, or for a sufficient length of time to
enable your prospective employer to judge your value WITHOUT PAY. This may
appear to be a radical suggestion, but experience has proved that it seldom fails to
win at least a trial. If you are SURE OF YOUR QUALIFICATIONS, a trial is all you
need. Incidentally, such an offer indicates that you have confidence in your ability to
fill the position you seek. It is most convincing. If your offer is accepted, and
you make good, more than likely you will be paid for your "probation" period. Make
clear the fact that your offer is based upon:
a. Your confidence in your ability to fill the position.
b. Your confidence in your prospective employer's decision to
employ you after trial.c. Your DETERMINATION to have the position you seek.
- Knowledge of your prospective employer's business. Before applying for a
position, do sufficient research in connection with the business to familiarize yourself
thoroughly with that business, and indicate in your brief the knowledge you have
acquired in this field. This will be impressive, as it will indicate that you have im-
agination, and a real interest in the position you seek.
Remember that it is not the lawyer who knows the most law, but the one who